Scan Launches Version 2.0 to Engage 90% of People Who Don’t Use QR Codes
According to eMarketer, over 90 percent of Americans haven’t used a QR code in the past year. Despite the low adoption…
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120K Users Strong, Shiftgig Wants to Be the LinkedIn for the Service Industry
Before starting a full-time 9-5 career, most people start with part-time jobs to work their way through school or get some…
Slush Conference Startup Winner FishBrain Looks to Scale Niche Social Network
As the trend shifts from one-size-fits-all approaches to social networks to more niche tools, Swedish startup FishBrain is…
With 50K Monthly Users, WhenIWork Wants to Be Go-To Shift Scheduling Platform
Small business owners already have a great deal on their minds when it comes to their daily business operations, and Minnesota-based…
Wave Accounting Launches Wave Payroll in U.S. to Tackle SMB Payroll Headaches
Having launched the Canadian version in February, today Toronto-based cloud accounting company Wave Accounting announced…
With 3M Users, Banjo Launches Version 3.0 to Take Ambient Social Discovery Global
BetaKit covered Redwood, CA-based Banjo earlier in the year when it reached the one million user mark in nine months, faster…
QuickMobile Launches SnapApp to Help Enterprises Create Custom Multi-Event Apps
BetaKit recently covered Vancouver-based QuickMobile’s $3.3 million funding from BDC IT Venture Fund and Vancity to take…
Restaurant Recommendations App Nara Goes Mobile, Expands to 25 Cities
Today Nara launched mobile versions of its personalized restaurants recommendation tool, available for free for both iOS…
With 1.4M Images Uploaded, Foap Adds $500K for Crowdsourced Stock Photo App
Foap, an app that lets users sell their iPhone photos, announced today that since it launched in June over 1.4 million images…
A Cross Between Tumblr and Squarespace, Zapd Updates DIY Website iPhone App
Seattle-based Zapd today announced the launch of version 2.0 of its iPhone app that allows users to create and publish websites…
SumAll Adds Instagram to Analytics Dashboard to Tie ROI to Brand Photos
New York-based SumAll, who BetaKit covered in September when it launched its SumAll Traffic analytics dashboard, announced…
Cloud Accounting Tool FreshBooks Debuts iPad App to Build Out Mobile Strategy
With tablet ownership hitting 62 percent among SMB owners in 2012, and 57 percent of SMB owners reporting the usage of cloud…
ShopKeep Adds Employee Time Tracking Feature to iPad POS System
BetaKit covered the launch of New York City-based ShopKeep’s iPhone application earlier in September, which gave merchants…
Busbud Revamps Platform to Be the Go-To Tool for Global Bus Travelers
Although the travel industry has largely moved online when it comes to browsing and booking everything from flights to hotels,…
TechStars Seattle's MobileDevHQ Wants to Rethink SEO for Mobile Apps
Yesterday startup accelerator TechStars held its third demo day in Seattle, and 10 companies presented after participating…