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What you need to know - Wednesday 01/05/11

by Katie Gatto, January 5, 2011 | Comments

Miso raised $1.5M; 33Across $9M; Symplified $9M; GroupMe $10.6M; Groupon sues Scoopon

Symplified, a maker of access management tools for cloud applications, raised $9 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Granite Ventures and Allegis Capital. Quest Software also participated. PostUp, a Twitter-based search and advertising engine, purchased Echofon. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Millennial Media, an independent online ad network, raised $27.5 million from ...

SCVNGR gets $15M for augmented-reality game

by Katie Gatto, January 4, 2011 | Comments

Check-in game lands big cash from Balderton Capital, Google Ventures, Highland Capital Partners

Augmented reality has come a long way from the days in 1968 when Harvard professor Ivan Sutherland created a virtual-reality helmet that was so heavy it was hardly wearable atop one's head. Today, your lightweight cell phone can help you augment your reality by creating games around the places you visit. And, the companies that are making your world more ...

What you need to know - Tuesday 1/4/2011

by Katie Gatto, January 4, 2011 | Comments

SCVNGR raised $15M; FitOrbit $3.2M; Dachis Group $42.7M; Ziff Davis bought LogicBuy

Ziff Davis has bought coupon site LogicBuy. The company is also launching an ad-targeting platform called BuyerBase. USA Today has bought Reviewed.com. Reviewed.com is a group of 12 consumer electronics review sites. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dell is going to aquire SecureWorks, a provider of information security services. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ...

California outlaws online impersonating

by Katie Gatto, January 3, 2011 | Comments

Civil and criminal penalities now in effect with California's SB 1411

Impersonating others online is serious business. A small army of cyber-bullies use it as a pain-inducing tactic. As you may recall, in June of 2010 a California-based Marine pretended to be his ex-girlfriend on Craigslist and set her up for a brutal rape in her own home. He was sentenced to 60 years in prison. Now, some states are bringing ...

What you need to know - Monday 01/03/2011

by Katie Gatto, January 3, 2011 | Comments

Facebook raised $500M; Successful exits up 25% in 2010; California’s SB 1411 goes into effect

Goldman Sachs has just led a $500 million funding round for Facebook. Goldman Sachs has invested $450 million, and the remaining balance came from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian firm. Speculation is that Goldman Sachs plans to take Facebook public this year. California’s new law, SB 1411, went into effect over the holiday weekend. The law, which creates criminal and ...

What you need to know - Friday 12/31/10

by Katie Gatto, December 31, 2010 | Comments

Centro.net raised $22.5; Skytap $10M; Image Space Media $1M, Groupon $500M, NASA and HP ink deal

Skytap, a provider of cloud-automation solutions for enterprise, raised $10 million. Investors in the company include Ignition Partners, OpenView Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Washington Research Foundation. Centro.net, a Chicago-based digital media buying company, has just raised $22.5 million. This round is equity-only funding. Canada is the most Web-addicted nation, according to research by comScore. Another interesting fact, 17 ...

Best productivity apps for Android in 2011

by Katie Gatto, December 30, 2010 | Comments

A look at the Android-based apps that will make your work life easier next year

Are you looking for the best productivity apps for Android in 2011? Have we got some apps for you. Out of the more than 100,000 of them avaiable, we highlighted the ones we thought would make you more productive in the new year. These apps won't only make your work life easier, they may even get your iPhone-loving colleagues to ...

What you need to know- Thursday 12/30/2010

by Katie Gatto, December 30, 2010 | Comments

TextualAds raised $650,000; Union Square Ventures has secured $135M; Facebook most visited in 2010

Skype is launching a brand new version of its iPhone app. This version will include the ability to turn on video in any Skype chat, bringing the feature to iPhone 3G devices, iPad and iPod Touch. Two-thirds of U.S. adults pay to download online content, according to a study published by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The 755 ...

What you need to know - Wednesday 12/29/10

by Katie Gatto, December 29, 2010 | Comments

Wild Needle raised $3M; Yapta $3.5M; Ifbyphone $8M; Apple faces class-action lawsuit

Wild Needle, a social mobile gaming startup, raised $3 million in funding. The company is currently in "super sneaky stealth mode". Skype CIO, Lars Rabbe, has explained the recent, massive outage. Part of the problem was with Skype's Windows client (version 5.0.0152). Yapta, an airline tickets and hotel rooms booking site, has raised almost $3.5 million. The company hopes ...

Facebook game trends 2011

by Katie Gatto, December 29, 2010 | Comments

	A look at which social game trends will fizzle and which will sizzle in 2011 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Play! Facebook has become one of the dominant platforms to play games. In fact, more than 200 games published on the world's largest social network. So, popular is the platform that it's enabled Zynga to become the first U.S. company to make the virtual goods business a reality, thanks ...
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McAfee lists 2011 biggest security threats

by Katie Gatto, December 28, 2010 | Comments

Some threats you already know. Some will surprise you. Apple and Facebook both make the list

You may have heard the expression, "It's not paranoia, if they are out to get you." This certainly applies to how we should feel about our data online. Santa Clara, California-based McAfee released its security forecast, which lists top targets for cyber criminals in 2011. Some of it is pretty scary stuff. Specific items that have made the list include: ...

What you need to know - Tuesday 12/28/2010

by Katie Gatto, December 28, 2010 | Comments

3VR raised $17M; Dashwire $1M; Zumigo $420,000; McAfee forecasts top cyber-criminal targets in 2011

McAfee released its security forecast, which lists top targets for cyber criminals in 2011. Items that have made the list include: Android, iPhone, Foursquare, URL-shortening services, Google TV and the Mac OS X platform. Zumigo, a mobile messaging and location-based services startup, raised $420,000. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zumigo was formed in 2008, and is currently based ...

Skype enters 2011 with lawsuit from Gradient

by Katie Gatto, December 27, 2010 | Comments

A patent infringement lawsuit by Gradient Enterprises threatens Skype's supernode setup for VOIP

Patent suits seem to be an inevitable part of doing business. Smart phones can't take a step in any direction, without walking into a patent-related lawsuit. Even industry giants, including Google and Facebook, can't escape them. Right before the end of the year, one more suit has been filed. This time, it's targeting Skype. Skype has been hit with a ...

What you need to know - Monday 12/27/2010

by Katie Gatto, December 27, 2010 | Comments

Facebook valued at $41.2B; Kindle best-selling item on Amazon; Skype sued for patent infringement

Amazon released a statement reporting the third-generation Kindle is the best-selling product in Amazon’s history. It beat the previous champion, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’. The company also announced that on its peak day, Nov. 29, customers ordered more than 13.7 million items worldwide. This translates to a record-breaking 158 items per second. Skype has been hit with a ...

What you need to know - Friday 12/24/10

by Katie Gatto, December 24, 2010 | Comments

Zumbox raised $9.7M; Pixelfish $2.1M; Cityville biggest game on Facebook; gifts you can email

CityVille has become the biggest social game on Facebook. The game, which is made by Zynga, has 61.7 million monthly active users. It unseated another Zynga title, FarmVille, which has 56.8 million monthly active users. The guide to last-minute Christmas gifts you can email has arrived on Vator. The guide features gifts that you can download, email, or print out. ...

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