WOMbeat! Visits the CEOLounge Radio Show

Last week, WOMbeat!’s CEO, Linda Olson, was a guest on the CEOLounge radio show.  You can listen to her speak about WOMbeat! and the local web venture group she organizes called the Tampa Bay WaVE (for Web Venture Entrepreneurs). 

 

Listen for yourself:  CEOLounge radio show – Jan 24, 2009

 

 

 

WOMbeat! Selected to Present at Startup Riot 2009

We were so pleased to learn last week that WOMbeat! was selected to present at this year’s Startup Riot in Atlanta next month.

Startup Riot is a day-long event that allows entrepreneurs with cool startup companies to give a 3 minute presentation to a room full of job seekers and investors (VCs and angels).

You can learn more by visiting the Startup Riot website, or by reading what some of last year’s attendees have to say about it: David Cummings, Michael Mealling, Wei Yang, Mathew Sweezey, Ashish Mistry, Lance Weatherby, Paul Freet, Joe Uhl, Loren Norman, Dan Greenfield, and Paul Stamatiou.

WOMBeat! is the Winner of Idea Cafe’s Innovation and Originality Grant

Today, Idea Café has announced that WOMbeat! has won the competition for Idea Cafe’s annual “Innovation and Originality Grant”.

With more than 25% of the total votes, WOMbeat! joins a line-up of inspiring entrepreneurs who have won an Idea Cafe grant in the past. Previous winners have gone on to big success, including one grant winner who later won the $100,000 Wells Fargo’s Someday Stories contest. Another grant winner, Marchand Ink, has been featured in The London Times and New Orleans Magazine, among other press.  “Winning this grant propelled me into a spiral of success and accolades,” said Percy Marchand, the founder of Marchand Ink.

Established by veteran entrepreneur Francie Ward, the Idea Cafe Small Business Grants distinguish small business owners with extraordinary ideas and drive to succeed, who are dedicated to helping their local community and peers.

You can read more about Idea Café’s grant competition and WOMBeat!’s presentation here.

Marc and I are sincerely grateful for everyone’s support.  We know many of our users and fans voted for us over the past several weeks, and we plan to use this money to bring you new and exciting features on WOMbeat!

Thank you so much!!!

WOMbeat! leading the pack for Idea Cafe’s Innovation and Originality Grant – But we still need your vote!

Today, Idea Café has announced that WOMbeat! is leading the competition for Idea Cafe’s annual “Innovation and Originality Grant”, but voting does not close until Thursday, January 15th.  So, if you have not done so yet, please be sure to register your vote for WOMbeat! today.

Below are five (5) simple steps below for voting for WOMbeat!  This should take you no more than 1-2 minutes tops to complete.   PLEASE PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO STEPS 2 AND 3!!

 

How to Vote:

1.  Visit this link:  http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/ideacafe/entry.html.  Yes, you must register for this website by clicking on the “HERE’S HOW” link, but its free and you can always ‘unsubscribe’ from them later (preferably not until after the competition is over).

 

2.  Check your email and confirm your registration by clicking the link in the email to take you back to the site where you can see that your registration is complete.  (You should see a link for “Enjoy Regular Perks” – but do NOT click on this.)

 3.  Now, go back to this link:  http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/ideacafe/entry.html (you may want to simply cut & paste this link in your browser), and this time ’sign in’ using the email you registered with and click the SUBMIT button.

 

4.  On the next page, look for this Vote for Our Grant Winner icon and click.

 

5.  LAST & FINAL STEP:  Vote for WOMbeat!

 

Marc and I would be sincerely grateful for your support at this time. If you do vote for us, please let us know!  Either leave a comment or send an email to [info @ wombeat dot com].

 Thank you so much!!!

WOMbeat! Selects Winner for the “Name our WOMbat!” Contest

We are pleased to announce that the name of our WOMbat and the contest winner are finally revealed.

Drum roll please….the winning name for WOMbeat!’s “Name Our WOMbat!” contest is … WhoYaKnow Howie- submitted by Brian Murley of Tampa, FL.  We selected this name because we believe “trustworthy recommendations from people you know” sets WOMbeat! far apart from the other alternatives.  Congratulations, Brian!

By submitting the winning name, Brian has won over $750 in cash and prizes from the following prize sponsors:

• Harmon Tampa PR (Ringling Bros Circus & The Florida Orchestra)
• Lowry Park Zoo
• The NoHo Bistro
• ToffeeToGo
• Wombania 

Honorable mentions also go out What’s Happening Wally, Buzz, Leonardo DiWOMbat, and WowZa the WOMbat.

We also want to mention that several very clever people also submitted the name Wisdom.  We also liked this name because, believe it or not, a group of WOMbats is called a wisdom.  We hope you will continue to use WOMbeat! to tap into the collective wisdom of your friends and family for the most trustworthy recommendations.

Thank you to everyone for all your creative submissions.  We just had so much fun seeing all the great names!

Also, we must give a special thank you to all of our prize sponsors and our special contest sponsors:

• DoubleTake Designs who designed our fabulous contest page
• Two Cups Connect who provide our cool newsletters