iChange News Bites

iChange was acquired by Herbalife. This is a great outcome for the company, our investors, as well as the iChange team, all of whom have joined Herbalife. Our model of creating a health-related social media experience around health coaches turned out to be a perfect fit for HLF on April 25

Thanks to everyone that supported us at the Vator Splash event. We placed 3rd in the voting among a group of other terrific companies. Hats off to Bambi and the Vator team for pulling of a great event. on May 14

Thanks everyone for all the votes for the vator competition. It looks like we finished in the top 15 so now get a shot at the top 10. on May 07

Hi iChange followers: If you get a moment, please vote for us in the Vator Splash Competition. The top 15 vote-getters are then considered by a panel to present at the Vator Splash event. You can vote at: http://vator.tv/competition/vator-splash Thanks for your support! on May 04

I blogged today on the evolution of weight loss programs (and more generally health management programs) from the tapeworm diet to today's virtual support systems. http://www.ichange.com/blog/2010/04/30/history-of-weight-loss/ on April 30

Our site visits have doubled over the last couple of weeks driven primarily by higher engagement from our registered users. The new social gaming elements are encouraging more activity on the site as people get rewarded for accomplishing tasks and helping other members. on April 21

iChange just entered the Vator Splash competition, referred to as the American Idol for startups. Please vote for us if you think we are the Kelly Clarkson,or even the Clay Aiken of startups. Go to: http://vator.tv/competition/vator-splash and scroll down. Thanks! on April 14

We are looking for a great web developer/software engineer to be based out of our office in the South Bay of Los Angeles. Please forward to anyone you know who may be interested. Resumes can be sent to careers@ichange.com. on March 29

When to move into another category? We frequently get the question when we plan to extend into another vertical like diabetes management. My answer so far has been, 'when we feel ready'. Not very strategic, but I want to feel like we've nailed nutrition before moving on. on March 23

iChange members reported losing their first 1,000 pounds last week. on February 24

Collecting great data on viral customer acquisition on iChange. Initially concerned that the social stigma of 'weight loss' would be too great for people to invite friends, but that does not seem to be the case. on February 16

iChange closed its seed funding round and hired CEO Stu MacFarlane on February 02