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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
A 16-store franchise of Subway Restaurants in the Buffalo/Rochester, New York region has generated increased repeat business through its My Subway Mobile program. Set up to influence more visits from its current customer base, the program has been promoted through marketing literature and radio and TV campaigns in the area.
In ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
The recently released Vlingo Consumer Mobile Messaging Habits Report finds that nearly 60% of mobile phone owners use their phones to text, with teens leading the way (94%), followed by 20-somethings (87%), 40-somethings (64%), and 50-somethings (46%).
Among all users, texting is also gaining on sending/receiving calls as the primary use of mobile ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
Who hasn’t dreamed of sporting the Dick Tracy watch-phone since they were a kid? Can you imagine having your phone, text messaging, contacts, email, music, etc. all in the palm of err. . around your wrist? Dick can, and now so can the rest of us. The once far-fetched dream prototype, now a ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Growing up, my mom always said, "safety first!" I guess the same can't be said for the rest of America, as a recent poll shows that 1-in-4 Americans text while
driving. Now, I'd be lying if I said I've never texted while driving, but with the recent enactment of the ban ...
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
In a groundbreaking effort to create buzz surrounding the upcoming North American launch of the internationally celebrated and redesigned 2011 Ford Fiesta, The Ford Motor Company has decided to put faith in individuals with Social Media influence by letting them speak.
Tatango Founder and CEO, Derek Johnson, who has built a service with ...
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
Gary Vaynerchuk, Founder of WineLibrary.com and social media guru on GaryVaynerchuk.com, explains how the internet is evolving as a communication platform for businesses and personal brands. Gary shares how he has become so successful in utilizing the likes of Twitter and Facebook to build such a powerful brand. Check him out on ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
The Tatango team is excited to participate in the Relay for Life fundraising event this Saturday, May 16, to support cancer treatment and cure research by the American Cancer Society! The event, which has developed into an overnight community gathering, brings people of all ages together to reminisce of their loved ones who have passed, and ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Recently, the Tatango CEO (Derek Johnson) created his own personal blog to discuss anything from young entrepreneurship to dating. The blog can be found at thederekjohnson.com.
Though the name of the site may come off somewhat condescending (he's very modest), the content of the blog is great. Below, I've embedded a ...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Why are text messages limited to 160 characters? It's a question for the ages. In a recent article from the Los Angeles Times, we're given an interesting insight into where that magical number came from.
Here's a quick excerpt from the article:
"As he went along, Hillebrand counted the number of letters, numbers, punctuation marks ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Recently, Tatango CEO Derek Johnson was selected as an agent for the Ford Fiesta Movement, the ultimate foreign exchange program where 100 agents will spend 6 months behind the wheel of their own Ford Fiesta.
So, to celebrate both the arrival of the Fiesta and Cinco De Mayo, we're going to hold ...
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