How these college dropouts beat Harvard grads in competition for jobs

Enstitute's fellows are placed in two-year apprenticeship programs, an alternative to college. They pickup the technical skills that are coveted by employers.

LocalResponse’s socially-targeted ads pay off big with revenue up 716%

LocalResponse may have solved the big problem with making mobile ads relevant.

VentureBeat to NYC: We are in you! (launch party gallery)

With a new office and growing staff, VentureBeat is ready to take on New York City's vibrant technology scene with gusto.

These are the people making NYC tech rock

You gave us your top Silicon Alley tech influencers, now here's the cream of the crop.

The store circular evolved: LocalResponse and ShopLocal help retailers target mobile customers

Today’s shoppers likely spend more time looking at their smartphones than weekly in-store circulars. Hoping to take advantage of this new trend, intent marketing company LocalResponse and ShopLocal, which helps stores digitize their circulars, have joined forces for what could …

The rise of real-time marketing: LocalResponse revenue in January equalled all of 2011

Companies are increasingly looking to tap into the real time nature of the social web and respond directly to customers based on their location and intent. New York’s LocalResponse was one of the the first to turn check-ins into an …

LocalResponse checks in to social TV advertising with Philo acquisition

Now businesses can keep an eye on consumers checking in in TV land and the real world at the same time. LocalResponse, a company that helps businesses monitor and respond to check-ins, today announced its acquisition of Philo Media Corporation, …