SmartyPig, Foursquare in Des Moines Register
A couple startups were mentioned this past week in the Des Moines Register. The first, a local startup with growing national impact, and the second, a New York City-based startup with growing impact on local businesses.
West Bank expects to end SmartyPig association this year
January 29, 2010
By Karen Mracek
West Bank and SmartyPig, the online savings program developed by Des Moines entrepreneurs, will likely part ways this year, the West Des Moines company said in its earnings release today.
“SmartyPig’s success in attracting deposits is outgrowing West Bank and in all likelihood SmartyPig deposits will transition to a much larger bank in 2010,” the statement said.
Businesses welcome Foursquare phone game
January 31, 2010
By Jeff Eckhoff
Welcome, Des Moines, to Foursquare - an electronic and still-incomplete (in Iowa) land where people with smart phones leave menu tips for their friends and compete with each other to see who has the best social life. It's a land where everyone has a shot at claiming dominion over their favorite meeting places. And it could be one of the more promising corners of cyberspace for businesses hoping to make money off the latest Internet trends.
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I love your work and thought I pass long a Webcomic that is related to Foursquare. When I first read it I thought of that program and how business are using it. Hope you will enjoy.