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Venture Atlanta 2011: Early Stage Pitches in the Real Shark Tank

Over the course of this year I’ve seen early stage presentation venues ranging from Launch in San Francisco, Startup Riot in Atlanta, Demo Day here in Austin, and many recurring angel forums in between in Austin and Atlanta. It’s good to see now that Venture Atlanta has added an early stage segment to its agenda. This fall institution, held in the Georgia Aquarium, is one around which all the local sponsor dollars have coalesced, and it draws investors from across the country. It’s got that good old-fashioned Georgia boosterism, as you can easily see on the Twitter stream #VA2011. (Caution, there’s a Fairfax County, VA ballot initiative that seems to be using the same hash tag.) But, that’s the style that secured the 1996 Olympics and has paid great dividends for the city over many decades.

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October Conference Adds 18 More Companies in Early Stage Showcase

According to the 2011 MoneyTree report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC and the National Venture Capital Association, seed and early-stage venture deals accounted for 48% of total deal volume nationally in the second quarter of this year. Total venture capital investment in Georgia increased 43% in Q2 of 2011 compared to 2010. As the state’s largest investor forum, Venture Atlanta is responding to the changing investment climate and demand for access to early stage investment opportunities by incorporating an Early Stage Showcase into this year’s expanded conference format.

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Ruel Joyner, owner of 24e and candidate for Savannah First District Alderman, stopped by Smack Dab Studios this morning looking for some savvy tech help.

Having heard tales of “Huey’s famous Name Tag” around town, he decided he definitely wanted a flashy one for himself.

Hannah whipped up some .jpegs in his signature black and yellow and he was off to hit the streets.

See Huey’s original nametag here and visit ElectRuel.com to learn more about Ruel’s platform.

Don’t forget to vote November 8, 2011!!

The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace proudly launched their own iPhone App, powered by rappid App, this summer.

The Birthplace and Smack Dab Studios have a long history of working together – their content paired with their trust in SDS made the Birthplace, yet another, slam-dunk for rappid’s platform. Last Spring, Hannah and Liz approached the JGL team for brainstorming on ways to implement the App and how to make it fun for all ages. After a few chatty moments of explaining to them how the App would work – ideas were flying out of everyone’s mouths.

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This afternoon Hannah and I ventured downtown to work somewhere with fresh air and wifi despite the heat. Aren’t we brave?

As we crossed Broughton St. we shrieked with excitement to see this Pedicab sporting Savannah Magazine’s rappid App and stopped for a photo op!

If you don’t have the SavMag app yet – pick it up for FREE here.

rappidApp™ targets marketing agencies and the technology community. The product appeals to both entrepreneurs and corporations.

To some, this duality could be interpreted as a lack of focus but for rapiddApp, it is their core strength. Hannah Byrne is owner and chief creative officer at rappidApp, and she is neither right-brained nor left-brained. Instead, she is that rare combination: the “whole brained.”

Byrne studied Music, English, and History. She is a self-taught developer who left Corporate America in 2004 to start Smack Dab Studios, an award-winning full-service Web development firm based in Savannah, Ga.

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(Black Creek, GA) ORACAL USA is pleased to announce the release of a new ORACAL Application for iPhone. The app, developed by Smack Dab Studios of Savannah, Ga., is the perfect way to join the growing number of ORACAL customers talking about ORACAL products, learning the latest tips and tricks, and locating the closest authorized ORACAL distributor.

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These days, if you don’t have a website promoting your business, whether you’re a solo operation or an established behemoth, you’re alreadybehind the times because now it’s on to a new market: mobile applications for your business, a great way to put your name out on clients’ smartphones.

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www.getrappidapp.comSAVANNAH, GA. – rappidApp™, a groundbreaking new flexible Content Management System (CMS), is revolutionizing the mobile app development process, offering custom native apps at a fraction of the custom development cost and making real-time content management for mobile apps a reality.

rappidApp™ produces true native functionality and offers a Live Publisher function, which maximizes CMS capabilities. Integrated with the Titanium framework by Appcelerator, the rappidApp™ platform creates a native app with remarkable ease of use. Cloud-based hosting provides data redundancy for optimal up-time. All app interface elements and content are cached locally to the device for immediate use even when offline.

“rappidApp™ is a great example of how Titanium is being used to create the next generation of mobile apps,” said Jeff Haynie, co-founder and CEO of Appcelerator. “This particular content management system makes designing and updating native mobile apps easier than ever.”

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Discover Savannah. Again.

SAVANNAH, Ga., May 10, 2011 – An iphone application will accompany the City of Savannah’s latest documentation project and exhibition, Ebb and Flow: Life & Community in Eastern Savannah. The application uses a variety of features, including integrated Google maps and a QR Code Scanner to enable visitors to the Ebb and Flow exhibition at the Telfair Museums to access additional information related to exhibition pieces.

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The market is growing for Savannah-centric tourism-related applications

By Adam Van Brimmer

If you’re interested in anything Savannah — events, attractions or otherwise — there’s an app for that. Or there will be soon.

Savannah-themed mobile applications are growing like kudzu in the online apps stores. Most are tourism or event related, from directed walking tours of the historic district to festival guides. But local apps pioneers say the future — and sooner rather than later — will see apps reach into most corners of Savannahians’ lives.

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When Kim and Shawn Boaen contacted Smack Dab earlier this year, we quickly realized their needs were exactly what Smack Dab Studios is all about!

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