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StyleCaster raises $4 million

by Ronny Kerr, July 1, 2009 | Comments

Personalized fashion community for professionals and amateurs taking off

If I go to Pandora and tell the Web site what music I like, Pandora will not only play my favorite tunes, but it will also recommend me some new music. Even social sharing sites like StumbleUpon depend completely on building up a knowledge database about your “likes,” before it can start feeding you constant updates that it knows you ...

Twitter upgrades Followers/Following pages

by Ronny Kerr, July 1, 2009 | Comments

Drop-down menus resemble Facebook menus without subtlety of design

Announced in a brief blog post yesterday, Twitter has updated its site with a fresh design that fleshes out the kinds of actions users can take on their Followers or Following pages.The pages can now be viewed in either “Expanded” or “List” mode. “List” is just that, a list of user names alongside real names, whereas “Expanded” shows user location ...

Facebook may go Google Checkout route

by Ronny Kerr, June 30, 2009 | Comments

New Payments Director, CFO bring fresh money-making ideas to the table

Facebook announced two big team changes yesterday that signal the social media giant’s growing focus on how to convert its skyrocketing popularity into skyrocketing revenue. First came the appointment of new Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman, a veteran of the well-known biotechnology company Genentech. Of his fifteen years at Genentech, Ebersman’s last four saw him working as CFO for the ...

Mozilla lets loose Firefox 3.5

by Ronny Kerr, June 30, 2009 | Comments

Catching up to and besting Google, Apple browsers, Mozilla hopes to net some more market share

Today Mozilla updates its popular open-source browser to version 3.5, just six days after the third release candidate went up for final bug testing.With a whole array of updates focused on upgrading the browser’s speed, and stability, Mozilla is betting its updated browser will stand up to and surpass the competition—Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, and Google Chrome. Besides rudimentary ...

ChallengePost rewards problem-solvers

by Ronny Kerr, June 29, 2009 | Comments

Similar to InnoCentive, new site offers cash awards for innovative solutions to problems

Have you recently thought up an excellent plan for terraforming Mars? Are you a politically-minded person prepared to completely rethink the New York State Legislature at the drop of a hat? Or are you just an ordinary software engineer with time on your hands to work on extra projects you find interesting?If these questions get you thinking of creative solutions ...

YouTube unveils online journalism classroom

by Ronny Kerr, June 29, 2009 | Comments

Launch of Reporters’ Center points again to increasing politicization of social media sites

With tumultuous protests raging in Iran after a controversial election followed by the unanticipated death of pop star Michael Jackson, journalists of all varieties have had a lot to cover over the past couple weeks. On the Internet, we have seen social media users taking on an increasingly unique role in bringing breaking and often unverified news to the forefront ...

ClickFuel raises $2.5 million

by Ronny Kerr, June 26, 2009 | Comments

Improved online marketing strategy earns foundational investments

ClickFuel, an Internet marketing services provider, has landed $2.5 million in Series A funding. Baird Venture Partners led the round. After working in various executive positions at Monster Worldwide (which owns Monster.com), current CEO of ClickFuel Steve Pogorzelski founded ClickFuel with a team of other veterans from their former company.The Boston-based startup promises to “fire up your business” by providing ...

iPhone fuels soaring YouTube mobile uploads

by Ronny Kerr, June 26, 2009 | Comments (1)

Steady climb turns into wild ascent after Apple sells one million iPhone 3G S

YouTube this week blogged about some very impressive statistics they’ve been tracking on the site: a 1700% increase in mobile uploads over the past six months, amazingly boosted by a 400% increase since last Friday, the release date for the iPhone 3G S.With Web sites like Qik--one that has been offering this service for over a year now--that allows users ...

Facebook Live Stream Box may one-up Twitter

by Ronny Kerr, June 25, 2009 | Comments (1)

Live Stream Box allows real-time status feed to be loaded on any webpage

Yesterday Facebook announced on its developer blog that it would be launching a new tool for web designers called the Facebook Live Stream Box, which sounds and looks just like Twitter status feeds. With a short and easy installation, however, Facebook's box can be embedded on just about any webpage, allowing users to publish comments in real-time alongside a live ...

Nokeena raises $6.5 million

by Ronny Kerr, June 25, 2009 | Comments

Latest boost in capital secures healthy future for new media infrastructure

Nokeena Networks announced Thursday that it's secured $6.5 million in new venture capital, bringing the Santa Clara, Calif-based startup’s total funding to $15 million.Forty-year-old investment firm Mayfield Fund, which traditionally targets companies in consumer and energy technology sectors, joins previous investors Clearstone Venture Partners and Trinity Investments, which both helped raise $8.7 million for Nokeena last August.“We are honored now ...

Twitter exploited for easy advertising

by Ronny Kerr, June 24, 2009 | Comments

Furniture company apologizes for hashtag abuse, but future misuse from others still likely

Despite the fact that the rising tide of social media is changing the way news works, these new services cannot be without flaws.While ordinary journalists were increasingly silenced over the past two weeks in Iran, Twitter was recently held on a pedestal as a fundamental source of breaking information. The popular stream of tweets swirling around the topic of the ...

Users upgrading to iPhone, without AT&T

by Ronny Kerr, June 24, 2009 | Comments (3)

Contract doesn’t expire until late 2010? Here's how you can get a deal on a 3GS right now

Searching for “iPhone 3G” on Craigslist SF bay area in the electronics section reveals that iPhone 3G owners everyday are parting with their Apple smartphones. Why?A simple crunch of the numbers reveals a sharp divide between the price of the iPhone while in an existing contract versus the prices of new 3GS iPhones with new two-year AT&T contracts posted all ...

MySpace cuts 300 jobs worldwide

by Ronny Kerr, June 23, 2009 | Comments

In light of Facebook blooming, former social networking giant may need new vision for new success

It’s the usual story: a social networking site swells to proportions its creators never dreamed of, only to be deflated by the rise of some newer, better social networking site. Following numerous and increasing reports wowing at competitor Facebook and its drastic growth recently, MySpace announced today that it will be reducing its international team by two-thirds, with the termination ...

Ansca simplifies iPhone app-coding

by Ronny Kerr, June 23, 2009 | Comments

New software invites all programmers to develop iPhone apps easily

Do you have an idea for the next great app, but have no time or desire to learn how to code in Objective C? If so, Ansca, Inc. believes it has the perfect software solution to supplement that inspiration.The San Mateo-based startup on Tuesday launched the early adopter program for its new mobile software creator, Corona.Aimed at software designers and ...

HP announces first Web-connected printer

by Ronny Kerr, June 22, 2009 | Comments (2)

Teamed with Google, Fandango, and others, HP hopes to revolutionize printing

Books are quickly being replaced by less expensive digital incarnations released on the Kindle platform. Newspapers are folding as consumers read stories online and on their mobile devices. The entire print industry is seeing incredible change as interacative LCD screens replace paper. Yet HP thinks we should still be printing articles, tickets and coupons. Hewlett-Packard this morning unveiled a new ...

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