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Facebook upgrades News Feed with nuance

by Ronny Kerr, September 20, 2011 | Comments

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Depending on how frequently you check the social network, Facebook will show you different stories

Development of the Facebook platform is rapidly accelerating, and we’re not even at f8 yet.Facebook announced Tuesday even more changes that affect how users will see stories hitting their News Feed, making the stream more organically tailored to the needs of each individual. Everyone’s familiar with the front page of Facebook. You basically have a choice of two feeds: “News ...

Sailthru secures $8 million for email delivery

by Ronny Kerr, September 20, 2011 | Comments

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Series A from several previous investors affirms email is still important to Web services

Email delivery platform Sailthru announced Tuesday that it has raised an $8 million Series A financing led by RRE Ventures, with participation from AOL Ventures, DFJ Gotham Ventures, Hatteras Funds, Lerer Ventures, Pilot Group, and Thrive Capital.All previously contributed to Sailthru’s $1 million seed round, except for Hatteras Funds.Sailthru’s platform is designed to handle the heavy workload of Web systems ...

What you need to know - 09/20/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 20, 2011 | Comments

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Apple iPad 3 not coming before 2012, say analysts; Unthink unveils the anti-Facebook

If you were hoping to stuff your Christmas stocking with an iPad 3, J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz has three words for you: “forget about it." In a newly published report, Moskowitz reports that, in spite of numerous rumors and speculations, a new Apple tablet is not to be seen before 2012. Multimedia software developer ArcSoft ...

Facebook responsible for 182,000 new U.S. jobs

by Ronny Kerr, September 19, 2011 | Comments

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Entrepreneurs do it again: finding work when Washington gives them nothing

On the surface, it’s just some silly status updates, a few billion photos and the occasional FarmVille plot that needs tending, but it’s actually so much more. Having firmly situated itself as the biggest social network in the world, Facebook has given developers and entrepreneurs a treasure trove of a Web property to play around with.Facebook’s platform is so rich, ...

ArcSoft secures $20 million from Intel, Tudor

by Ronny Kerr, September 19, 2011 | Comments

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Software for editing and viewing photos and videos still a huge demand

Multimedia software developer ArcSoft announced Monday that it has received a $20 million investment from Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, and Tudor Ventures, a venture capital and private equity firm.ArcSoft has been around since the mid-1990s, developing software for both Windows, Mac and mobile. If it involves digital media, ArcSoft probably has a hand in it: editing home movies, ...

@Qwikster: The Netflix social media fail

by Ronny Kerr, September 19, 2011 | Comments

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Neglecting the social media presence for its new brand, Netflix represented by stoned Elmo

Say what you want about Netflix hiking its prices by 60 percent and say what you will about having a separate site just for DVD rentals, but at least the company got their social media strategy right.Oh. Wait. That’s right. One “Jason Castillo,” who represents himself with an avatar featuring Elmo smoking a joint, has been tweeting from the @Qwikster ...

What you need to know - 09/19/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 19, 2011 | Comments

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: "I messed up"; One Kings Lane, CrowdTwist, ActivePath all funded

ActivePath, developer of ActiveMail Interactive Email and Messaging solutions, secured a $10 million financing round led by Battery Ventures and Gimv NV, with participation from existing investors including Genesis Partners CrowdTwist, a leading social loyalty and rewards platform, secured $6 million in equity financing in a Series A round led by SoftBank Capital and Fairhaven Capital. NICE Systems, provider ...

Funding roundup - week ending 09/16/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 16, 2011 | Comments

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A big week for financing across the spectrum of seed, early, late and growth-stage companies

Seed-stage Getaround, a peer-to-peer car sharing service, raised $3.4 million in seed funding from CrunchFund, Netflix founder Marc Randolph, Time Warner's largest shareholder Vivi Nevo, Redpoint Ventures, and others. SaveUp, aiming to gamify good financial behavior by rewarding people for saving their money, raised $2 million in seed funding from BlueRun Ventures and True Ventures. Early-stage Apsalar, a mobile ...

Facebook partners with Heroku for apps in the cloud

by Ronny Kerr, September 16, 2011 | Comments

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Developers can now host their services on Heroku's platform, rapidly speeding up deployment

It’s just like startups looking for funding: in a perfect world, entrepreneurs shouldn’t have to search and pine for investors. They should focus on what they do best, which is building the product. So too with developers and hosting.Facebook announced this week that it has partnered with Heroku, a cloud application acquired by Salesforce last December, to help developers start ...

Sabet and Wilson step down from Twitter board

by Ronny Kerr, September 16, 2011 | Comments

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Following a massive $800 million DST funding round, Twitter sees off a couple early investors

It took Facebook two months to add two new board members. It took Twitter only today to lose two.The microblogging company announced Friday that Bijan Sabet, a partner at Spark Capital, and Fred Wilson, of Union Square Ventures, would be leaving Twitter’s board of directors.“Bijan Sabet and Fred Wilson both played important and greatly appreciated roles in our success,” said ...

gShift Labs raises $1.6 million for upgraded SEO

by Ronny Kerr, September 16, 2011 | Comments

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Not just simple analytics anymore, SEO involves a whole plethora of social signals

gShift Labs, provider of a search engine optimization (SEO) software system, announced Friday that it has received a $1.1 million investment from GrowthWorks, a Canadian venture capital firm. In addition, the startup will also be granted another $500,000 in funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).Citing a study by Forbes, gShift says SEO is being ...

What you need to know - 09/16/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 16, 2011 | Comments

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Groupon may be going forward with IPO; HootSuite raises $3 million, says SEC form

Groupon may be down, but it’s not out. After reports surfaced last week pointing to Groupon’s IPO hesitation in light of the recent market fluctuations, sources are now saying that Groupon is planning on going forward with its IPO in late October or early November. HootSuite, the social marketing dashboard with the cute little owl logo, raised $3 million in ...

MeLLmo raises $30 million from Sequoia for Roambi

by Ronny Kerr, September 15, 2011 | Comments

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Mobile data and analytics to be a huge boon for businesses small and large

MeLLmo, provider of mobile business intelligence, analytics and dashboards, announced Thursday that it has raised a $30 million round led by Sequoia Capital, marking the first institutional funding for the company.As part of the deal, Sequoia partners Greg McAdoo and David Spector will be joining the company’s board of directors, with one serving as member and the other as observer. ...

Union Square Ventures prepping $200 million fund?

by Ronny Kerr, September 15, 2011 | Comments

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Leader in Twitter, Zynga and Turntable.fm turns back to investors for more social media gold mining

Highly esteemed VC firm Union Square Ventures is in the process of raising a new fund sized between $150 million and $200 million, according to people who spoke with the Wall Street Journal.We’ve reached out to the New York City group to get their official comment on the matter.In late December of last year, an SEC filing revealed that Union ...

Unigo secures $1.6 million for college reviews

by Ronny Kerr, September 15, 2011 | Comments

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Find facts about a university, see photos, watch videos and talk to counselors

Unigo.com, a one-stop shop for anyone to learn about colleges from students and professors with first-hand experience, announced Thursday that it has raised $1.6 million in its first round of institutional funding. The McGraw-Hill Companies led the round. On Unigo, you can type in the name of any college you’re interested in researching, and the site will return a comprehensive ...

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