May 2012
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Sonar, It's Your Birthday, Happy Birthday Sonar!
Hello, beautiful people of Sonar. Brett, here! Today we’re celebrating a whole year’s wild ride aboard the yellow submarine and we hope you’re partying with us! On this momentous occasion, we find ourselves right back where we launched, on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt New York. We have some awesome features for you that we hope you’ll love, but we’re also talking a bit about the bigger picture and...
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TechCrunch Disrupt NYC: Day 1
Usually the Sonar Crew suffers from a rather serious case of the Mondays, but today we’re feeling energized and excited for the week to come. Ah, the wonders of startup fever. Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt NY was filled with thought-provoking Fireside Chats from awe-inspiring CEO’s (such as Voxer’s Tom Katis and Tumblr’s David Karp), panels from the best in the biz (read: Gilt Groupe, Foursquare,...
Internet Week Recap!
Dear Friends,
It’s a grave day in NYC as yesterday marked the last day of Internet Week of HQ. What will we occupy our minds with now? We’ve momentarily set aside our tears to compile a list of some of our favorite panelsfrom Internet Week NY:
“The Future of Proximity”
Brett discussed frictionless proximity-based location sharing, aka endless possibilities, on day one of Internet Week; way to...
Sonar Spotlight: Oren Bennett!
Well, Happy Internet Week to all you wonderful Sonar fans! We’re super pumped about all the amazing panels (check out this presentation by Brett!), conferences, and classes IWNY has in store; and of course, making those oh-so-sweet Sonar connections. If you’re stranded at home or stuck at work, don’t you fret! We’ll be broadcasting at all of IWNY’s amazing events.
Here’s the latest community...
Get Ready for an Intergalactic Adventure
Hello beautiful Sonar users!
Anna here reporting from Sonar’s Intergalactic HQ. As Sonar’s new Marketing Intern, I’ll be running Sonar’s blog, Twitter, Facebook, and whatever else it takes to amplify Sonar’s social media presence. As my first week of work comes to a whirling end, I’ve come to one suitable conclusion: this place rocks.
You might think well of course she’d say that. But seriously,...
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They code, they blog, they go hiking!
Yes friends, we’re talking about good ole Team Sonar. Earlier this week, the team traded in their Macbooks for some old fashioned maps (on paper, no less!) and left behind the concrete jungle of NYC for the fern covered trails of Cold Spring, NY. We found a fortress, enjoyed babka and other snacks from the small deli Paul packed in his bag, walked till our legs felt like putty, and...
Sonar Spotlight: Joyce Sullivan!
In past Sonar spotlights we’ve featured students, activists, and startup enthusiasts. This week, say hello to the lovely Joyce Sullivan, founder and CEO of SocMediaFin, Inc. and a true Sonar power user. * Want to share your story? Shout out to @xsvengoechea. X to the O, the Sonar Crew
Joyce is a finance expert turned social media guru, working on educating the financial services industry in...
Team Sonar Does April
Hi friends,
Today is the first day of May - how did that happen? It seems only yesterday we were gearing up for SXSW, and then POOF! May! Things are about to get nutty at Sonar’s Intergalactic HQ, but before we get geared up for some exciting events, in case you missed it, here’s a fond look back at all the fun we had in April.
Here’s what went down:
Paul and Ben gave a talk at Columbia...
April 2012
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DAVID NORMAN in the Sonar Spotlight...Get into it!
Hello, Sonar pals. Welcome to another Sonar Spotlight, featuring none other than our most beloved users. We appreciate all of the love you give us, so we’re sending it right back at you. Here’s the latest in our series of Sonar community spotlights,* this week featuring David Norman, a Navy vet and currently a student at San Jose State University in Management Information Systems.
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Sonar @ Ad Age Digital 2012
This week we had the excellent opportunity to speak with some of the sharpest folks in digital advertising and marketing—the clever minds behind some of the world’s best brands—at the Advertising Age Digital conference in New York. Soooo… first of all: thanks, Ad Age friends! It was an honor to be included on an impressive agenda that included the likes...
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Live from Ithaca... SonarU Cornell celebrates...
Live from Ithaca, here’s an update from the SonarU Cornell team,* Ian Perry and Clayton Dubin! This was Ithaca’s first official 4sq Day and the team made sure it was a memorable one. They managed to throw together a hopping event in a super short period of time, complete with check in specials, games, prizes, and even a Mayor’s proclamation for Ithaca. *Want to share the Sonar love at your school,...
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Sonar Does Foursquare Day - Spotlight on LA!
Today’s post features some of our pals working on foursquare day. The big day is coming up and we’re pumped to be involved at a few events this year. Things are getting pretty crazy here in the office in NYC, but we wanted to include you in on the fun. Repping the West Coast, our pals running 4sqDay LA sent us an update from California we just had to share.
