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• How does Doctor On Demand make money?

  by Steven Loeb, January 24, 2015

  Doctor On Demand charges a flat $40 fee, then takes 25% of each visit

  One of the companies in this space is Doctor On Demand, a healthcare service that provides video visits with board-certified physicians, psychologists, and lactation consultants on a patient's smartphone, tablet or computer. All the patients have to do is download the app, provide a list of their symptoms and they will be instantly connected to a board-certified doctor in their state or they can schedule

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• Expedia buys Travelocity from Sabre for $280 million

  by Steven Loeb, January 24, 2015

  Expedia had been powering Travelocity's technology platforms, and giving it access to its programs

  This is a clear sign of an over saturated space, with a multitude of websites all showing generally the same information in the same manner, consolidating itself. Pretty soon it will likely come down to Expedia and Priceline, a company that has been making some pretty high profile acquisitions of its own, including the $2.6 billion purchase of restaurant reservation service OpenTable last year.

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• The holographic display market to reach $3.57B by 2020

  by Ane Howard, January 23, 2015

  Microsoft recently announced HoloLens, its own augmented reality goggles for consumers

  On the heels of the recent Microsoft announcement that the company is bringing its own augmented reality goggles, called HoloLens, to market sometime this year, it looks like this will be a good business decision for the company, as the market is set to grow quickly in the coming years. As the old saying goes: numbers don't lie, and these are impressive ones. The Holographic display market will rea

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• Microsoft buys Revolution Analytics for big data

  by Steven Loeb, January 23, 2015

  Revolution Analytics provides software and support for the R statistics language

  As for the company itself, Smith says that nothing will change for current users and customers, though a Microsoft spokesperson tells VatorNews that the company is "expecting a high percentage of the Revolution Analytics workforce to join Microsoft upon completion of the acquisition," and for "Revolution Analytics will become an important part of Microsoft within our data platform and services organizations."

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• Funding roundup - week ending 1/23/15

  by Steven Loeb, January 23, 2015

  Uber, Shazam, SpaceX, Jibo, GPShopper, AppsFlyer, Raise, Avalara, True Link, Brandfolder, Ringly

  Seed stage Brandfolder, which helps companies manage their brand assets, raised $2 million in new funding from the White Cedar Venture fund. True Link, a startup that protects the elderly from financial fraud, raised $3.4 million from a group of investors including Cambia Health Solutions. Pillow Homes, a provider of short-term rentals, raised $2.65 million in seed funding from Homebrew, Sherpa Ven

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• Box sets IPO price at $14 a share to raise $175M

  Box's has had a long road to its IPO, but will finally debut on Friday

  And things are looking positive, as the company announced on Thursday that it has upped its IPO price to $14 a share. With 12.5 million initially being offered, that means it can raise up to $175 million. ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• The cloud warning label and avoiding the dark side

  Managed vs. Unmanaged Cloud and making sure there is no down time

  A startup founder faces a wealth of decisions every day that can profoundly affect the fate of his or her business. One such decision is choosing where to host a site or application. Until recently, ...
  By Graham Turney
  

• Persado raises $21 million to automate marketing emails

  The company uses algorithms to create millions of different messages to help drive up sales

  My sister used to be a journalist, until she lost her job a few years ago and then turned to PR instead. I sometimes tease her and say she went to the "dark side," a.k.a. going from questioning company ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Mobile cooking app Kitchen Stories raises $1.8M

  The app features step-by-step pictures, texts and videos so users can create home cooked meals

  Nobody ever taught me how to cook, though. The way I learned was just simply by doing it. I had my mother pick out something and buy the ingredients and I would just make it. Luckily, I was pretty good ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Bye bye Google Glass: here comes Microsoft's HoloLens

  The newly announced Augmented Reality goggles bring 3-D objects into your living space

  What‘s so exciting about the wraparound glasses is that they will allow viewers to experience a holographic experience all around them, wirelessly, while allowing great freedom of movement. Microsoft ...
  By Ane Howard
  

• Unbelievable: Uber takes another $1.6B in funding!

  The on-demand car company, which has raised $4B in two years, is also looking for yet another $600M!

  I'm starting to think Uber has an addiction to raising money. I'm kidding of course (kind of) but, in all seriousness, has any ever seen a company raise this much money in such a short period of time? ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Uh-oh: Healthcare.gov may have been selling your data

  Healthcare.gov is accused of sending info, including a person's age and income to third parties

  I am a pretty big supporter of the Affordable Care Act, for many reasons, and will defend it to anyone who says otherwise. One thing that is hard to defend, though, is the Healthcare.gov website itself, ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Shazam raises $30 million, crosses $1B valuation

  The music and TV identification app has now reached over 100M monthly active users

  The company announced a new $30 million round of funding on Wednesday, but more importantly it also revealed that, with this latest fundraising it has crossed the $1 billion valuation mark. That makes ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Pinterest acquires Kosei for improved ad targeting

  The recommendation engine will help Pinterest provide better recommendations for its users

  Pinterest is still a relatively new player on the social media scene, at least compared to companies like Twitter and Facebook, but it has already become the go-to network for driving sales. In the week ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Obama's State of the Union generates 2.6 million tweets

  Most popular moments include Obama throwing shade at the GOP, and his college proposals

  Hey, so Obama's sixth State of the Union address was on tonight. Did you watch it? Yeah, don't lie. It's fine, you didn't miss much. At the beginning of the speech he said he wasn't going to just go down ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Google and Fidelity put $1B into SpaceX

  SpaceX aims to bring satellite-based Internet access around the globe, and beyond

  The next three billion people have been waiting a long time to finally get the Internet connection they've been promised. Now two titans of the tech world are coming together to finally make it happen, ...
  By Ane Howard
  

• Microsoft buys machine learning company Equivio

  Microsoft will put the technology into eDiscovery and information governance in Office 365

  It's funny how easily big data can so quickly turn into "too much data." Once data starts to pile up, sifting through it can become next to impossible, as can finding what you really want or need. Often ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Ed tech funding hit record levels in 2014

  The space saw $1.87 billion invested in 350 deals, with funding rising 55% from 2013

  We've focusing on health teach around here lately, for obvious reasons (get your tickets to Splash Health now!), but that is obviously not the only space seeing an infusion of cash and innovation. Ed tech ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Facebook's impact: 4.5M jobs, $227B added to economy

  The social network measures impact based on marketing, sales of mobile devices and app developers

  With over 1.35 billion users and billions in revenue, Facebook is obviously the most successful social network. But the company wants to be known for more than that. It wants you to know that it is really ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• What does it take to get a true Series A round in 2015?

  At Bullpen, Vator, Venture51's Post Seed Conference 2014, investors on how to land a 'true' Series A

  Are you a Baby A or a Super-Sized A, and What’s Better? What are A Round Investors Looking for, and What are the Metrics? Check out the panel of investors and what they had to say about this topic, ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  
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