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63 Squares adds support for Mozilla Persona

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:52 -0400

We’re adding support to Mozilla Persona login to all of our products. Persona is another attempt to create a single sign in to multiple sites.

Of course, we also allow you to sign in using your Twitter account (and in most cases you have to), since most of our products are heavily depended on Twitter, but we believe Persona to be an interesting approach different than the social login (Facebook, Twitter, Google+).

When you sign in using these services, a lot of your information is sent back and forth and shared. We don’t believe this to be necessary and we decided to add Persona instead of Facebook (for example.)

You can see it @ OneKontest, Twtvite, TwtBizCard, TwtQpon, Pibster, HashAwards, HashSurvey, 14Blocks, wotr.IO

HashAwards Adds Support for Twitter Cards

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:48:46 -0400

HashAwards is our Social Awards Platform that help you manage your own awards. We’ve now added support for Twitter Cards. So, if you look at a HashAward page @ twitter.com, so you see more description about who created it and what’s it about.

See an example below.

Another Reason to Use Twtvite

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:57:28 -0400

When organizing an event, you shouldn’t have to worry about managing your guest list too much. We’ve added another automatic message to ask people to confirm their presence IF there are people in the waiting list.

Twtvite automates as much of it as possible for you. So here’s what happens:

1) You set up your Twtvite page: you can have one type of ticket, multiple tickets, free, sell tickets, limit the number of tickets available, etc.

2) Share the event link with your followers. Ask a few people to help out spread the word. Every time somebody new RSVPs to your event, we ask them to share it with their followers (most people do it.)

3) We send out a couple of reminders about your event: 1 week and 1 day before the event. Here’s another chance for people to invite their followers (a lot of people RT those reminders)

4) If you have a limit to the number of tickets available, we automatically manage a waiting list. As people update their RSVPs, we notify the people in the waiting list that their RSVP has been confirmed. 2 days before the event, we send out a reminder that there are some people in the waiting list, so that if they’re no longer planning to attend, they should update their RSVP so others can join it.

5) On the day of the event, you can print out your confirmed guest list and nametags. All generated automatically for you!

6) Have fun at your event!

Twtvite Adds Notification Options

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:58:32 -0400

Hey guys, we have added an option for you to change your notification preferences in your profile. You must be logged in with the Twitter account for which you’d like to make the changes.

Twtvite sends out a few notifications, reminders, announcements to event organisers and users who RSVP to events. We understand some of you might not need those alerts, so we’re giving the option to disable them.

Here’s what they are:

New RSVP Alerts - We send out one DM per day with the number of new RSVPs to an event you’ve created.

Survey Results Alert - We automatically send out a survey to all of your attendees 6 hours after the event ends. The survey is available for 3 days. We send you a DM when the survey closes, so you can check the responses.

New Group Member Alerts - We send out one DM per day with the number of new members to a group you’ve created.

Announcements & Invitations - Event/Group organisers can send announcements or invitations to you. We send it on their behalf via DM, @reply or email.

Friendly Reminders - We send out 2 @reply, DM, or email per event that you’ve RSVP’ed. 1 week and 1 day before the event.

Kindly Requested Surveys - We create surveys about each event automatically. We send those 6 hours after the event is over. It’s sent via DM, @reply, or email.

Replace Your Business Cards by a #TwtBizCard

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:43:00 -0400

Everybody loves to hate Business Cards. It has its place, but for most part it’s a waste of paper, money as most people just throw them away after an event/conference. So, for a long time people have either tried to create business cards which stands out (odd shapes, thicker papers, etc) or replace it with something else.

Well, TwtBizCard might not be a replacement for all occasions, but we hope people will be able to start using it on informal settings.

So, how does it work?

There are two ways to exchange your contact information with TwtBizCard:

First, you can use our mobile-web and simply enter the Twitter username of the people you’d like to send your info to.

From there, you have the option to (1) simply save their info, (2) Also send yours, and (3) follow them on Twitter.

The second option is to include the #twtbizcard hashtag to your tweet. We will exchange contact info to any other user mentioned in that tweet.

That’s pretty much it. Then you can always reference back to everyone you’ve sent/received business cards.

OH, BTW: If you look at somebody’s TwtBizCard from your smartphone, you can actually make calls with just one click!

We have also replaced links to your profile on our other products (Twtpoll, Twtvite, OneKontest, etc) to your TwtBizCard. So in there, you can add links to other social networks you belong to: Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc.

So, go to twtbizcard.com to update your info and get started!

We're visiting SF. Want to connect?

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:56:28 -0400

We’re visiting San Francisco for the month of August. We’re here to connect with other startups and meet some of our users. Let us know if you’d like to go for a coffee. felipe[at]63squares.com

Twtvite Adds Support for Twitter Cards

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:43:29 -0400

Yesterday we’ve added support for Twitter Cards to OneKontest. Today, we’re adding it to Twtvite. Twitter Cards is a new feature by Twitter that allows you to see a summary of a link right from within Twitter.com

You can see an example of a Twtvite event below.

OneKontest Adds Support for Twitter Cards

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:18:44 -0400

Twitter has been rolling out a new feature called Twitter Cards, it basically allows you to see a summary of a link directly from within Twitter.com

Here’s an example of a OneKontest #Hashtag Contest going on right now:

Over the next week or so we’re going to add support for all of our other products as well. Twitter is rolling out this feature at batches, so if you can’t see it yet, don’t worry, it should be available to all users in the next few weeks.