Reporting from Los Angeles,...
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Sonar Campus Captains at the University of...
Calling all students! Remember that nifty Campus Captain program we told you about not too long ago? Now that we’re officially up and running, we’d like to introduce you to the students bringing Subby to a campus near you.* First up, the University of Michigan.
*Want to be one of the first to bring Sonar to your school? Get in touch!
Nung Yoo, Kahlin Naidoo and Dimitry Slavin of...
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In this week's Sonar Spotlight, BRIAN FITZGERALD's...
Yep, it’s that time again, you beautiful Sonar fans, you. Time for another Sonar Spotlight where we get to know the wonderful folks who make up our Sonar community - you!* Up this week, BRIAN FITZGERALD, head of Digital Networking and Mobilization for Greenpeace International. Throw your hands together, friends. *As always, tweet @xsvengoechea if you’d like to be featured, or would like to...
March 2012
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Sonar Spotlight, Friday Edition: Leiti Hsu!
Hey Sonar fans, welcome to the second installment of Sonar Spotlight, where we feature stories about fantastic folks like you!* Meet Leiti Hsu, a gregarious pleased-to-meet-you kind of gal who is all about connecting with others. Leiti likes delicious food, beautiful things, and sharing experiences. A former consultant, Leiti switched gears and jumped into the startup world as the 10th employee at...
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Calling all Sonar enthusiasts -- Join Sonar Crew!
Love Sonar? Help us spread the love - become a member of the Sonar Crew! We’re looking for Sonar enthusiasts to test out new features, help us build buzz and spread the word on meeting new people with Sonar. Sound good? It gets better. As a member, you’ll get to:
Access and test new product features before they go live to the general public
Say cheese for the camera if we pick you as a...
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Tweet Love
We asked those of you itching to get our Android beta to write us a little tweet poem about why you dig Sonar, and oh, rhyming tweets never looked so good. Cheers to Katie Gore Waxer for her tweet poem (tweet rap?), below. Finger snaps, Katie! Android beta coming your way.
We’ve got more beta invites to give out - holler at us, future Sonar Shakespeares and Jay-Zs!
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OH HEY THERE, KAYLA DANIELS, you’re in the Sonar...
Hi Sonar fans! Sonar is all about getting to know people, so we want to get to know you! We love you so much we wanted to start shouting from the rooftops and singing your praises. Turns out blogging is much more effective for that sort of thing, so here we are… Without further ado, we give you the first in a series* of Sonar community spotlights.
*Want to be featured? Holler at your...
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Sonar is hiring a community/content/social media...
Are you a social media junkie, fully-networked and fluent with the latest social technologies? A great storyteller who likes to meet new people online and off? If so, we’d love to chat with you. Sonar is a mobile startup that helps you learn about and connect with like-minded people nearby. We are always on the hunt for talented people, and right now we are in search of a social media intern and...
Proud to Have the Best Users in the World… Here’s...
Oh, Sonar users, how we love you so. We have been absolutely amazed, astonished and astounded by the excellent feedback we’ve received on the new features and changes to the Sonar app we rolled out last week. Quite frankly, we’d like to give you all a hug. Or a high five, depending on your comfort level with sharing personal space. We love you.
We wanted to take this opportunity to address an...
Sonar Storms into Stormy SXSW, Leaves Sunburnt and...
Hey, team Sonar took SXSW by storm! Oh, wait, that was an actual storm. According to locals, the March weekend during which the tech industry descended upon Austin in mobs was one of the worst, weather-wise, in memory. Opportunistically, er, we mean out of the kindness of our heart, we took it upon ourselves to provide Sonar-branded umbrellas to a few lucky (drenched) individuals. Though we wish...
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Hey International Friends, we're here for you!
We’ve heard your pleas - never fear, international users, we’ve got you covered!
If you’re a user running your phone in a language other than English, you’ll have noticed a little snag accessing Sonar. Mea culpa, friends! We want everyone anywhere to get to experience the magic of Sonar, so rest assured, we are working on it!
In the meantime, here’s a quick fix for...
Sonar Takes SXSW With New Features, Android Beta!
Hey, hey Sonar friends, family, crew and passers by! It’s a good day to be on the sub.
Today we’re announcing some super sweet upgrades to the Sonar you already know and love, in an effort to make Sonar even more useful, helpful, and un-live-without-able, if you can even possibly imagine it.
The main thing you’ll notice as the new version of Sonar rolls out this week is the addition of a People...
February 2012
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Launching SonarU - Apply to be a Campus Captain!
Newsflash! We’re launching a new program for college students itching to get real world startup experience. Welcome to SonarU!
Sonar is taking off, and we’re coming to a school near you! We think the world is changing, and so is how we connect with others. And college, well, it’s all about the people. Whether you are a freshman or a senior, whether you’re at a school-sponsored orientation or...
