Category Archives: Business

Like ’em or Hate ’em, Paypal May be the Best Checking Account Alternative for Business Banking

Posted on February 28, 2011 by jessestay

Most of you know my relationship with Paypal. They sent my wife away in tears on a recent Ebay transaction, and their customer service can be horrible at times (I’m now out $230 of my own money because of it, … Continue reading →

Posted in banking, Business, ebay, fdic, Financial Services, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, paypal, social, Technology | 4 Comments

Emailvision Acquires Social Media Marketing Company ObjectiveMarketer

Posted on January 19, 2011 by jessestay

I’m always giddy to report on people I know whose companies have been acquired.  Amita Paul’s ObjectiveMarketer announced today it has been acquired by Emailvision, a leading Software as a Service Email marketing company providing solutions to enable marketers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, cotweet, Emailvision, ExactTarget, guy kawasaki, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Services, social, Social media marketing, socialtoo, Technology | 5 Comments

Free Tickets to Come See the Will it Blend Guy (oh, and me)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by jessestay

Need I say more?  This Thursday (that’s tomorrow), I’ll be speaking at the Small Business Tech Tour here in Salt Lake at the Miller Business Resource Center.  I’ll be speaking on making your Small Business Big with Social Media – … Continue reading →

Posted in blendtec, Business, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, small business, Social Media, speaking, Technology, utah, will it blend | Leave a comment

Recurly Recurls Pricing – New Entrepreneurs Not Happy

Posted on March 25, 2010 by jessestay

Up until now I’ve been preparing a raving review about how much I love the recurring payment service, Recurly.  Previously, at simply a fraction of the price of each payment on the service, it was very simple for any entrepreneur … Continue reading →

Posted in api, Business, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, recurly, recurly pricing, social, subscription, Technology, tiered, transactions | 7 Comments

Come Learn About SocialToo At LaunchUp

Posted on November 11, 2009 by jessestay

I’m opening the books tonight on my company, SocialToo.  I’ll be presenting tonight at Launchup, an event compared to be a “community barn raising for entrepreneurs”.  The event happens every couple months and has featured such Utah companies as TodaysMama … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, entice labs, entrepreneurship, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, launchup, musebuzz, pagemass, socialtoo, SocialToo.com, Technology, todaysmama, utah | 6 Comments

Hey Businesses, You’re Using Facebook Wrong

Posted on August 30, 2009 by jessestay

Robert Scoble just finished a great blog post on why he thinks Twitter is worth much more than people give it credit for.  He cites its ease of use for businesses and open nature as an easy way for businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, marketing, success, Technology, Twitter, value | 40 Comments

Hey Utah, You Have a Tech PR Problem

Posted on July 30, 2009 by jessestay

Those like myself that live in Utah know there is a thriving tech startup community here.  From early startups like Omniture, Freeservers, and Wordperfect, to newer ventures like SocialToo, TweetBeep, TodaysMama.com, FusionIO, i.TV (previously number 1 in the iTunes app … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Business, exposure, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, pitching, PR, startups, tech blogs, Technology, utah | 21 Comments

Participate in the First Community Barn-Raising for Modern Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 25, 2009 by jessestay

Awhile back I was Tweeting to Jeremy Hanks, local business owner and CEO of Doba.com, a direct-ship solution for small businesses, suggesting the idea of doing monthly entrepreneur/bootstrappers breakfasts here in Salt Lake and Surrounding areas. It was an idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, doba, entrepreneurship, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, social, startups, utah | 15 Comments

Louis Gray to Join the SocialToo.com Board of Advisors

Posted on December 31, 2008 by jessestay

I’m very proud and excited to announce that Louis Gray, my publisher and fellow-author at LouisGray.com, will now be part of my company, SocialToo.com’s, Board of Advisors and helping us to further build out our strategy in the near and … Continue reading →

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You’re Invited to the First Utah CoWorking Offices

Posted on December 10, 2008 by jessestay

This Thursday, December 11, I will be speaking on a panel at a Tweetup (that’s Twitter-speak for get-together) in the very first Utah Coworking Office. The offices are located in Orem, Utah, and promise a location where everyone can bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Business, coworking, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, tweetup, Twitter, utah | 8 Comments