December 2009
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beamME 3.3 goes to Cupertino
Yesterday, we submitted beamME 3.3 to Apple for approval. An update that will impact both beamME and beamME Pro, beamME 3.3 will bring exciting major upgrades to both apps. We’ll share news of the new features with you here when the apps are approved!
One of the changes we can tell you about is that beamME and beamME pro now share the same functionality - and are both free to download and...
November 2009
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beamME 3.2 Submitted
beamME 3.2 has been submitted to Apple! Both beamME Pro and beamME standard are being updated in this release.
The biggest change you’ll notice in beamME Pro is that beaming is now substantially faster. Based on your feedback, we’ve refactored the way beams are sent to improve speed by as much as 5x. You will need to reconfirm your geo-location settings, but that’s a minor...
July 2009
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NEW beamME and beamME Pro 3.0 →
In keeping with the iPhone OS 3.0 update, we’re pleased to announce NEW beamME and beamME Pro 3.0, now with updated capabilities, including Bluetooth Contact Sharing. Woot! Woot! As always, your recipient doesn’t need any special hardware, software or registration to get your card, and beamME continues to be the only solution that reliably works between iPhones and every other kind of...
June 2009
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April 2009
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NY Tech Meetup - May 5
We’ll be presenting an entirely new beamME app at the New York Tech Meetup on May 5. If you happen to be in NYC, come by and check it out in person!!
NY Tech Meetup (New York, NY) - Meetup.com
If you can’t make it, don’t worry - we’ll be announcing it that day as well!
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WatchAs part of a presentation we’re giving later this week to some professionals in career transition, we built this slideshow that covers some strategies and techniques for using social networks and mobile technology for job search. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and the iPhone are all powerful job search tools, but the strategies and tactics required to make them work aren’t always obvious....
March 2009
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February 2009
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January 2009
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Nominated to Mobile Monday Peer Awards
rmbrME and beamME have been nominated to the prestigiuous Mobile Peer Awards - which is a very exciting honor for us.
You can see the complete list of nominees at the Mobile Peer Awards website.
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Inauguration Celebration: Win a Trip For 2 from...
To celebrate the inauguration, we’re giving you the chance to win a trip for 2 anywhere in the US that American Airlines flies.
All you have to do is use beamME from now through the 24th of January. Every person you beam is an entry into the sweepstakes, and you can earn bonuses for fun stuff - like beaming someone named Michelle, or Barack Obama himself.
You should check out the sweeps...
December 2008
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WatchHere’s a nifty little video we made walking you through the beamME 1.1 experience!
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You Spoke: beamME 1.1 Launches
In the 6 short weeks since we launched beamME for the iPhone, tens of thousands of people from around the world are regularly sharing their electronic business cards with others, independent of phone, carrier or social network limitations. This has made beamME the most popular app of its kind.
In the process, we actively solicited – and frequently received unsolicited – feedback from our users on...
A Digital Business Card Design Manifesto
Many people have asked about the philosophy behind beamME’s universal business card exchangedesign. While some business card exchange applications (especially for the iPhone) have focused on “gimmicky” features, like shaking devices in midair or using WiFi to exchange contact info, we’ve taken a vastly different approach. beamME relies on SMS, email and the web to ensure delivery...
October 2008
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beamME for iPhone Launches - NYTimes and...
It has been a whirlwind few days! As many of you know, we launched beamME for iPhone and iPod Touch over the weekend, and the response has been nothing short of astonishing. Literally, thousands of people are joining us every day; one person a second, sometimes more. This powerful, free, beautifully designed app has taken folks by storm.
And, we’ve been deluged with positive feedback - some...
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Bootstrapp(er)ing, Winning an Award
A couple of weeks ago, we were fortunate to be selected by the Bootstrapper folks to present at their inaugural NYC startup venture event.
Richie Hecker, the event’s helmsman did a great job of assembling an interesting group of presenting startups and funders. We got up, did a 7 minute pitch, and got some great feedback/questions and interest from the folks assembled there.
Even more...
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WatchLast week, the folks at TechMeetup were gracious enough to let us present rmbrME - and it was a great time. We did our 5 minute slot to the max, and despite getting nudged (gently) to *get to our demo*, the presentation went over super well. I was conversing with 12+ people for 2 hours after our talk, discussing the past, present and future of rmbrME and contact exchange. It was intellectually...
September 2008
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rmbrME for Conferences Announced
Today marks the official unveiling of a program we’ve been working on for some time: rmbrME for Conferences. You can read our press release here. We’re starting off publicly with four great events as partners, and we’ll have plenty more to announce in the coming weeks - so stay tuned.
As anyone who has gone to a conference can tell you, there are many ways that events could be...
August 2008
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I Guess rmbrME is Controversial..at Techcrunch
Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch today posted a fun article on the topic of why the business card needs to die, and how rmbrME is leading the charge for a paper-free, socially-connected bzCard-y future. Jason certainly agrees with our basic premise, makes some minor factual errors, but generally gets the story right. We’ll be waiting for the cell manufacturers to agree on a standard. :)
In the...
FriendBook Delays - Mike Lee out at Tapulous →
TechCrunch wrote an interesting article today about the departure of Mike Lee from Tapulous - the makers of amazing iPhone games like Tap Tap Revenge and Twinkle. The company has been working on a replacement for the iPhone’s address book called “Friend Book” for some time. The app was supposed to have an exciting feature in it called “handshake” that would allow you...
Errors: Blank Page / Cookies
Some iPhone users may be experiencing an intermittent error when they receive a bzCard through rmbrME.
You may see a blank page after following a bzCard link, or you may get an error that says:
“Your browser is currently set to block cookies. In order to view this page, you will need to change your browser settings to allow cookies”
If you receive this error, please be aware that...
Recent Coverage - rmbrME 1.1
The launch of rmbrME 1.1 Beta opened up a bunch of excitement among bloggers and jornos about the potential for electronic business card exchange and Mobile Lead Management.
Here are just a few of the more interesting articles (and please Buzz/Digg them up):
VentureBeat: Dean Takahashi on the End of Paper Cards
Russell Beattie: We’re picking up the mantle
Shane Reiser: a quick blog post...
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rmbrME 1.1 Launches!
We launched rmbrME alpha a couple of months ago. Since then, thousands of you have used it to exchange your socially networked contact information with new people via SMS. Based on your feedback, we’re pleased to announce rmbrME Beta 1.1: Check it out now!
We’ve upgraded rmbrME with many of the features you requested, including:
Direct links to your profile from SMS (no more codes)
Automated...
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Funware Blog: Where to Find →
If you’re interested in reading about funware and the use of games in non-gaming contexts, please check out Gabe’s Funware Blog. It’s a great place for a discussion of game design mechanics specifically oriented around our space.