Thoughts on DEMO Fall 2012

I went through some of the DEMO 2012 companies.  Here are the ones I find most interesting:

YouBetMe: Facilitates betting on anything with your friends

RecBob: app/platform for managing recreational sports

The Taploid: turns your facebook feeds into Onion-esque tabloids

ube: app/platform for managing multiple connected devices

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