Hello World, From Lauren

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Hello Fellow Ants!

My name is Lauren, and I am the newest member to join the Antengo team! This is an exciting gig for me, as I am going to be setting up some events for us to get out of the office and meet up with you guys. If you’ve got something fun going on in San Diego, be sure to let me know…Antwan has serious FOMO (fear of missing out). We can help increase sales (if you’re selling stuff at your events) and engagement, at no cost to anyone and almost no setup time.

We had an awesome time with Tower Paddle Boards at our Antengo Holiday Party! Thanks to Stephan and team for donating a paddle and free board rentals to our charity cause, which benefited the ARTS Foundation. Tower Paddle Boards is another San Diego company making moves fast with a product that sells itself: $1500-quality Stand-Up Paddle Boards at half the price! We have a few of their boards around the office, and let me tell you, we are very happy customers! Speaking of happy, has anyone seen the Tower Girls catching rays on the beaches?

Antwan recently stumbled upon their Facebook profile, and decided to offer his services on Antengo as a “Bikini Model Photographer (no professional experience) for hire,” just so he can join them!

We are busy brewing up some more surprises…be sure to “Like” us on Facebook, and keep an antenna out, so I can keep y’all posted!

Until next time,
Lauren

Help Stop SOPA!

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Folks,

We haven’t blogged in a while (as we’re still majorly heads down, mostly working on killer new products for your phones), but felt compelled to do SOMETHING about the heated SOPA debates. I’m sure you’ve heard already, but this bill, the way it’s been written, we understand could ruin so so much that we as interwebz users love, cherish, and rely on! The largest networks that we rely on for our daily sanity & livelihood, like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, et al, could be forced to block us from using them at time if SOPA were to pass. Such tight regulations for a majority of content online would ABSOLUTELY upend the internet as we know it, turning a major source of jobs, freedom of speech, open sourcing & innovation in our country into the internet as it’s regulated/”presented” in China or North Korea, as some extreme examples.

What can you do? We’re all uber busy. It starts with just getting the word out and challenging this old guard mindset by leveraging the very medium they want to overthrow. Change your twitter & facebook profile pics to “Stop SOPA” images. See mine for an example: www.twitter.com/antceo.

Here’s a wikipedia article explaining the bill (you won’t be able to read it for 24hrs, starting at 12am EST Weds, 1/18, as Wikipedia is protesting by shutting down for 24hrs):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

I’m Back…With A Surprise!

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I know I’ve been away for a while and you’ve been missing hearing from me, but I do apologize and I promise I’ll be posting frequently from now on. The Antengo team and I have been very busy these past couple of months, working really hard on a surprise for you guys! I can’t reveal what it is just now but please tune into our Facebook/Twitter pages & website in October for updates.

I’ve also started tapping into my creative side and using my ear for music to dj on 8tracks, and what do you know? People love it! If you haven’t checked it out yet, go here: www.8tracks.com/antuan.

For the next time you miss me, look me up on Facebook and Twitter, I’m a bit of a junkie when it comes to those two, and for all you San Diegans out there, check out our special AntengoSD Facebook page just for you. If you have any questions about Antengo or just want to talk, feel free to drop me a line.. I’d love to hear from any of you.

Until later,
Antwan

Introducing Antengo

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It’s time to raise your anttenna one last time. Just like that, we are now officially “Antengo,” and we love it! The new identity marks an important milestone for the first-ever mobile/real-time classifieds service. We are growing up. I’d peg us at just entering puberty…our voice is changing, and we’re about to impress a lot of girls with the new image. As soon as we get through puberty and grow into our new brand, we’ll be rolling out all kinds of big product improvements, in addition to some entire new products.

For now, the new iPhone app is basically the same as before, minus some of the text and our slogan, “Finally, real-time classifieds.”

Anttuan is still our mascot and roaming the streets of San Diego. Stay tuned for more free stuff and exciting announcements that will take mobile microlistings to the next level.

Please follow our new Facebook and Twitter pages!

http://bit.ly/antengo

http://twitter.com/antengo

Thanks for all your support thus far.

–Marcus