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What you need to know - 09/15/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 15, 2011 | Comments

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The Sims Social reaches second place among Facebook apps; Facebook gets Twitter-like

The Sims Social, the latest release out of EA’s social gaming studio, has claimed second place on Facebook’s app leaderboard. In less than a month, the app has accumulated 40.2 million active users, with 10.7 million--more than a quarter--returning to play daily. The Justice Department has launched an investigation into claims that eBay used its seat on ...

The Sims Social makes EA the #2 Facebook developer

by Ronny Kerr, September 14, 2011 | Comments

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Zynga can't be ignoring this: Electronic Arts' latest title is rapidly approaching CityVille stats

It was bound to happen eventually. One game developer can’t rule the world forever.The Sims Social, the latest release out of EA’s social gaming studio, has claimed second place on Facebook’s app leaderboard, according to AppData. In less than a month, the app has accumulated 40.2 million active users, with 10.7 million--more than a quarter--returning to play daily.Still at the ...

Facebook delaying IPO to late 2012?

by Ronny Kerr, September 14, 2011 | Comments

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The most sought-after initial public offering keeps slipping away...

Again?Facebook, which had previously hinted that its initial public offering would come in early 2012 at the latest, may now be putting off its IPO as late as end of next year, according to people who spoke with FT.com.As expected, Facebook isn't commenting.The sources, who are close to dealings at Facebook, say the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg want to ...

Facebook threatens Twitter with new Subscriptions

by Ronny Kerr, September 14, 2011 | Comments

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Now you can follow users' public updates by subscribing to them, without being their friend

There was a time when it seemed obvious that Facebook and Twitter could be major competitors. Over the past couple years, however, Facebook has emphasized its purpose as a social network for the people you really know and want to know about, while Twitter has increasingly cast itself as a full-fledged information network.Now, in a new (but expected) twist, peace ...

What you need to know - 09/14/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 14, 2011 | Comments

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Walmart acquires OneRiot for social Web; Facebook and Twitter both getting big platform updates

Facebook is rolling out Friend Lists this week, chasing after the number one draw of Google+ with its Circles feature. LivingSocial is making waves again with another big nationwide deal. This time, the company has partnered with Whole Foods to offer a 50% off deal: $10 for $20 worth of groceries. In its quest to analyze and make sense ...

Track social traffic with new Twitter Web Analytics

by Ronny Kerr, September 13, 2011 | Comments

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Website owners can now see how their content is being shared, who's coming to their site and more

Twitter announced Tuesday the launch of Web Analytics, a tool for website owners to see exactly how much traffic Twitter generates for their Web properties. Specifically, owners will soon be able to track exactly how their website content is being shared across Twitter. Relatedly, Web Analytics will show how Twitter is helping to send users back to the website (in ...

Facebook Friend Lists outsmart Google+ Circles

by Ronny Kerr, September 13, 2011 | Comments

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Automatically generating lists for work, school, family and city, Facebook clearly has the advantage

Facebook announced Tuesday that it is rolling out Friend Lists this week, chasing after the number one draw of Google+ with its Circles feature. Writes product director Blake Ross on the Facebook Blog:This week, it will be easier than ever to see more from the people you care about and simpler to share with exactly the right people using Friend ...

Xignite secures $10 million to share financial data

by Ronny Kerr, September 13, 2011 | Comments

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On-demand financial market data a boon for this startup, with clients like Goldman Sachs and Samsung

Xignite, provider of financial market data, announced Tuesday that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding from StarVest Partners, L.P. and John L. “Launny” Steffens of Spring Mountain Capital. (Steffens formerly served as vice chairmain of Merill Lynch.)Also participating in the round are previous investors Altos Ventures, Startup Ventures and Peter Caswell.Instead of spending time and money extracting ...

Turntable.fm confirms $7 million from Union Square

by Ronny Kerr, September 13, 2011 | Comments

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Fred Wilson joins the board of what could be the future of social music

Confirmation, finally!Social music mixing site Turntable.fm announced Tuesday that it has closed a $7 million funding round led by Union Square Ventures. Turntable, which had previously operated as Stickybits, also brought all of its existing investors into the round, including First Round Capital, Polaris Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital and Benchmark Capital. A few angels participated as well, including Troy Carter, ...

What you need to know - 09/13/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 13, 2011 | Comments

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Cull.tv launches new music television; CrunchFund's Getaround raises $3.4 million

Amazon is reportedly in talks with publishers over a new venture that could turn Kindle books into the Netflix of the literary world by creating a digital library for Amazon Prime subscribers. Apsalar, a mobile analytics and behavioral targeting platform for iOS and Android apps, closed a $5 million round of funding led by Thomvest Ventures. BonitaSoft, the leader ...

Tremor raises $37 million for video ads & analytics

by Ronny Kerr, September 12, 2011 | Comments

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Largest ad network in the U.S. after Hulu, according to comScore, pushing for more acquisitions

Tremor Video, one of the largest ad networks for online video, announced Monday that it has raised $37 million in a funding round led by W Capital Partners. At least half of the new funding will be set aside specifically for acquisitions, according to CEO Bill Day.Well into its growth stage, the company has now accrued over $115 million in ...

Cull.tv ushers in a new era of music television

by Ronny Kerr, September 12, 2011 | Comments

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A little bit MTV, a little Pandora, a little bit curation: new startup is music video heaven

Music television is back. But, as with many things in the 21st century, you have go online to find it. Cull.tv, the first startup to emerge from seed accelerator Tenacity Worx, launched Monday its music television service, most easily described as Pandora for music videos.The best way to experience Cull is to visit the site yourself, where, after an initial ...

10gen gets $20 million Series D led by Sequoia

by Ronny Kerr, September 12, 2011 | Comments

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Flybridge Capital and Union Square Ventures return to back this MongoDB support startup

10gen, provider of support and training for all things MongoDB, announced Monday that it has secured $20 million in financing led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors Flybridge Capital and Union Square Ventures.This is the company’s fourth round of funding, bringing the total capital raised to $31.4 million.MongoDB is an open source, document-oriented database written in the C++ ...

Getaround of CrunchFund announces P2P car rentals

by Ronny Kerr, September 12, 2011 | Comments

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Michael Arrington's first startup lets car owners make money by sharing their cars

Thank god. Now that the first startup is publicly announcing its support from CrunchFund, we can finally turn the spotlight from Michael Arrington and his drama to the stuff that matters: the technology. Getaround, a peer-to-peer car sharing service, announced Monday that it has raised $3.4 million in seed funding from CrunchFund, Netflix founder Marc Randolph, Time Warner's largest shareholder ...

What you need to know - 09/12/11

by Ronny Kerr, September 12, 2011 | Comments

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Three funding rounds, a launch and an acquisition

10gen, which sponsors open source non-relational database MongoDB, secured $20 million in financing led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors Flybridge Capital and Union Square Ventures. Freestyle Capital, a new VC firm that will focus on early-stage startups, raised $27 million in investment funds from limited partners Cendana Capital and Hall Capital. FriendFinder Networks, parent company of ...

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