Focal Labs » Silicon Valley http://focallabs.com Mobile Photo Sharing Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:26:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Top 20 Mobile Apphttp://focallabs.com/top-20-mobile-app/ http://focallabs.com/top-20-mobile-app/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:50:26 +0000 Samihah Azim http://blog.clixtr.com/?p=71 Continue reading →]]> Some women wait in anticipation for Fashion Week in New York where future trends in fashion are unveiled, I wait in anticipation for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held annually in Las Vegas. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing what’s at the edge of technology, what the next trends will be, and where the world will be in the future in terms of technological innovation (You know you’re a nerd when..). Well, actually, there is ONE thing more exhilarating than all of that: working for an early-stage startup that’s been chosen as a finalist for the CES Mobile Apps Showdown. Yep, yours truly (i.e., Clixtr), has been chosen as one of the top 20 mobile apps as determined by CES experts. The team received this phenomenal honor over the holiday break, and we’ve each celebrated in our own way (like jumping up and down in excitement).

The award is a sort of “people’s choice” award. That is, in order for us to win, we need your help. Each voter receives 25 votes to distribute as they see fit. Give Clixtr all 25 votes, 15 votes, or 10. The choice is yours, but we’d certainly appreciate everyone’s support through votes for Clixtr! Voting closes on January 8, 2010. So before you get caught up with life in the new year, take a moment to vote for Clixtr through the ballot box. Happy voting and a very Happy New Year! We’ll see you on Clixtr next year!

]]> http://focallabs.com/top-20-mobile-app/feed/ 0 Clixtr Wins Emerging Technology Awardhttp://focallabs.com/clixtr-wins-emerging-technology-award/ http://focallabs.com/clixtr-wins-emerging-technology-award/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:05:07 +0000 Samihah Azim http://blog.clixtr.com/?p=47 Continue reading →]]> Good News should be shared with all, and we’ve got fantastic news! Last night, Fergus, Brad, Fiona, and I attended the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s Emerging Tech Awards since Clixtr was chosen as a finalist for the Social Networking category.

Clockwise from right: Fiona O'Donnell-McCarthy, Fergus Hurley, Samihah Azim, and Brad Smith

It was our first award and needless to say, we were all fairly excited. There were some pretty cool companies and the catered food was fantastic (and a welcoming change from the startup diet of pizza and take-out). It was great being amongst fellow technologists and tech enthusiasts – you can check out the event on Clixtr.

A couple of months ago, we had a blog post up about creating spooky Halloween photos, and in that post I mentioned a photographer dropping by from the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Well, the photographer, Paolo Vescia, dropped by to take photos of the team for the news article covering Clixtr for the Emerging Tech Awards. It was a joy having him take our photo, and the team had a lot of fun during the shoot. Please note, our walls aren’t actually green, though it would be pretty awesome if they were!

And for those wondering, yes, the award itself is as heavy as it looks:

Clixtr wins Social Networking Category.

If you’re wondering what other categories there were and who the finalists and winners were, you can read about all of that in the Emerging Tech Award Winners article. To read the article about Clixtr from the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, click here.

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