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How do you turn a profit? Nimble ChaCha finds answer
March 24, 2012
Chris O'Malley
After six hard years, the locally based Q&A service has positive earnings and expects revenue to more than double
this year. Founder and entrepreneur Scott Jones reveals how the firm turned the corner.
Senate to consider ban of texting while driving
January 27, 2011
Associated PressPrevious attempts to ban texting while driving have cleared the House but met resistance from conservative leaders in the
Senate. It will get a hearing this year, Sen. David Long said.
MoreIndiana House OKs bill to ban texting while driving
January 25, 2011
Associated PressIndiana drivers would not be allowed to send or read text messages on mobile phones under legislation that cleared the Indiana
House on Tuesday.
MoreSalvation Army hopes technology boosts fundraising
November 18, 2010
Andrea Muirragui DavisAfter falling short of its fundraising goal last year, Salvation Army of Indiana is unveiling a text-to-give promotion and
a social media campaign in hopes of ringing up gifts from new donors.
MoreChaCha lands $20 million venture investment
October 14, 2010
IBJ StaffThe funding comes from new investors VantagePoint Venture Partners and Rho Ventures. Since its inception in December 2005,
ChaCha has raised more than $50 million, including $7 million earlier this year from a venture capital fund.
MoreEnforcement lax on teen-driver mobile-phone ban
August 2, 2010
Associated PressIndiana State Police report ticketing only one driver for violating the cell phone ban, and a state agency that tracks infractions
for 160 police departments could find just two other citations.
MoreText donations are new frontier for not-for-profits
March 20, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure plans to unveil what might be the first such “text-to-donate”
option offered among local not-for-profits.
MoreCarmel tech firm takes coupons into digital era
July 6, 2009
Chris O'MalleyCarmel-based mobile marketer Tetherball has deployed a program using
a radio frequency identification device that can measure in detail to what extent customers redeem loyalty and rewards offers.
MoreLet us bow our heads and text in unison
April 27, 2009
Tim AltomA friend of mine is a minister and an expert on church management and growth. During one of our discussions, it struck me
how much starting and running a church is very like running a business. There are the same problems with morale, with retention,
with site selection, finance, marketing and growth pains. And with technology.
MoreCompany banks on targeted texting
February 23, 2009
Whitney LeeSteven Dickerson realized the potential for mobile advertisements when he saw his daughter texting.
MoreChaCha trims employees, modifies biz plan
November 17, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerSearch engine ChaCha lays off employees, cuts perks, begins limiting its free answers to clients
MoreSymphony tries out texting
November 17, 2008
Sean Newhouse, associate conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, invited concert goers to send a text message to
vote for their finale favorite.
MoreWe're losing art of letter-writing
November 3, 2008
No one writes real letters anymore, and that will make the history of today less rich and meaningful for future generations.
More'Instant gratification moments' key to ChaCha's biz strategy
September 1, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerCarmel-based ChaCha Search Inc. has been winning accolades and enough teen fans to rival Hannah Montana. But none of that
makes it apparent how the company can make money giving free answers to random cell phone queries.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?