January 2012
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Sonar is looking for an MBA marketing intern!
Are you an MBA student, obsessed with location-based technology, mobile apps and what the future holds for new ways to connect with people nearby?
Are you full of ideas around building communities through social media, fresh techniques for customer development, and the perfect mix for optimizing user acquisition?
Are you so enthusiastic about getting involved in New York’s awesome tech community...
December 2011
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Join us at the AdMonsters #OPSMobile event on...
AdMonsters is a great organization and global community of online advertising leaders passionate about ad technology and operations. We’re partnering with AdMonsters for their OPS Mobile event tomorrow in New York, as a resource to help attendees get the most out of their networking. One industrious networker will even win a prize for making the most connections!
Some of the best Sonar...
November 2011
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Sonar Teams Up with WIRED!
Who isn’t obsessed with WIRED Magazine? We’ve been nerding out over the hard copy—and now we dig the fab iPad issues—since we could read (which was around when it launched, in January 1993…what?). We had the chance to work with WIRED last June when we were featured at NExTWORK, an event they put on with The Economist, alongside Sean Parker, Bre from MakerBot, Jimmy Fallon, Internet...
You’re Looking at the Latest & Greatest...
We couldn’t be prouder to be the recipients of the ad:tech Innovation Award for Mobile!
Last week, we were invited to present as part of the Startup Spotlight Series at the massive annual advertising trade show, ad:tech New York 2011. ad:tech is an interactive advertising and technology exhibition and the largest gathering of digital marketers from around the world. Javits was PACKED!
Hundreds...
October 2011
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Feature Focus: The Itty Bitty Goodies You May Have...
Last month, we introduced a new version of the app. The BIG news was that we added LinkedIn, but we also made a bunch of small adjustments you may have missed. Here’s the rundown:
See Facebook Likes. This feature is often obscured by people’s Facebook settings, but, when it’s not, you can see someone’s Likes, including what you have in common. Great conversation starter. And a neat thing...
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September 2011
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People You May Know
Well, they did it again. Facebook updated their user interface and everyone is dizzy trying to figure out where to find things. (I, personally, like this update) With all the hullaballu, it’s easy to forget what we love about the service and why we spend so much time on it. Namely: faces, people, connections and communication.
And even with the multitude of features popping up every...
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Power Networkers, REJOICE! LINKEDIN is here.
Since our launch, Sonar users from industries ranging from tech to event planning to real estate have asked to see their LinkedIn connections on Sonar. Many thanks for all the words of encouragement and awesome feedback. We’re happy to put your some of your suggestions into action!
Today, we pushed Sonar version 1.1, including LinkedIn, to the Apple store. Go get it and take your...
August 2011
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Sonar + Twitter = MAGIC
Some users have had questions whether or not to add Twitter to their Sonar account. Below is a run down of all the awesomeness you get from connecting to the two. Even if you’ve already connect them, check it out! You might learn something new!
Profiles
Linking Twitter pulls other Twitter users’ profiles. Press on the profile and scroll up to read more. You get a quick run down of everyone...
June 2011
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Impromptu Rendezvous at Pain Quotidien
Here at Sonar, we’re really excited about the way Sonar helps make connections happen. You might even call it “magical.” We are so excited about how people are using Sonar to connect, we’d like to share some of those connections with you!! Here’s but one of the many real life connections facilitated by Sonar this month:
@Trace_Cohen is a publicist, social media fanatic...
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“Duh. I know my girlfriend is here. We just...
You already know that Sonar shows you your hidden connections when you check in through the Sonar app, but you may not know that, even when you check in through another compatible service (just Foursquare for now), you get a “ping” from Sonar telling you if one of your friends is at the same location. To illustrate: You’re flying from L.A. to Cleveland to visit your family for Father’s Day....
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Helping you more easily connect
Here at Sonar, our #1 priority is User Experience: helping you easily connect to people nearby. We’re constantly compiling user feedback and thinking about how we can make Sonar’s current and future functionality better for you, the user. From time to time, we will have updates or new features that require a more in-depth explanation than the description on the iTunes store. When that happens,...
May 2011
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Calling all engineers!
Sonar makes conversation. It shows you how you’re related to people nearby through shared networks on Facebook and Twitter, and helps you start conversations around those relationships and interests. These are conversations that we hope will yield your next lifelong friend, your next business partner, your spouse.
Imagine Sonar’s engineering team just enlisted you to help bring the...
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Hello World!
Next time you go out, take a look at the faces around you. One of those faces could be your future business partner, your next big investor, or maybe even your future wife. Our mission is to help you meet that person.
Sonar is a mobile application that uncovers the hidden connections you share with people nearby.
We bottle the 1000s of connections that you miss every day- friends, friends...