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For months, we’ve been receiving requests for a video tutorial of how the Tatango bulk SMS system works - and finally, it’s here. Embedded below is what we like to call “Tatango 101″, a video tutorial that walks you through the basic functionality of Tatango. From creating your first group, to adding members to a group, to sending a message from your mobile phone, it’s covered.

So sit back, grab a bucket of popcorn and enjoy! Simply, efficient group text messaging is finally here.

Who is more likely to start a business: a college student or an already successful businessperson? You guessed it - the worker with decades of experience.

It turns out that twice as many tech entrepreneurs create ventures in their 50s than those in their early 20s. So not only are young entrepreneurs navigating the toughest economy many of us have ever lived through, they’re also vastly outnumbered by older, more experienced competitors with more contacts and capital. This provides more reason to give all young entrepreneurs the proper encouragement and respect.

This summer, BusinessWeek set out on its annual search to find the country’s most promising young entrepreneurs. After asking readers to nominate their favorite candidates (age 25 and under running their own companies), the BusinessWeek staff sifted through the batch of a record-breaking 600 nominations and selected their 25 most impressive businesses.

Check out Tatango’s Group SMS service, along with Derek Johnson, highlighted in the America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs slideshow here. Give Tatango a vote for “business with the most promise” right here! The top vote-getters will be announced on November 9th.

The long wait is over iPhone lovers - MMS (multimedia messaging) in the U.S. has finally arrived. When sending a text message, you will now see a camera icon to the left of the message box that allows you to attach a photo from your iPhone albums.

The update is available via iTunes for AT&T customers. Just install the update, reboot your phone, and the highly anticipated photo/video swapping is at your fingertips. Apple has stepped up their game once again!

You’re watching the first video profile of the How iMac Project - awesome things that businesses are doing with their Macs. See why it is that a team in the Group SMS industry loves to Mac!

Our SMS aggregator provided the following carrier-specific advisory:

We are currently experiencing degradation in SMS message traffic on the Verizon network. Customers may notice delays in messages reaching Verizon handsets. OpenMarket is working with the carrier to identify and correct the problem.

Thanks in advance for your patience. Updates to come soon…

North Forest ISD school district in Houston, TX launches program to reach out to high school dropouts. They are using Tatango group SMS to bring back a staggering 59% of students in the district who do not graduate four years after beginning their Freshmen year. We have high hopes that this appropriate platform will be effective in helping students reach high school graduation.

Today we are proud to announce the addition of Daniel Brusilovsky to our Advisory Board for group SMS business development at Tatango.

Daniel, the 16-year-old tech entrepreneur and former Qik Product Manager is exploring his creative side as the Founder of the Teens in Tech Conference, Producer of Apple Universe and Writer/Business Developer at TechCrunch. As a tremendous asset to our company over the past two years (including a visit to Bellingham), and a key contact for tech/startup development, we would like to raise our glasses to Daniel and welcome him to the Advisory Board.

Andrew Dumont, VP of Marketing at Tatango had this to say about the new addition:

“Daniel has had such a positive impact on our organization from day one. With his unconventional knowledge set and young mind, he has been a perfect fit with the culture of Tatango. We look to gain from Daniel’s experience in the web 2.0 space and passion for all things tech.”

Welcome to the team, D-Bru.

A few months ago, we decided to install a full regulation basketball hoop in our office. The reason? Well, because we thought we were making the most innovative statement of the century. Okay, okay, we just wanted to get out of our seats and get the blood flowin’ throughout the day. Here are our Top Ten reasons to add a basketball hoop to your office.

1. We sit at our desks way too long to not simulate NBA Jam for Super Nintendo a few times a day.

2. Who isn’t entertained by web engineers playing basketball? Probably the furthest thing from finesse.

3. It was the most exciting activity that took place on Tatango.TV (besides the famous fridge cam that showed each and every Red Bull snatch up close).

4. Robert Scoble drained a three on our hoop.

5. It takes a full, late night of team building and camaraderie to assemble the damn thing.

6. Insane dunks like this happen.

7. Unique skills are revealed through the art of athleticism in the workplace.

8. Interns will tackle resume building tasks.

9. Your CEO will come up with new ways to reach the ultimate goal.

10. We have all avoided health risks caused by long hours, Red Bull and high stress with the simple implementation of one of America’s favorite recreations.

Today marks a big day in the history of Tatango. After months of hard work and great feedback from our users, we’ve been able to create what we like to refer to as Tatango 2.0, the new and improved version of Tatango.

At Tatango we are constantly trying to make our product better for our users. As you will notice today, we have made some big changes in an effort to do just that. As you explore the site, you will see the following changes:

• New streamlined design
• Improved functionality
• Improved billing system (receipts, changing plans etc.)
• Faster website load times
• Improved messaging speeds
• Free 30 day trial

The creation and implementation of Tatango 2.0 was a massive step in the right direction for our company and will play a vital role in our advancement as the leader in group text messaging.

Again, we can’t thank you enough for all of your feedback, we are very excited about the new product that has resulted.

So enjoy, Tatango just got a whole lot better.

This is a quick update to let our users know that we are currently experiencing a few messaging issues - mainly in the form of replies and messaging from the mobile phone.

We are currently working with the carriers to get these issues resolved as soon as possible! If you’re noticing any additional errors with your Tatango account aside from the ones mentioned above, please drop us a line to let us know.

Thanks in advance for your patience, we’ll be updating progress on the blog as it becomes available.