Interview with Gimigo founder Lukas Dickie – Tiecon Midwest 2010

Gimigo founder and CEO, Lukas Dickie, talks to Mateen Syed at TiEcon Midwest 2010 after winning a TiE20 Industry Award.

 

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Gimigo is a TiE20 Industry Awards Winner

On behalf of your vote and support, we are truly honored to announce that Gimigo is a TiE20 Industry Awards Winner in the Software segment.

Selected from more than 1,000 nominated companies, the TiE20 winners represent the most enterprising startup companies in four focus segments: Internet, Media, Mobile and Software. The TiE20 winners will be honored at TiECon 2010 on Friday, October 29, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at The Henry in Dearborn, Michigan. A full list of the TiE20 winners is available at http://bit.ly/bWLFFS

TiE20 are an elite group of Top 20 Early Stage Startups recognized and awarded from thousands of nominees at the annual TiEcon Midwest — one of the largest entrepreneurship focused conferences in the region attracting successful Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and Industry Executives.

We are proud to share this award with you. Again, thank you for your vote and your inspirational support!

Tags: Gimigo, personal information, privacy, TiE, TiEcon

TECHdotMN: Can this Minnesota startup raise 500k in crowd sourced capital?

October 4, 2010 | by Son Huynh

In the wake of Facebook privacy issues, one Minnesota startup aims to bring meaning to the phrase “control of your information.”

Most people have several email addresses, at least two phone numbers, one current address (along with numerous previous ones) and somewhere between five and twenty online accounts that this information is scattered across. If an address or phone number were to change, the information in those accounts would become stale. Because of this, information handled this way can become unmanageable and people tend to lose control of it. Gimigo was created to overcome this very problem. FULL STORY

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TiEcon 2010 Midwest selects Gimigo as promising startup for TiE 20 Award

TiEcon 2010 Midwest selects Gimigo as promising startup chosen to go to next round of judging for TiE 20 Award. TiE Midwest 20 will showcase 20 of the most promising startup companies across five focus segments.

This year’s focus segments are: Internet, Software, Mobile and Media. The 20 companies are selected from 250 emerging start-ups chosen through a rigorous screening process from industry experts. TiE 20 winners will be honored with awards of excellence in front of hundreds of Entrepreneurs, VCs, Angels, Industry Experts and Professionals at TiECon Midwest 2010.

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Gimigo Founder and CEO to speak at 2010 Secure360°™ Conference May 11, 2010

Nationally-known Security Experts Presenting at Secure360°

Lukas J. Dickie (Founder and CEO, Gimigo) is scheduled to speak at the 2010 Secure360°™ Conference to be held at the St. Paul RiverCentre on May 11-12, 2010, along with featured speakers Bruce Schneier (Chief Security Technology Officer, BT) and Alan Paller (Director of Research, SANS Institute).

The conference is planning on 600+ attendees, including Fortune 500, Private/Public Sector and security/IT consulting firms.

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Massachusetts data safety regulations go into effect March 1, 2010

Effective March 1, 2010, organizations (including out-of-state organizations) that handle personal information about Massachusetts residents are required to comply with 201 CMR 17.00 Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth.

Personal Information (PI) in 201 CMR 17.00 is: “a Massachusetts resident’s first name and last name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements that relate to such resident: (a) Social Security number; (b) driver’s license number or state-issued identification card number; or (c) financial account number, or credit or debit card number, with or without any required security code, access code, personal identification number or password, that would permit access to a resident’s financial account; provided, however, that “Personal information” shall not include information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available information, or from federal, state or local government records lawfully made available to the general public.”

Gimigo protects your customers personal information while keeping it accurate, safe, and secure. For more information on how to comply with the new Massachusetts data safety regulations, in addition to other state and international data privacy issues, call toll-free at 1-866-944-6446 or visit online at http://www.gimigo.com.

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Happy holidays to more than 250,000 Gimigo amigo’s worldwide

When we launched the Gimigo® Network in June 2008, we started out with a simple, earnest mission: to ensure personal information is accurate, safe, and secure. Now just 18 months later, we’ve connected more than 250,000 people and businesses worldwide with accurate personal information.

Yet, as we near the new year I’m reminded of the thrilling journey ahead. The days of those pesky bulky phones you put on your desk or hang on the wall (landlines) are soon coming to an end, as mobile phones and voice-over-IP are welcomed with hands-free calling. Grandparents are demanding their own personal computers so as not to argue who gets more Internet time. And, finally, people are waking up to the importance of their personal information.

Personal information, whether it’s your name or phone number, is truly important. It defines your physical, worldly you. It’s how you connect with family and friends, it allows you to do business, and it’s how businesses make money. And, as world economies and societies continue to merge, your personal information will be of paramount significance.

So as we venture into 2010 and the years to come, we’ll continue to listen to your feedback and build the most sophisticated personal information network made with absolute simplicity and safety in mind for you.

You and those you connect with will benefit from accurate, personal information that is safe and secure.

Happy holidays from Gimigo!

Lukas J. Dickie

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Burst Media Study Reveals That 80% of Web Users Are Concerned about Privacy Online

Burst Media, a leading provider of advertising representation, services and technology to independent Web Publishers, released the results from a survey it conducted about online privacy. The survey was administered to over 4,000 web users with the purpose of better understanding how privacy impacts a web user’s Internet experience, as well as its impact on advertisers. In addition to finding that privacy is a significant concern amongst web users, the survey also revealed that concern increases with the age of the respondent.

“The vast majority (80.1%) of web surfers indicated concern about the privacy of their personal information such as age, gender, income and web surfing habits. Concern about privacy is prevalent among all age segments, and increased with the respondent’s age from 67.3% among respondents 18-24 years to 85.7% of respondents 55 years and older.
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The survey also found that most web users believe web sites are tracking their behavior online. Three out of five (62.5%) respondents indicated it is likely that a web site they visit collects information on how they navigate and interact with it.”

To view the full copy of Burst’s Online Insights report on privacy visit http://www.burstmedia.com/research/current.asp.

SOURCE: Burst Media

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Gimigo on TV!

We’ve been so busy with development projects this year that we completely forgot to post “Gimigo on TV!” Over the summer, a couple of us from Gimigo came together to help out the Waseca All-School Reunion committee and improve the way they connect with alumni. Gimigo was a perfect match to handle their alumni database, so we built a clean and easy-to-use interface on top of Gimigo’s technology. Not only did everything work smoothly, we were also on the evening news! Go, Go, Gimigo! :-)

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