Archive for the month of September 2009

Redbeacon wins TechCrunch50

Held every year in San Fransisco, the TechCrunch50 Conference showcases the best and brightest startups. We wrote about the 2007 winner, Mint, which this week announced that it has been acquired by Intuit for $170 million. The experts panel this … Continue reading

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Opera 10 module 9 error solved

Image via Wikipedia We love us some Opera. We’ve been advocating the Opera 10 web browser since the first alpha version was released last December. We even wrote about it in March. We’ve been faithfully using it through the beta … Continue reading

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Auction Video Podcast Episode 4 – Benefit Auction Lifetime Experiences

Brendan Lillis talks with Aaron Traffas from AuctioneerTech about Benefit Auction Lifetime Experiences. Recorded at the 60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Overland Park, Kansas, on 18 July 2009. www.benefitauctionpackages.com

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LiveAuctioneers releases BlackBerry application

In July, Internet bidding provider LiveAuctioneers announced the release of an iPhone application that allows its users to view auction inventories as well as to participate in auctions by placing pre-auction Internet bids. Yesterday, LiveAuctioneers announced the release of an … Continue reading

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Don’t penalize Internet buyers

Our friend John Schultz wrote a great blog post this morning about the importance of ensuring that registration requirements were similar for Internet bidders and live bidders. He describes the effect of restricting Internet bidders as follows. Auction companies need … Continue reading

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