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Startup Profile: Q&A with GrubWithUs.com

Daishin Sugano is the co-founder of GrubWithUs, a startup that uses social networking to bring people together over tasting menus at top restaurants.

The Dirty Dozen: Top 12 Most Virus Prone Smartphones

Bit9, an enterprise-oriented security vendor, has ranked the 12 most vulnerable cell phones (the “dirty dozen”) based on how dated its software is out of the box. Android is by far the most targeted mobile operating system, with some popular Android phones from Samsung, HTC, and Motorola, faring a lot worse than others.

60 Seconds of Startup with The Valley Girl: Time Waster Sites (Pandora, Pinterest…)

60 Seconds of Startup with The Valley Girl 60 Seconds of Startup: Fun Time Killer Sites! Pandora: If you haven’t…

Lovey Dovey Sendlove.to Launches the Very first ‘LOVE’ Button Today!

Can you feel the love…on Twitter? Sendlove.to, creators of the first ‘LOVE’ button launch! I look back to the 50’s…

#SXSW: Tubefilter and ValleyGirl.TV Party Recap

The Tubefilter and ValleyGirl.TV party was a hit on Friday night at SXSW! We shared Valley Girl margaritas, tacos, web…

Making Movies Saves Dolphins: Dolphin Hunting Season Ends Early Because of “The Cove”

In a surprise move shrouded in secrecy, film director Louie Psihoyos, in conjunction with several anonymous Japanese groups, arranged for 2000 copies of a Japanese-dubbed version of The Cove to be mailed to all residents of the coastal town. Thanks to this movement, the dolphin killing season was just ended early. This is activism at it’s best!

Governance for Female Bloggers: Introducing IFABBO

As more and more bloggers come into existence, it seems daily, the question becomes, how do you filter? Who are…

Twitter And Saynow Step In To Help Egypt: Social Entrepreneurism At Its Best!

Combining forces with Saynow, a voicemail messaging company popularized by celebs using it to communicate with their fans, Twitter and Saynow have created a solution to help the people of Egypt communicate with the world.

LA World Affairs Council Young Professionals Host Mattel CEO Bob Eckert

Lalawag recaps the LA World Affair’s Council event with Mattel CEO Bob Eckert. Be sure to check out our video interview with him where we get him to play with Barbie dolls!