BTW, if you don’t know about OneKontest, be sure to check it out if you’re planning to run contests on Twitter. We support the following types of contests:

#Hashtag Contests
Photo Contests
Trivia Contests
Feedback Contests

We now have an optimized version for our OneKontest mobile...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:15:13 -0400

We now have an optimized version for our OneKontest mobile users. The main action they want to take when accessing your contest on their mobile phones is to enter your contest. So, we have removed everything else from the mobile: Facebook comments, list recent entries, photos and main description about the contest.

If the user wants to see the full site, they can simply choose to load the entire page.

OneKontest Launches Photo Contests

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:06:13 -0400

OneKontest has added another type of contest to its Twitter contest platform. Here are the different types of contests you can already create with OneKontest:

#Hashtag Contest - users must tweet a hashtag
Tweet + Follow Contest - users must tweet a hashtag and follow an account
Trivia Contest - users must answer a trivia question correctly
Feedback Contest - users must answer a feedback question

And NOW:

Photo Contest - users must tweet a photo using a photo sharing app (twitpic, yfrog, pic.twitter, instagram) or upload their own photo. (See sample)

Your contest page will look similar to any other contest page. And as photos are tweet’ed, they display in a photo gallery. For the Photo Contest type, you have the option to have the winners being selected at random by us or to choose them yourself.

As always, let us know what you think!

HashAwards - Twitter Awards Platform

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:37:32 -0400

We’re launching this week and new Social Media tool to help businesses run promotions on Twitter. HashAwards allows any company to create and manage their own awards. Ever thought about creating your own ShortyAwards, Mashable Awards, the Oscars?

HashAwards uses Twitter to get nominations for your Awards. The top X nominees go to the second phase of the promotion where users can vote.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

Twtvite Widgets are back!!!

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:31:04 -0400

We have brought back the Twtvite Widgets! To embed your event info onto your website: Log in -> Go to your event page -> Click on the Tools drop-down menu at the top -> Choose Widgets & API

Then choose what you’d like to show in your Widget -> Get the code -> Paste it where you’d like it to display on your website!

Embed OneKontest onto your Website

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:23:06 -0400

Did you know that you can now embed OneKontest onto your Website? Simply create the code from our Widget tab: Contest Page > Tools > Widgets & API

Then choose what you want to include in your widget. Et voila!

Twtvite Small Updates

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:33:21 -0400

We have made a couple of small changes to the layout of your events @ Twtvite.

First: We have the most important information about your event front and center: When + Where. We have also added the ability for you to add your logo to the header of your groups or events.

Second: We created an Event #hashtag page where you can follow who’s talking about your event in real-time. To get to it, simply click on the #hashtag in your event page or go to: Tools > Live Feed (if you’re logged in across the top of your event page)

Hope you enjoy those small changes!

Create Coupons Online w/ TwtQpon

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:13:04 -0400

We just added a new type of online coupons to our platform. Besides Percentage Coupons, where you offer a % off the next purchase and Money Coupons, where you offer a $ amount off, we now let you offer a Free Product Coupons with the purchase of another product.

TwtQpon is fully integrated with Twitter and guarantees that your coupons will be shared on Twitter by making it a requirement to tweet in order to claim the coupons. Coupons can be used online or in-store, it depends on how you set it up.

Can you guess the two times they’ve used OneKontest based...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:25:51 -0400

Can you guess the two times they’ve used OneKontest based on their number of followers over time? :)

Twitter Robot Accounts Done Right!

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:46:33 -0400

Twitter bot accounts can be very annoying: auto-replies, auto-RTs, etc. But we have been using Twitter to send useful information to people using Twtvite. Meet our bot-team:

@TwtAlert - Sends quick reminders about an event you’ve RSVP’ed: one week and one day before the event.

@atgm Friendly Reminder. Best Tweetup at Best Burger is TOMORROW! twtvite.com/besttweetupmct
— Twtvite Reminders (@twtviteAlert) April 9, 2012

@TwtviteBot - Sends quick daily updates to event organisers about how many new RSVPs their event got in the past 24 hours.

@MatthewsYard Yay! You have 26 new RSVPs. Check it out @ twtvite.com/mylaunch210420…
— Twtvite Bot (@twtvitebot) April 9, 2012

@TwtviteSurvey - Twtvite automatically creates a TwtSurvey and sends it to all of your attendees 10 hours after the event.

@isagold Kindly requested. Feedback about #ChristiePawty twtpoll.com/u2iwqv
— Twtvite Survey (@twtviteSurvey) April 9, 2012

Support from hell…

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:54:37 -0400

Support from hell…

"Why do people think that they can make millions $$ with somebody else’s startup and that the..."

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:41:43 -0400

“Why do people think that they can make millions $$ with somebody else’s startup and that the people working on it are a bunch of morons who don’t know what they’re doing?”

10,000 Followers!

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:37:35 -0400

We noticed today that we were approaching the 10,000 followers mark, so we tweet’ed it out.

We’re 3 followers away from 10,000 #yay (don’t unfollow us. Tell somebody to follow us)
— Twtpoll (@twtpoll) April 3, 2012

A few minutes later somebody pointed out that she was our 10,000th follower. And we couldn’t let that moment go unnoticed…

We’re up to 10K followers! RT @CarysMeredith: @twtpoll I think may be 10,000?!
— Twtpoll (@twtpoll) April 3, 2012

So we gave @CarysMeredith an unlimited access to Twtpoll. Welcome to the family :)