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Posts Tagged ‘app’

Oakland woman accusing Lyft driver of attempted kidnapping petitions for changes to ride-sharing app

By Brian Perlman | September 3, 2018 | 1
Amanda Wood, Brittney Sundquist’s close friend and roommate, started an online petition to add a female driver option to the Lyft app.

Bay Area women make a strong case for ride-sharing app changes, informed by harrowing personal experience.

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New Oakland app offers quick look at campaign finances

By Justin Whiteman | September 9, 2014
Lauren Angius and her team

A group of “volunteer civic hackers” launches app comparing campaign finance data in Oakland.

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Oakland company rolls out Rockbot, a social jukebox app for deejaying in-store music

By Aaron Mendelson | January 2, 2013 | 1
Rockbot CEO Garret Dodge (right) with Interaction Designer Will Roman, outside Rockbot's downtown Oakland office

A few years ago, developers Garrett Dodge and Ketu Patel were working on a mobile app called Fido Factor, which helps dog lovers find canine-friendly parks and stores. But then one night at a bar Patel realized there was a bigger problem that needed solving. “One of the things that Ketu had noticed was that…

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