• Read more about Our Lucky Number is 158: Mobomo Made the 2013 Inc. 500 List!

We have waited in line, stood before the bouncer, and made it inside—we’re on the list! After nearly 5 years of building and sprinting, we’re on the Inc. 500 list for 2013. Out of 5000 companies nationwide, Mobomo was named the 158th fastest growing private company in the United States. This is no small feat. Inc. magazine measures success based on revenue growth between 2009 and 2013, one of the toughest economic times in US history. Not only did we break the top 5%, but we were also named:

• 14th fastest growing software company in the United States
• 7th fastest growing company in Maryland
• 15th fastest growing company in the Washington, DC, metro area

We’re truly humbled by this recognition. We couldn’t have done it without all our supporters. To our fans, clients, partners, referrers, family, and staff—everyone that has helped us make it this far—we say THANK YOU.

Today, we are standing on the shoulders of all our supporters and we won’t forget that. Let’s continue bringing our A-game to make killer products together.

About the Inc. 500 List: The Inc. 500|5000 List is published each year by Inc. Magazine and is comprised of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The 2013 list is based on revenue growth from 2009 to 2012. Inc magazine has published this list for over 30 years.

See Mobomo’s Inc.com profile at: http://www.inc.com/profile/mobomo

• Read more about TNW Draft

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• Read more about Mobile exceeds Desktop Viewers for NASA LADEE Launch

The NASA Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) was launched at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.

52% of people watching the launch over the internet were viewing it on mobile devices. Mobile and tablet accounted for 64%.

The desktop days are going away fast…

• Read more about Mobile Exceeds Desktop Viewers for NASA LADEE Launch

The NASA Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) was launched at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.

52% of people watching the launch over the internet were viewing it on mobile devices. Mobile and tablet accounted for 64%

Gone are the days of the desktop.

• Read more about See You In Madison!

We're very excited to be sponsoring Madison Ruby this year. Held August 22nd through the 24th, the conf is full of great talks including "Improv"e Your Organization by Jesse Shternshus, “Don't Despair - Pairing With Team Members Possessing Disparate Skills” with Elisabeth Hendrickson and Pat Maddox, and many others.

Intridea Fellow Anthony Nyström and I (Robert Dempsey) will be working the Intridea table, handing out some swag, taking in the sessions, having some drinks with the fine folks, and helping you integrate our open source projects into your apps.

Be sure to stop by our table and say hello! Oh, and I'll have my Leap Motion controller with me too :)

About Madison Ruby

Madison Ruby Conference is a more than one track conference committed to bringing together two great communities. The conference will showcase to locals the assets of the Ruby community and allow visitors to Madison a chance to experience one of the best, brainiest, and least expensive places in the US to live and work.

Learn more about the conf and see the speaker lineup here >>

• Read more about MoDevTablet in Seattle

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Mobomo presented at MoDevTablet in Seattle.

• Read more about Creating Stately, A Symbol Font

Stately is a symbol font that makes it easy to create a map of the United States using only HTML and CSS. Each state can be styled independently with CSS for making simple visualizations. And since it's a font, it scales bigger and smaller while staying sharp as a tack.

In this video, Ben Markowitz talks about creating Stately, and how to use it.

More About Ben

Ben Markowitz has always loved being creative, even from a young age. From working with pencil and paper, to Legos, and then on to his first computer, an Apple IIgs he was always exploring new ways to draw out his vision and create interesting designs.

Ben attended James Madison University where he studied Computer Science and Interactive Multimedia, combining his love of technology and design.

After school Ben worked for Circuit City on their national eCommerce site. He then spent several years with Royall & Company, a marketing agency in Richmond, VA, designing and developing online marketing programs for colleges and universities across the country.

Today Ben makes his home in Harrisonburg, VA with his wife and two small children. When he is not designing he enjoys photography and outdoor activities like canoeing, hiking, and snowboarding.

• Read more about Intridea Representing In The Steel City

On August 16 & 17th, you can catch me, Robert Dempsey, representing Intridea at the Steel City Ruby Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. I’ll have some swag with me as well as my Leap Motion, so be sure to find me to partake.

The conf has an awesome lineup of speakers includes Avdi Grimm, Jim Weirich, Carina C. Zona, Kerri Miller, and many more. Thankfully the conf is a single track so we don’t have to choose between talks - we get them all!

Attendees are also treated to a party Friday night, which looks like it might be off the hook as Saturday we get to sleep in :)

For those that might be wondering “what’s in Pittsburgh?”, have no fear - VisitPittsburgh.com has you (and me) covered.

About Steel City Ruby

Inviting Rubyists from across the land to a two-day conference in the heart of the Steel City - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With an emphasis on learning and conversation, Steel City Ruby Conf is the ultimate community experience for Rubyists of all skill levels.

Learn more about Steel City Ruby Conf and the excellent lineup of speakers here. And when you’re there, be sure to say hello!

• Read more about An Introvert's Guide to Working Remote

Introverts have it made when it comes to working remote, right? We don’t thrive on socialization; in fact we can go days without talking. Small talk is exhausting and people popping in and out of our cubicle is just a tad annoying.

So what’s more ideal than working in PJs and never faking your way through another convo at the coffee maker?! (don’t lie, you know you strategically came in early just to avoid this!)

Well, speaking from experience, once it's gone, you kind of wish you had it back (gasp). Yes, it's awesome working on your own schedule and being inspired to work when you WANT to work, but the lack of human contact, even for an introvert, can quickly grow old.

So what’s an introvert to do? Well, never fear! You really can have it all. It just takes a little ingenuity…

1. Be Intentional

Don’t work from home EVERY day. Brush your teeth, put some shoes on, and set up camp at your local coffee shop. Create a weekly schedule, with daily locations, and stick to it. Find a co-working space, café, park, whatever! Just be consistent and intentionally put yourself in social situations.

2. Smile

Take those headphones off and make eye contact with the people around you; the cashier, barista, UPS driver, even your neighbor! I know, I know, crazy talk. But seriously, do you know who makes your latte every morning? Chat it up with your barista and see how his day’s going! There are plenty of opportunities for you to socialize with other people, wherever you are!

3. Do scary things

For us introverts, new social setting can quickly become intimidating, but fight the voice that says, “just stay home and hang out with your Netflix friends.” Step outside your comfort zone; join a climbing gym, running club, art studio, bow-hunting team, anything! Just find something that excites (or scares) you and jump into it!

Connecting in the remote world is tough enough; add a layer of introversion and it gets even trickier! Thus, finding ways to interact with people, beyond social media and the virtual world is the only way to survive. We are innately social beings, even us introverted folks, so do yourself a favor; take a risk, smile, and say hello.