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New technologies serve as ad platforms

by Rebecca Weeks Watson, April 6, 2010 | Comments (2)

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Case studies reveal how to use new media in clever and revolutionary ways

At the MI6 Conference last week, video game marketers gathered to share inspiration and information around best practices in marketing and advertising their games.One of the most enlightening keynote presentations was given by Jonathan Haber, the U.S. Director of Ignition Factory, part of OMD USA. Through his day-to-day role of developing creative ideas, educating team members about new media, and ...

Stitcher raises $6 million

by Chris Caceres, April 6, 2010 | Comments

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Benchmark Capital, New Atlantic Ventures, Ed Scott and Ron Conway betting on SF startup

Stitcher, a startup which lets users stream talk radio podcasts to their mobile devices, has raised $6 million in Series B funding. Benchmark Capital led the round with participation from previous investors including New Atlantic Ventures, Ed Scott and Ron Conway. The company raised a Series A round of $2.7 million back in 2008. The San Francisco-based company has a ...

Digg's one-time future

by Matt Bowman, April 6, 2010 | Comments (1)

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Just before leaving the company, Jay Adelson revealed his plans for the site overhaul.

On Monday, Jay Adelson announced he is stepping down as CEO of Digg, and founder Kevin Rose will take up the reins. TechCrunch suggested the change was less amicable than the cofounders made it seem.On March 24, I interviewed Adelson about his plans for the upcoming site redesign. Now all of those plans are up in the air, and Rose, ...

Yelp yearns for trust with new site changes

by Ronny Kerr, April 6, 2010 | Comments

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Transparent filtering system and discontinued "Favorite Review," Yelp responds to extortion claims

In direct response to extortion claims, Yelp has announced that it will let users see the reviews removed by its filter and is discontinuing the "Favorite Review" feature.We first reported in late February how a veterinary hospital in Long Beach, CA had ignited a class-action lawsuit against Yelp by claiming that the user-generated local business review site had repeatedly requested ...

iPad competitor - HP Slate details leaked

by Ronny Kerr, April 5, 2010 | Comments (6)

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32 GB version to sell at $549, 64 GB at $599, release date for iPad competitor still uncertain

Based on a leaked internal presentation, we finally have some more details on the HP Slate, a multi-touch Windows 7 computer set to launch later this year.The device will start at $549 for the 32 GB version, which comes with 1 GB RAM, a 1.6 GHz Atom processor, and an 8.9-inch multitouch screen at 1024 x 600 pixel resolution. The ...

Seeking a summer Intern? See Startup Roots

by Gagan Biyani, April 5, 2010 | Comments

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Startup Roots is a non-profit that matches elite college students with great startups

Summer is coming, and that means college students are starting to look for internships. Startups could always use an extra hand, especially a hungry young 19-year-old with a lot to prove. Enter Startup Roots, a summer Fellowship program that matches startups with a college student intern. Startup Roots is a non-profit with a simple goal: to provide college students with ...

Brightcove stockpiles $12M

by Matt Bowman, April 5, 2010 | Comments

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Funding brings online video company's total funding to $99M. IPO possible in 2011.

Online video management company Brightcove just raised a $12 million Series E round of funding led by original Series A investors Accel Partners and General Catalyst partners. The company is a leader in a very crowded sector. Like competitors Ooyala, Kaltura and Delve Networks, Brightcove was founded in the good times of 2006-2007 when online advertising was thought to be ...

Google optimizes Gmail for the iPad

by Chris Caceres, April 5, 2010 | Comments

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Online king optimizing its Web services for tablet computing devices

Even though Google has a few apps that come pre-installed into the iPad, the Web giant continues to look forward at the tablet computing explosion across the spectrum and optimizing its services for the new format. I'm referring to its services that can be accessed without having to download an app, services you can access from any device within a ...

iPad day 1 sales beat the iPhone

by Matt Bowman, April 5, 2010 | Comments

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300,000 units sold on Saturday. For a device no one needed a few months ago, that's impressive.

Apple just announced it sold over 300,000 iPads on Saturday, lower than analyst estimates of 700,000 (that was for the whole weekend, but the bulk undoubtedly came on Saturday), but more than the estimated 270,00 iPhones sold in the first weekend in 2007. Some think the comparison to iPhone sales is unhelpful. I disagree. The iPhone fell into a device ...

iPad launch weekend news round-up

by Ronny Kerr, April 5, 2010 | Comments

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Estimated 700,000 units sold, jailbreak completed in one day, fake Facebook app, and more

Unless you've been living under a rock the past couple weeks, you know that all the biggest technology-related news of the past week revolved around the Saturday launch of Apple's long-lusted after tablet computer, the iPad. Here we aggregate all the most noteworthy bits to come out from the iPad's momentous launch weekend.--Financially, the most interesting news of the weekend ...

Time's iPad app to launch at $4.99 an issue

by Matt Bowman, April 2, 2010 | Comments

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Expect exclusive iPad photo essays of Steve Jobs, Sarah Palin. Functionality still under-utilized.

The iPad is all about charging for content, over and over. Unlike most of the iPhone apps, many of the third-party offerings already on the iPad will not simply charge a one-time fee; they'll either draw in recurring subscription fees, or mirror the newsstand model and hit users up for each new edition. The latter is the case with Time ...

Facebook acquires Divvyshot for photo sharing

by Ronny Kerr, April 2, 2010 | Comments

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Photo sharing on Facebook is about to get a whole lot more interesting with Divvyshot team

Facebook has just bought Divvyshot, a photo service with a neat twist on social sharing. The site allows users to group their shots into collections called "events" that anyone can contribute to.Divvyshot, a Y Combinator participant during the Winter 2009 session was founded in January 2009 with $10,000 in seed funding.As part of the deal, Facebook will acquire many of ...

WSJ iPad app weighs in at $3.99/ week

by Matt Bowman, April 2, 2010 | Comments

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Hefty price tag probably won't deter business readers, despite ho-hum additional features

The Wall Street Journal just unveiled details of its iPad app. The price is a hefty $17.29/ month, or $3.99 per week. Compare that to $2.69 for both the online and print editions together, and $1.99 for online access only. So, what do you get, over and above the obvious? You get an easier way to save articles for later ...

Google acquires Episodic

by Chris Caceres, April 2, 2010 | Comments

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Web giant gobbles up online video platform

Episodic, a platform for broadcasting live and on-demand video, has been acquired by Google. Episodic announced this in a blog post on Friday morning. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed.The startup said it would join Google and continue working on its online video products. It said there would be no interruptions to its existing customers. Noam Lovinsky and ...

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