Chris Pirillo, internet entrepreneur and technology enthusiast, highlights Tatango.com in his weekly video segment on CNN.com. Pirillo, who offers tech advice to a savvy audience, touches on the ease of staying connected with your groups when you “Do the Tatango.”
The Tatango team had an incredible time playing with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club last month! We will now be making a monthly visit to volunteer our time and hopefully influence some young people along the way!
Check out the highlights below:
Please help us in welcoming Ben Huntley to the Tatango team! Ben is a graduate of Western Washington University with a degree in computer science, and the latest addition to the crew.
As the Team page notes, “Ben is a master craftsman, with more developing languages known than most foreign studies majors. Ben earned the nickname The Big Guy with his six and a half foot frame and lovable personality that makes all ladies quiver… continued on Team Page.”
From all of us, glad to have you on the team Ben!
Increased violence and crime in the communities of New Orleans, and most specifically–a murder that took place in the French Quarter–sparked text messaging about crimes and dangerous looking situations.
NOLA (New Orleans, LA) Crime Alerts decided to take this concept and allow everyone in the neighborhoods of New Orleans to benefit from it. The only question was how could someone urgently send a message to the community with one click? The answer: Tatango. All 25 surrounding neighborhoods are now utilizing Tatango’s services to keep each other updated on current incidents, areas to avoid and criminal whereabouts. Weekly blog updates on the NOLA website are sent via SMS to all neighborhoods, and all information is sent to the New Orleans Police Department for further investigation.
To learn more about the NOLA Crime Alerts system, check out the MSNBC feature:
In the latest newsletter, we added a section that asks our users, to submit a story of how they use Tatango. We received a lot of great stories, and this is just one of them! Below is the submission from Chrissy Harris, Varsity Cheerleading Coach at Travelers Rest High. Thanks for the kind words Chrissy, glad to have you girls on the site!
I use Tatango as a phone tree for communication with my Varsity and competition cheerleaders and their parents. This system has provided me with a means of a mass text, voicemail, and line of communication for everything from practice time changes, to meetings, to reminders, and inspirational quotes. I use a Tatango widget on my cheer website for parents to join the group. This helps them “stay in the know” about our squad and activities. They love it and so do I. I have shared this with coaches from across the state of SC, hopefully spreading the word.
Do you have a story of how you use Tatango that you’d like to share? If so, we’d love to hear it, drop me a line at adumont@tatango.com!
This Friday (March 27), Alex, Derek and myself from will be at the Seattle Tweetup. If you are in the Seattle area, be sure to stop by. The Tweetup will be held @ Elysian Fields in Pioneer Square from 5:30-7:30. Click here to view the invitation and we hope to see you there. (Hosted by Summit Law Group)
So, I ran across this article on the New York Times the other day on “text messaging trash cans” and HAD to re-post it on our blog.
According to the article,
You can check out the rest of the article here, enjoy!
At the Northwest Business Monthly awards banquet, Tatango took home the award for Startup Business of the Year! We feel extremely privileged to be honored by the community this way, and thank everyone who has supported us over the past two years! We would not be able to accept this award without first thanking all of you.
This award is just the tip of the iceberg for the Tatango team, as we continue to grow and expand. Check out the video of the awards banquet below and pictures here.
Tatango has teamed up with SmartTouch to allow you the ability to download the new Tatango mobile application for cell phones that support Windows Mobile. This application allows you to manage and message your group directly from your mobile phone from the convenience of the app.
Downloading the app is simple. Log into your Tatango account and select the “Advanced” tab, then select the “SmartTouch mobile” option. Finally, select the model and carrier of your cell phone and “Request Download”.
For all of you that don’t have a phone that supports Windows Mobile, don’t worry. A Blackberry and iPhone app is in the works currently!
For all the people that can’t make it to the NW Business Monthly Awards Banquet, we are going to be streaming the entire event live here: http://www.tatango.tv/live
Tune in live tonight, 6PM PST for the social hour & 7PM PST for the awards ceremony. Cheer us on as we anticipate the announcement for Startup of the Year!
Also, be sure to check out the spread from the March 2009 issue of Northwest Business Monthly:
