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Connection of First Data alums leads to $11.2m MeNetwork acquisition
A LinkedIn message between two Omahans nine months ago resulted in an announcement today of an $11.2 million acquisition. The company making the acquisition, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based …
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Apple’s Passbook provides passport for MeNetwork growth
MeNetwork, a mobile marketing platform for merchants, has seen a surge of downloads thanks to being one of 70 apps integrated with Apple’s Passbook app (left) on its arrival in September. “In the last 10 days, we’ve seen over 80,000 downloads of our app,” MeNetwork co-founder Craig Page said less than two weeks after the…
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View from the FishBowl: Old dog learns new trick
There is hope … even for an old dog like me. My kids (and even my grandkids) are loaded with iPods, iPhones, iPads and everything else technologically advanced that starts with a vowel. My oldest grandson, Jackson, (7 years old) laughs at me when he tries to figure out why I can’t manage to help…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: The MeNetwork by Craig Page (Video)
While the mainstream daily deal and coupon sites have users sign up once to receive a constant stream of emails with deals, The MeNetwork, which operates via SMS, doesn’t believe that strategy translates to its platform. “We have taken the opposite approach to that,” Craig Page, the Omaha startup’s COO, said. “We believe that people…
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The MeNetwork launches in Omaha today
The startup founded in Denver in early 2010 and now with significant Omaha ties – co-founders, executives and $350k of a $500k Friend & Family Round raised here – officially launched its text messaging service to Omaha venues today. For example, I texted “Omaha Lunch” to 63638 and received back: “Show this text and receive…
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The MeNetwork putting $500k to work, launching in Omaha tomorrow
This past December I received a tip in my inbox from Vince Stanco, an investor and advisor of a startup with significant Omaha ties: “Tip: The MeNetwork lauched this past summer in Denver followed by San Francisco in early November. We will be launching in Omaha in January! Happy to enhance the tip. Give me…