Apps I Use Daily

by Jessica Barnett on March 8, 2013 in Technology with No comments

My Home Screen

Inspired by the What [mobile] applications do you use on a daily basis? Branch, here’s a rundown of the apps I use every day and how I use them:

iOS:

Sunrise (Calendar)

**New favorite!** Sunrise is brand new and immediately replaced the iOS default calendar on my home screen. In just a couple clicks you can add all of your Google Calendars, events in Facebook and LinkedIn. I’ve finally started RSVPing to these events now, always felt annoying and out of place on Facebook. It also pulls in all kinds of contextual information about event attendees, the weather, the type of event it is, and more.
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LeanKit’s Awesome UX Moment

by Jessica Barnett on February 27, 2013 in UX Musings with No comments

Trying to find new productivity tools for your team is hard enough. Different features are important for different people, sometimes you need to import, export, integrate with various things. All of this is tedious. Most tools out there (hopefully) have a features page that explains what their product does. Sometimes they have a video, if you’re really lucky even a demo to play around yourself. Almost inevitably though, I end up wanting to sign up and take it for a spin myself.

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I’m Moving to NYC… SOON!

by Jessica Barnett on April 21, 2012 in Personal with 6 Comments

Last week at midnight I got a DM from good friend Jesse Lamb, “Hey can we chat soon? I’d love to catch up.” I replied back that he could call me/ Skype me anytime. He called moments later and told me a little bit about what they’d been working on at Dispatch.

In 2011, Dispatch won the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC Hackathon, graduated from TechStars NYC, and raised money. They were rapidly iterating to build Dispatch into something amazing. They were getting ready to start inviting some of the thousands of people who’d signed up for the beta.

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Tips for Using Pinterest for Your Business

by Jessica Barnett on April 18, 2012 in Technology with 1 Comment

Originally posted on Big Sea’s Baitshop Blog.

First things first: if you haven’t already, go read Getting Started with Pinterest for Your Business. It’s a guide to getting started.

Make the most of your pins

Pinterest is a visual site. Make sure you pin visually interesting things. High quality designs and high resolution images go a long way. Keep in mind that others may pin your products and posts even if you don’t, so always choose good images for your products and blog.

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StartupBus Florida Wrap Up

by Jessica Barnett on March 23, 2012 in Tampa Bay, Technology with No comments

Originally posted on the StartupBus blog.

Just a couple weeks ago we were a bunch of strangers drinking in a bar in downtown Tampa. It’s incredible how much has happened in such a short time – we traveled across America, created four amazing startups, pitched to tech communities in different cities all over the south and most importantly, found 24 awesome and crazy new friends… all while on a bus.

Our 1,500+ mile trip to SXSW onboard StartupBus Florida was one heck of an adventure. The highlight of which was when BumperCrop won runner up at SXSW! With steep competition from 55 other teams from all over the US and Mexico, having a Florida company take the #2 spot was quite an honor!

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How to Get Started on Pinterest for Businesses

by Jessica Barnett on March 20, 2012 in Technology with No comments

Originally posted on Big Sea’s Baitshop Blog.

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

If you’re marketing to women, especially women 25 – 45, you should be on Pinterest because:

People are spending a ton of time on Pinterest.
Pinterest is growing at an astounding rate and shows no signs of slowing.
Pinterest primes people for sharing and shopping for the products they love.

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StartupBus Florida Day 1

by Jessica Barnett on March 7, 2012 in Event, Tampa Bay with No comments

Originally posted on the StartupBus blog.

Pregame: Monday, March 5th

Pre-Launch Party

We held a fantastic pre-launch party at Taps in downtown Tampa thanks to @AbsoluteMobile. (We’ll be going back to Taps for our afterparty, too!)The Tampa Bay tech and startup community came out in full force to support for the buspreneurs.

Absolute Mobile Solutions has been helping organizations develop and execute mobile strategies for over twelve years. Their services include Mobile Strategy Consulting, Mobile Design, and Mobile Development.

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4sqday 2012: It’s Coming!

by Jessica Barnett on March 4, 2012 in Event with No comments

Friendly reminder!

Originally posted on the Foursquare blog by the Foursquare Community Team.

Mark your calendars — #4sqDay approacheth!

Two years ago, a group of passionate foursquare fans in Tampa Bay, Florida asked their mayor to officially declare April 16 (4/4^2; it’s delightfully nerdy) ‘foursquare day,’ and encouraged people in their community to check in to their local businesses on foursquare to celebrate.

Thanks to our amazing community, the holiday has exploded since then. Last year, there were over 1,000 meetups around the world, with 19 mayors declaring 4sqDay in their cities! With our 15,000,000-strong global community, this year promises to be even bigger!

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