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Archive for May, 2009

Band Lowers the Flag on Harvey Danger

May 31, 2009 | No Comments »

Rock band Harvey Danger, most famously known by their 1998 single, “Flagpole Sitta,” has decided to lower the flag on their band’s 15 year run.
“The decision is totally mutual and utterly amicable. Everyone is very proud of the work we’ve done together.”
The band that originally formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992 released three albums and [...]

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Twitter Road Trip Interviews Nate Heinrich

May 27, 2009 | No Comments »

In between sessions at the 140: The Twitter Conference yesterday, Mark Simonds of  Twitter Road Trip grabbed a quick video interview with Nate Heinrich, one of our co-founders.
Nate explained the basic concept of Flaggpole and how we are utilizing integration with Twitter to notify people of things happening in their neighborhood.

Twitter Road Trip is a [...]

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Alpha, Beta, What?

May 25, 2009 | No Comments »

While most startups in recent years first launch under the beta banner, we are moving more traditionally through the software development process. We are currently in alpha status, but will be moving into public beta after we get the bulk of our basic features running.

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Launching in Expanded Alpha at 140: The Twitter Conference

May 24, 2009 | No Comments »

Our site has been in operation under private alpha status since spring 2009. On Tuesday, May 26th, 2009, we will officially be launching our expanded alpha at 140: The Twitter Conference. We look forward to presenting during the launchpad session and are excited about meeting conference attendees.

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