Jeb Ory

Jeb Ory



Jeb Ory is a contributing writer at Techli.com. He is also cofounder of 5Degrees and founder Phone 2 Action, a new mobile advocacy platform. When he’s not working with his startups, you can find him swimming or snowboarding. Jeb lives in Sacramento, CA.@jebory.

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  • digital learning

    The Prospects Of Digital Learning

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    The concept of digital learning is taking over political discussions about education, and startups are rushing to fill the gap.

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  • likes

    “Likes” App Debuts at Macworld

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    I caught up with the co-founders of WillowTree Apps, an independent developer out of Charlottesville, VA. They were at Macworld to show off Likes, an app that scans your Facebook friend graph and aggregates all of your friends–and friends of friends–likes by category and location. WillowTree has 30 employees, mostly developers, and are one of [...]

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    Quick Reactions From Macworld

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    San Francisco, CA— Moscone Center West Yesterday, I saw previews of a number of interesting Apple-related products that could gain traction in 2012 at the Macworld preview event held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, CA. Products that stood out from the rest: PDFpen by Smile Software for iPad which allows PDFs to be [...]

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  • tablets

    Trending Tech In The Workplace

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    The ubiquitous nature of smartphone and tablets is driving behavioral changes at an unprecedented pace. We are trending towards using one device for everything (see the Kleiner Perkins graph below). And the device needs to move seamlessly back and forth between work, home life, leisure activities, and everything else that we do on a daily basis. [...]

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    CEO Sunday: Lessons From the Inside

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    This summer, The App House rebranded to 5Degrees, a mobile and web-based platform designed to make staying connected to everyone that matters to you easy. During June and July, 5Degrees had employees, interns, and partners ranging in age from 17 to 47. Much more like an extended family unit than a traditional technology startup, our [...]

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