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Greener Capital secures $33 million investment

by Nathan Pensky, October 5, 2011 | Comments

A big boost for Berkeley-based investment firm committed to clean technology.

(Correction: To reflect Charles Finnie's role at Crosslink Capital and the investment of Farrallon in Greener Capital.) Greener Capital, a Berkeley, CA-based venture firm with a focus on clean technology, announced its new $33 million fund, Greener Capital Partners II. The new clean tech fund is the second for the firm, the first debuting in 2009. "The success of our ...

Paramount to stream 'Transformers 3' from website

by Nathan Pensky, October 4, 2011 | Comments

Studio company cutting the internet streaming middle-man... But who's the target, Netflix or iTunes?

Paramount Pictures Inc. is experimenting with a direct-to-viewer Internet streaming video model, by allowing fans to watch film Transformers: Dark of the Moon during its initial DVD release, directly from the Paramount website. The latest sequel in the hugely popular 'Transformers' franchise is available for direct viewing for $3.99, with a $4.99 HD option for Windows users. Those wanting to ...

Mobile ad spending to top $1 billion in 2011

by Nathan Pensky, October 4, 2011 | Comments

Bad news for people tired of seeing video ads on their mobile devices...

Think you see too many ads while browsing the Internet on your mobile device? Well, you should probably get used to it, because such ads will only increase as the world continues to go mobile... Mobile advertising dollars are on track to top $1 billion this year in America, as smart phones and mobile Internet become ever more common in ...

'Arrested Development' could be a boon for Netflix

by Nathan Pensky, October 3, 2011 | Comments

Netflix bids for episodes of the popular comedy series

The critically-praised comedy series, Arrested Development, is returning for one more season, along with a movie. It's great news for fans, but even better news for Netflix, which has been seeking original programs to distribute. Television fans rejoiced when news broke about the additional season for the Emmy-winning show at an Arrested Development panel at The New Yorker festival this weekend. Arrested Devlopment creator ...

MoBeam secures $4.9 million Series A round

by Nathan Pensky, October 2, 2011 | Comments

Scanning coupons or tickets from your phone will soon get a little easier

If you've bought tickets to a Broadway show online, you can now avoid having to go to will call. Rather you can pull up the ticket on your phone. Or for those who would love using coupons but hate the hassle of clipping them, now you can redeem those coupons with your phone. Now that's convenient! New mobile tech company ...

Delicious relaunch plagued with bugs

by Nathan Pensky, September 30, 2011 | Comments

Insiders say the relaunch was hasty. AVOS claims Delicious is 'back to beta'

AVOS, the new owners of Delicious, has fessed up to rushing out their Sep. 26 relaunch, favoring quickness over quality. The AVOS blog characterized the relaunch of the social bookmarking site by saying, "Delicious is in 'back to beta' mode, after all, and we’re depending on users to help us improve the interface and track down bugs." AVOS spokesman Mike Manning responded to complaints in like fashion, ...

Spotify adds new 'In Private' listening option

by Nathan Pensky, September 30, 2011 | Comments

Secret Britney Spears fans take note: Your guilty pleasure listening is protected for now...

Of the recent design updates to Facebook, one in particular has hit a chord with users of popular online music streaming site, Spotify. Facebook's partnership with Spotify has enabled users to instantly update their news feed with cues as to what they're currently listening to. But the word on the street is that (*gasp*) people don't always want other people ...

BrightTalk secures $20.5M from NGBE

by Nathan Pensky, September 29, 2011 | Comments

Is the webinar dead? BrightTalk says no.

Webinar marketing company BrightTalk recently recieved $20.5 million from North Bridge Growth Equity, securing a minority stake for the firm. BrightTalk is a business to business webinar service, "provid[ing] online events for professionals and their communities." The new capital from this round will be used to help fund BrightTalk's growth initiatives and technology development, according to the company's press release. ...

Is Facebook beating Last.fm with its own tech?

by Nathan Pensky, September 28, 2011 | Comments

Both use 'Scrobbling' tech, though one uses it much more efficiently...

Facebook's latest redesigns have infused online music streaming with a strong element of social networking. In the coming weeks, Facebook users will be able to post their streamed music on their Timelines, and Facebook friends can immediately listen in. The technology employed by Facebook is a plug-in called AudioScrobbler, created 10 years ago by a then-third year college student named Richard ...

Facebook market cap hovering around $82.2 billion

by Nathan Pensky, September 28, 2011 | Comments

Facebook's slight 'downward trend' still makes everyone else crane their necks upward

The arrow has been pointing slightly dowwardn for Facebook lately, though for them "down" is clearly still very high. The social networking juggernaut has been valued at around $82.25 billion with shares at $32, based on a shares auction by private company tracking service SharesPost. This is down from around $87 billion in a previous auction. Earlier this month, Facebook reportedly doubled ...

Yammer secures $17 Million Series D round

by Nathan Pensky, September 27, 2011 | Comments

The enterprise social networking site gets support from former Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya

Corporate social networking website Yammer secured a $17 million Series D funding round, bringing its total funding to $57 million since launching in 2008. This latest round was led by Social+Capital Partnership, a new fund created by a former Facebook Vice President Chamath Palihapitiya, with help from Charles River Ventures, Emergence Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, as well as 15 anonymous Silicon Valley technologists and philanthropists. Palihapitiya's ...

MOG launches app for smart TVs and Blu-ray

by Nathan Pensky, September 27, 2011 | Comments

Users can now say "I want my MOG-TV," with $4.99 per month plan

Online music company MOG has made several expansions to its brand in September 2011. MOG announced Tuesday the availability of its streaming service on select Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-Ray players. MOG is now available in the "What's New" and "Lifestyle" sections of Samsung's app catalogue. Earlier this month, MOG launched the beta for their MAC desktop client. Then on Sep. ...

Which online music service is the one for you?

by Nathan Pensky, September 26, 2011 | Comments

Spotify, MOG, Pandora, and Turntable.fm... Decisions, decisions.

As the new Facebook rolls out, so will their affiliation with several free music services Facebook hopes will make the social networking media experience ever more interactive. At the top of the heap, at least according to Facebook's recent F8 presentation, is Spotify, with MOG, Turntable.fm, and Pandora nipping closely at its heels. So what's the difference between these so-called ...

Can Facebook track you even when logged out?

by Nathan Pensky, September 26, 2011 | Comments

One software developer claims Facebook can track users' web activity, even when logged out.

As the world prepares for the impending rollout of Facebook's new updates, including the re-design of home profiles called "Timeline," one technologist, software developer, and Omnidrive founder Nik Cubrilovic has made some serious claims concerning Facebook's ability to track users' online activity. According to Cubrilovic, Facebook can track the web activity of users on sites integrative with its software (in other ...

F8 Round-up: What to expect from the new Facebook

by Nathan Pensky, September 23, 2011 | Comments

What the Facebook is happening to my Facebook?!

Facebook held its annual F8 developers conference yesterday and unleashed a whole slew of changes to the popular social networking site. Tongues have been wagging all over the Internet about what it all amounts to for the average user. Several new developments had been rolling out for weeks prior to F8. Facebook now features Friends Lists where users can categorize their ...

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