Engauge's DIG:This Podcast

Zaarly is a proximity based, real-time buyer powered market or a virtual Bazaar. On this week’s podcast Engauge’s Rene Smith and Chad Elkins speak with Adam Hoffman, Director of Marketing and Community Development at Zaarly, Inc & Maria Joyner, a Zaarly User.

Engauge’s Katie Melick and Rene Smith speak with Mac Helms, Founder of Tex’s Tacos, part of the Food Truck Phenomenon in Atlanta.

On this week's podcast Engauge's Chad Elkins and Katie Melick speak with Jared Malan, CEO and Co-founder of We&Co, a location-based app for people who provide and enjoy great service.

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On this week's podcast Engauge's Rene Smith (http://twitter.com/#!/reenazoid) and DrewHawkins (http://twitter.com/#!/drewhawkins) speak with Caleb Elston (http://twitter.com/#!/calebelston), CEO and Co-founder of Yobongo (http://yobongo.com/), a location based app that allows users to chat about common interests in real time.

With users in San Francisco, Austin and New York, Yobongo helps people make new connections by grouping them into chat-rooms based on location and interest. By doing this, Yobongo has opened up a new way for people to meet, create new relationships, and share experiences.

In this podcast they'll discuss:

* How Yobongo started

* Chat placement

* Engagement and time spent in the app

* Building value and monetization

* New features

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In this week's podcast, Engauge's Kaitlyn Dennihy (http://twitter.com/#!/KaitlynDennihy) and Rene Smith (http://twitter.com/#!/reenazoid) speak with Jo (http://twitter.com/#!/jwby)nathan Yagel (http://twitter.com/#!/jwby), Center Midfielder at LifeKraze (http://lifekraze.com/).  Jonathan is in charge of communications within LifeKraze, a social networking website where users share accomplishments, get rewards and encourage others!

LifeKraze (http://lifekraze.com/) motivates users to "live like it counts" by posting descriptions of their activities with images, videos, or links.  Other users can then provide virtual encouragement by distributing up to 200 points a day to friends for sharing their activities.  These points can be redeemed to get discounts on products and promote an active and healthy lifestyle.

In this podcast they'll discuss:

* How LifeKraze works

* The benefits of using LifeKraze

* LifeKraze growth

* What differentiates LifeKraze

* How LifeKraze works with brands

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Jeff Hilimire discusses "celebrity" and social media with Sgt. Lincoln Osiris of Tropic Thunder fame

In this week's podcast, Engauge’s Darren Kennedy moderates our DIG Day Social Platforms Panel comprised of:

* Derek Draper – VP of Sales & Business Development at Wildfire

* Greg Gunn – head of business development at Hootsuite

* Erika Brookes – VP of marketing for Vitrue

* Mike Haines – Regional VP of Facebook

In this week’s podcast Engauge’s Rene Smith and Patrick Brandt speak with Georgia Tech's Augmented Environments Lab (AEL) Director Blair MacIntyre and Argon Project Manager Alex Hill about the past, present and future of Augmented Reality.

Founders Bill Hildebolt and Daphne Kwon discuss ExpoTV.

Chad Elkins, founder and community manager of Foursquare Atlanta, discusses foursquare and other location based services.