The year has barely risen, but Techvibes has already named AppSocial’s CEO as one of the 10 Digital Media People to Watch in BC in 2010. The article credits AppSocial and Ian Bell for their 1st Runner-Up award at the November 2009 DigiBC Fusion Forum, where 20 selected companies presented for investors from around the globe and contestants ranked by those investors.
Bell finds himself among a list of notable global technology leaders including Flickr co-founder and visionary Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of leading eCommerce platform developer Elastic Path Harry Chemko, Wesley Clover investor Owen Matthews, and Hootsuite creator Ryan Holmes.
“Building a startup is a humbling experience,” said Ian Bell “however it’s with great pride that the whole crew at AppSocial can receive this commendation of our team’s leadership even as we are still building what we know is going to become a very exciting and disruptive service.”
AppSocial is presently preparing to launch Tingle, in late January or early February.
Ian has promised that this recognition will not result in his wearing suits more often.