One entry that really caught our attention here at Elance HQ comes from a young mobile phone-based marketing company out of beautiful Aspen, Colorado. Casey McConnell, CEO of Qittle, takes us through his journey of founding the company back in 2008 by utilizing skilled, online professionals through Elance to create the Qittle logo, to design [...]

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Two of my favorite companies Zappos and Amazon just combined their 2 companies to become a very powerful online provider of retail products.  What makes them so special? They care for their customers and take it too the extreme. They pride themselves on customer service and they have a long term focus for the growth [...]

LOS ANGELES -Twelve-time Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys’ appearance on FOX’s “American Idol” Wednesday night (May 13) raised an astonishing $450,000 from more than 90,000 mobile donors who texted their donations. Keep a Child Alive is the non-profit organization co-founded by Keys to provide health care and housing to children with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
In a first for “American Idol,” and a departure from traditional fundraising methods, Keys asked the show’s 30 million viewers to use their mobile phones to give $5 by sending the text message ALIVE to 90999. Seconds after texting in, they received a message back asking for confirmation. Mobile donors confirmed by replying “YES” via text message. The $5 donation will be added to their next mobile phone bill.
To date, the “Give $5 Text ALIVE” campaign has raised more than $500,000 for Keys’ cause. In addition to a co-founder, Keys serves as the group’s global ambassador.
Keys was joined on American Idol by a 15-year-old Rwandan rapper, Noah, who is a patient at the Kigali clinic funded by Keep a Child Alive. Noah captured the heart of Americans on the “Tyra Banks Show” in December, and has a popular youtube.com video.

“I learned that when everything feels hopeless, if you wait a little, sometimes in the walls that seemed to offer no way out, doors you never imagined may appear if you know how to wait. When you’re desperate, don’t know what to do and think you’re going to die just wait a little and time will bring you answers. That’s what happened. The wind died, the moonlight was beautiful, horribly cold - And I felt close to God.” Roberto Canessa survivor of the Uruguayan Rugby Team plane crash in the Andes Mountains.

Aspen Snowmass gave away a snowboard and a pair of skis last night at the Winter X Hi Fi Concert series. Last night they had 90 people text in for a chance to win. We will be doing it again tonight and I think the results will be better as you can tell from the video the call to action was a bit weak.
When doing this you need to state Text SNOWBOARD to 32075 several times. Not just the number as the system won’t accept the text with out a keyword. The crowd was great but didn’t really build up till after the music had already started. So we will also see if we can do the call to action through out the show. Check back as we’ll post the stats from tonight as well.  Oh yeah feel free to enter if you like, you don’t have to be present to win.

Snowmass Village is taking Qittle to a new level by using it in its national campaigns for advertising everything related to this family-oriented mountain town.

The premier Rocky Mountain resort is often featured as one of the best ski areas in North America and will use Qittle solutions to promote specials on the mountain and off, advertise activities and events and get ahead with marketing efforts for the summer. Qittle will help locals and dedicated tourists alike stay up to date on everything happening

Dear Friends and Family,
I’m well into my second treatment and wanted to announce that it is official… My right hamstring and ankle have been innervated and I can move them with my own will! Yes, it is true! I’m extremely happy and remain determined to push on. For more updates and photos please go to my blog at www.leahpotts.com. Thank you for all the love and support. I cannot do this alone. Here’s to the future WITH stem cell therapy!
All the best.
Namaste,
Leah