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Swaptree raises $6 million

by Chris Caceres, May 25, 2010 | Comments

Startup looking to help you trade items like CD's, DVD's, books and video games

Swaptree, an online swap-meet, has raised $6 million in funding. The Boston-based startup also announced it's named Jeff Bennet as its new CEO.The funding was led by Safeguard Scientifics, with participation from several other private investors. With this round, Swaptree has raised a total of $11.95 million. So what's the service exactly? It's basically a free platform for letting ...

Google introduces Google TV

by Chris Caceres, May 20, 2010 | Comments (1)

Internet giant looking to bring the Web's content to your living room TVs

Google is taking a major step at bringing the Internet to your television. On Wednesday, the online giant announced it's latest innovation, Google TV. The company described the product in its blog as, "a new experience for television that combines the TV that you already know with the freedom and power of the Internet." Basically, it's an optimized browser-type interface ...

Blip.tv raises $10.1 million

by Chris Caceres, May 19, 2010 | Comments

Online video network looking to change the entertainment industry

Blip.tv has been around for about five years now, and it sure has come a way. From a destination site for user generated videos, it's grown into a vast distribution network and hopes to continue to change the way we consume online video and the way independent producers make money of the videos they create. This morning, the company has ...

Google buys Global IP Solutions for $68.2 mln

by Chris Caceres, May 18, 2010 | Comments (1)

Web giant looking to beef its online video and audio conferencing technologies

Google announced on Tuesday it plans to acquire Global IP Solutions (GIPS). The transaction agreement agreement under which Google Acquisition Holdings Inc., will make a cash offer to acquire all the shares of GIPS for $2.12 in cash per share or an approximate total price of $68.2 million. Google said the offer will not be subject to any financing condition ...

And here are the Vator Splash finalists!

by Chris Caceres, May 13, 2010 | Comments

Straight from the Vator Splash event, we list out the top 10 startups and what they're all about

The finalists are in and they've all just showcased what they want to bring to the world at the May 2010 Vator Splash event in San Francisco, Ca. These companies were chosen mainly based on peer voting held on the Vator Splash competition page where more than 100 companies participated and well over 2,000 people voted were cast. Serving as ...

Vator Splash Live Stream!

by Chris Caceres, May 13, 2010 | Comments

Streaming Vator Splash live from Cafe DuNord! Check out keynotes, presenters and Splash Box

Tune in starting at 6:00 PM (PST) for a Livestream of tonight's Vator Splash event in San Francisco, Ca. Check out keynote speakers, Tony Hsieh, CEO and founder of Zappos, and Gurbaksh Chahal, CEO of gWallet, along with the top ten selected startups pitching their work, and a special live edition of VatorBox, which we've re-named SplashBox for tonight. Who ...

Ngmoco acquires Stumptown Game Machine

by Chris Caceres, May 12, 2010 | Comments

iPhone gaming companies looking to build the next big hit...

Ngmoco (ngmoco), a popular iPhone gaming app developer, announced it's acquired Stumptown Game Machine, another game developer. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.Stumptown is most well-known for its iPhone/iPod touch game, Touch Pets Dogs. The game was actually developed in collaboration with ngmoco back in November of 2009. In short, the game lets players raise pets, then adds ...

Inquisitive Minds raises $2.6 million

by Chris Caceres, May 12, 2010 | Comments

Startup wants to make it safer for your kids to access content online with its Web browser, Zoodles

There's a ton of games and educational content online for children, but there isn't really a solid way to organize and present it without having to search on Google and use a URL bar. Inquisitive Minds is trying to solve this dilemma with the launch of its new kid-friendly Web browser, Zoodles. Along with its launch, the company announced it ...

Swipely emerges and raises $7.5 million

by Chris Caceres, May 11, 2010 | Comments

Startup looking to take on social shopping by letting users share all their credit card purchases

After several of Blippy user's credit card numbers leaked onto Google search results, another startup has emerged to try and take on the, tell your friends what you are buying social-shopping space. Swipely, a startup that describes itself as, "an online service that gives users an easy way to turn their purchases into conversations," announced on Tuesday it's launched ...

Intuit to acquire Medfusion for $91 million

by Chris Caceres, May 10, 2010 | Comments

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Intuit looking integrate Medfusion's technology into Quicken Health solutions

Intuit's up to more acquisitions, this time in the online health sector. On Monday, the software company announced it's signed a definitive agreement to acquire Medfusion for $91 million. Medfusion has been around since 1996 providing Web development for healthcare clients like hospitals and insurance companies. Jump to today, the company has built a SaaS platform for the health industry ...

AdReady raises $5.3 million

by Chris Caceres, May 10, 2010 | Comments (1)

Madrona Venture Group, Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures all participate in third round of funding

AdReady, a startup offering a platform for online display advertising, announced on Monday it's raised $5.3 million in funding. It said it received full participation from its current Investors which include Madrona Venture Group, Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures. With this third round in place, the company has raised a total of around $17.3 million.The Seattle-based company aims to help ...

Google updates Goggles with translate feature

by Chris Caceres, May 7, 2010 | Comments (1)

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Nifty feature lets users snap a photo of foreign text and gives back translated results

Google has finally released it's text translation feature for its Goggles app. If you've got an Android phone, this one is definitely worth looking at. Basically, you point your phone's camera at some sort of text, like a food menu or sign, you then select the region of text you want translated, and if the Goggle app recognizes the text ...

DormNoise gears up with $500,000

by Chris Caceres, May 6, 2010 | Comments

Startup founded by 21-year-old university student looking to be the central calender for campuses

Twenty-one-year old, Jay Rodrigues lives a hectic life. He wakes up in the morning in pursuit of his degree from The Wharton School of Business over at the University of Pennsylvania, goes to class, takes notes and rushes home to work on his startup, DormNoise, all while juggling being part of a fraternity and having a good time with friends ...

Deal of the day: Groupon acquires Mob.ly

by Chris Caceres, May 5, 2010 | Comments

Localized daily deals site looking to beef up its mobile services

The local deals space continues to heat up. Groupon, a site which features daily deals based on a user's location, announced it has acquired Mob.ly, a mobile recommendation service. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Along with the announcement, Chicago-based Groupon said it's opened up an office in Silicon Valley to "gain better access to the Bay Area's technology ...

Invidi lands $23 million from Google

by Chris Caceres, May 5, 2010 | Comments (2)

Startup looking to bring highly targeted ads to television sets

Invidi, a company which develops "addressable" advertising solutions for TV, has landed $23 million in Series D funding, led by Google. Other investors include GroupM, Motorola Ventures, Menlo Ventures, InterWest and EnerTech. So what's Invidi have to offer that has Google wanting to get its hands on it? The New York-based startup is working on an up-and-coming sector in the ...

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