Will you Bump, MingleStick or Scan for Business Card Information exchange?

September 5, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a Comment

Here is another app that helps you to exchange business card information faster during the networking events. Unlike Bump and Mingle360 that require you to either bump  your iPhones and  show off  your  sticks,  with this one, you just need to scan the business cards via a new iPhone app called WorldCard Mobile.

The new app developed by Penpower, is a business card scanning application for iPhone that uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to instantly transfer information from a business card to the user’s contacts. Read more of this post

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Awesome Washingtonian of the Day Sept 5, 2010

September 5, 2010 by kamran Abdi Leave a Comment

Name: Jason Shams
Live in: Awesome DC
Originally From: Rockville, MD
Profession: Iran Expert and Consultant, Freelance Journalist
What I love about DC the most: The parks and the politics
My Favorite Music: Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place Read more of this post

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Skype’s 10-Way Video Calling Released

September 5, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a Comment

Got to love the idea of competition in the market. The quality of Skype is getting better and the price getting lower.

The VoIP company apparently has had a great success with their five-way beta group video-calling functionality — just recently released a new version of Skype 5.0 for Windows that supports ten-way group video calling now. No mention of the release date for MAC OS yet. So. Those Mac lover, hang in there. Read more of this post

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Job Openings around Washington, D.C. – Sept 5, 2010

September 5, 2010 by kamran Abdi Leave a Comment

FEATURED JOB OPENINGS

1) Director of Software Development

We are searching for a highly technical senior executive – and a gifted manager of people – to direct the .NET S/W development efforts of a team of 30+ technologists (.NET developers, SQL Developers, DBA’s) in the creation and enhancement of n-tier, distributed applications that support >3000 concurrent users and terabytes of data.Our client is a well established, high performing, rapidly expanding, publicly held company in the D.C. region. It is among the leading Microsoft development shops, utilizing the latest tools, platforms and technologies. Read more of this post

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Starbucks Goes Mobile Full Force

September 4, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a Comment

As more and more local coffee shops opening up in town with much better coffee including Filter I just covered today, Starbucks has been certainly feeling the heat. The company is keep coming up with the new innovative ways to attract more customers. They are now adding a new flavor to its mobile payments strategy by launching a free BlackBerry app that lets you to use the devices to buy coffee in stores via barcode scan. Starbucks introduced the same kind of app for iPhone and iPod touch a year ago.

Thanks to all the Government contracting, given the large number of Blackberry users in DC area, I would say this is a good move by StarBucks. Although, I still feel sorry for the people who end up having the Starbucks coffee though. Read more of this post

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Emailing Ain’t Going Anywhere

September 4, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a Comment

Another interesting and frankly expected new research from Xobni and Harris Interactive confirms that emailing is here to stay. Throw away all the hypes about social media to replace email.

2,200 adults 18 and older in the U.S. and U.K were surveyed on their e-mail habits and attitudes. Most respondents — 72% in the U.S, 68% in the U.K. — indicated that they check e-mail during their time off. A large percentage of Americans also check e-mail in bed (19%), and while on vacation or during days off (50%). Read more of this post

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Awesome Washingtonian of the Day Sept 4, 2010

September 4, 2010 by kamran Abdi Leave a Comment

Name: Edward Novicky

Live In: Washington, DC

Originally From: Washington, DC

What I Love Most About DC: Sunsets on the Georgetown Waterfront, cherry blossoms in the spring, the diversity and intellect of the people, and the architecture of the city. Read more of this post

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Filter: My new café to blog from

September 4, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a Comment

Next time you are in Dupont Circle area, you got to visit this new coffee shop I recently discovered only a few blocks from where I live.   It just doesn’t look like a typical coffee shop from outside, but wait till you check out the inside.

The splendid little coffee shop called Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar in 20th st between R & S street less than three blocks north of Dupont Circle.  The joint located in what appears to be a former townhouse. Just look extra hard and you’ll see it. Your reward for your diligence? An awesome  cup of coffee, espresso,  and cappuccino. Read more of this post

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Job Openings around Washington, D.C. – Sept 4, 2010

September 4, 2010 by kamran Abdi Leave a Comment


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