News & Analysis

How Y Combinator Grad Estimote Plans to Turn Beacons Into a Big Business

by Becca Goldstein Share this  
Share this:

When Estimote graduated from Y Combinator in July of 2013, the startup was riding one of the hottest trends in tech: beacons. By the end of the year, the company had raised $3.1 million to turn its fist-sized adhesive proximity beacons into an “operating system for the physical world.”

News & Analysis

Nimble Commerce to Power E-Commerce for Second Street

by Becca Goldstein Share this  
Share this:

NimbleCommerce and Second Street have announced a partnership agreement where Nimble will become the e-commerce platform and network for Second Street’s media customers…

News & Analysis

Study: Facebook Is Most Effective Social Media Site for Small Business

by Becca Goldstein Share this  
Share this:

A new study from G/O Digital, the digital marketing wing of Gannett, finds that consumers tend to use Facebook for product research more than any other social media outlet. The study found that 68% of respondents prefer checking reviews of Facebook, compared to 11% on Twitter and 12% on Pinterest.

Subscribe to Street Fight Daily
Wake Up to the Latest in Location Tech

Don't Worry. We Don't Spam.