Tellagence, Inc.
2828 SW Corbett Ave., Suite 104
Portland, Oregon 97201
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May 2nd, 2013
Yesterday I had the chance to visit some friends at VMware (they get community) which was a reminder of where my journey with social networks began. I first started using social networks for business in 2008.
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April 24th, 2013
Last week I read Jeff Bullas’ Top 20 threats to social marketing. It is always nice to see these lists come from some research and time well spent. In so many instances I have worked with clients that have named these exact pain points. I read through this list, I realized a couple things. First, this is what happens when we are trying trail blaze new approaches to old practices.
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April 9th, 2013
2013 is off to a great start! Matt Hixson jumped on video while on spring break in the beautiful Leavenworth, WA to share an update. (He is bragging with the background in this video.) Matt shares Tellagence’s focus around community in 2013, how the industry is moving away from the initial promise and moving towards using social for mass marketing.
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March 26th, 2013
Here at Tellagence we analyze a number of communities. Some are for our clients. Some are for friends or advisors. Some are just because we are curious. For a while now we have watched part of the start-up community on Twitter. Specifically we have been watching the TechStars community.
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March 19th, 2013
Shortly before midnight on Tuesday our team landed safely back at home in Portland, Oregon from SxSW. If you have never been, it is a very tiring but energizing event.
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March 13th, 2013
Tellagence is building amazing software that will have a massive impact on how businesses use social media. We need a software engineer who can focus on how we visualize social networks. If you want to work with a fast paced, agile and motivated team, please contact us.
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March 7th, 2013
It is that time of year again. SxSW Interactive is one of my favorite weeks of the year. This will be my fifth year at SxSW and I think I may have finally figured out how to manage the chaos and pace myself. But you never know since every year brings something different.
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January 31st, 2013
Hessie Jones is working with a startup company, Chocolocate, focused on bringing awareness to organic and fair trade chocolate. In the off-chance you are unfamiliar with fair trade efforts, much of the world’s chocolate production begins with farming and harvesting cocoa. 90% of the world’s supply is grown and harvested on family-owned farms. However, given the trading conditions, cocoa farmers aren’t paid enough to cover the cost of production, and therefore cannot sustain a living. This has led to the rise of child labor in the cocoa industry.
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January 8th, 2013
Yesterday, KATU swung by our office to discuss the Portland Seed Fund as the midnight deadline to apply for the next round was quickly approaching. First off, best of luck to the current applicants! We were in your shoes less than a year ago. Although the anxiety and excitement of a start-up never dies, we know the importance the Portland Seed Fund could play in your companies future and applaud your efforts.
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December 18th, 2012
Shortly after we started Tellagence I started doing video updates to let my family, friends and business partners know what was going on with the business. As we have grown and continue to get busy I have not done those as much as I would like.
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