June 27, 2011
Apple potentially working on two new iPhones for fall launch; more from Buddy Media CEO interview
Apple is to start production of the fifth-generation iPhone in August, according to sources. And there might even be two new iPhones on the way.
Mike Lazerow, CEO and founder of Buddy Media, says, "Whatever you launch, assume it's the biggest crap sandwich you've ever launched." Hear more nuggets of entrepreneurial wisdom in this video interview.
Music discovery service Hitlantis closed a $1.5 million angel round.
Meredith Corporation acquired EatingWell Media Group, a brand focused on healthy eating, as well as the launch of its new website, Recipe.com, a brand that will pair online recipes with coupons and deals.
ViVOtech, a near field communication (NFC) software and systems company, closed $24 million in a multi-stage extension to its Series C round of funding.
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Salesforce Buddy Media
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Salesforce Buddy Media is the social enterprise software of choice for eight of the world's top then global advertisers, empowering them to build and maintain relationships with their consumers in a connections-based world. The Buddy Media social marketing suite helps brands build powerful connections globally with its scalable, secure architecture and data-drive consumer insights from initial point of contact through point of purchase. Buddy Media is headquartered in New York City, with additional offices located in Asia, London and San Francisco.
Hitlantis.com
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Utilizing the best content discovery on the planet, Hitlantis’ proprietary technology unites music lovers and indie music in a rewarding and visual social game-like community.
The unique visual platform of Hitlantis transforms the content discovery experience prompting mainstream press like Fox News to call it “a better paradigm than Pandora.”
Hitlantis’ platform generates a new user interface paradigm merging visual exploration of content and consumer recommendation mechanics, showing instantly large collections and content popularity by relevantly linking social interaction from users and bands in this community.
Hitlantis’ user interface leads the paradigm shift to a visual, explorable map-like interface – beginning with music, but already experimenting with other types of content. It’s well known and acknowledged that while wildly popular, the iTunes storefront itself, for example, is a cluttered maze, and search engines and newspapers struggle with content discovery beyond their front page and endless lists of results. Hitlantis represents a fundamental shift forward in browsing content.
Read what others are saying about Hitlantis: www.hitlantis.com/pressDownload Hitlantis mobile app from AppStore: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hitlantis/id435475940?mt=8
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