Recently, we had the amazing opportunity to enjoy a Pittsburgh Pirates game on a beautiful night from a swanky suite! We enjoyed some delicious food, frosty beverages, and sweet desserts to celebrate all of our hard work this year. Whales not only know how to work hard, but how to play hard, too!

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Paywhale featured in the June issue of Wired Magazine

Google had a busy first day at its annual I/O Developer’s Conference in San Francisco yesterday. The keynote was packed with announcements of enhancements to Google services. 

Some of the highlights:

Google Maps

With the new Google Maps you can create a tailored map for each search and click you make. When you search for certain things, you will see recommendations based on what you or your friends have reviewed. The more you use it, the better it gauges your interests.

Cool feature: It shows clouds hovering over the world in real time and displays how Earth looks ...

The mobile world is an increasingly important platform to use to reach consumers. Gone are the days when you have to wait to get home to read your email, book a plane ticket, or check your mail for coupons. Now, consumers can just pull out their smart phones.

How about these apples:
-70% of American consumers want to receive offers on their smart phones
-92% of consumers shop via their smart phones

As you can see, it is essential for companies to have a solid mobile marketing strategy if they want to stay current. 

We know mobile can be intimidating ...

Great article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette! Does anyone in your office telecommute?

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/telecommuting-workers-given-more-control-over-when-and-where-they-work-680629/

Last night Jill and I had the pleasure of attending Pittsburgh Film Office’s Lights! Glamour! Action! 2013 at Heinz Field. This year’s event included exciting auction items available to bid on using the latest in technology. From signed movie memorabilia to sports tickets, guest could see the items up close and then use their cell phones to view the status of an item or place bids. 

Registration was very simple- we signed up quickly with one of the company’s team members by giving our name and mobile number. Immediately we received a message instructing us how to ...

By the end of 2013, there will be more mobile devices than people on Earth. Smartphones are taking over the lives of consumers. They are being used to surf the web, shop, Instagram anything and everything, and to post on social networks (does anyone ever make calls on smartphones anymore?).

With that being said, it is no surprise that smartphones are now taking the place of our wallets. Mobile payments are estimated to become a $1 trillon business by 2015 in the United States. 

Shopping for products on your smartphone is nothing new. However, making mobile payments - in which mobile ...

There are 19 shopping days left until Christmas. Don’t panic, Songwhale has a list of the Top 15 gadgets and accessories for anyone on your list!

iPhone 5- We had to include this on the list. Since its release in September, it has been flying off the shelves. With a bigger screen and faster speed, it’s an improvement on the always-stellar iPhone line. It’s easily the hottest and most wanted gift.

Fitbit Zip Wireless Activity Tracker- The perfect gift for any fitness buff on your list. The wireless tracker counts your steps, the distance you travel, and ...

For this year’s election, we’ve been noticing a new trend thanks to rapid changing technology - online donating. 

We discovered a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project of those who donated to campaigns that found Democrats were actually more likely to donate online than Republicans.

Now, this isn’t about who we think you should or shouldn’t vote for or which party we align with, but we agree with Pew that more people from both parties are using mobile resources in a more efficient way than previous campaigns.

When the opportunities are there, seize them ...