Firespotter Labs, an idea and product accelerator, announced Thursday that it has launched with $3 million in Series Read More
Facebook might buy Skype for $4 billion
It’s been pretty quiet on the Skype front ever since it emerged in January that the company’s IPO Read More
What you need to know – 05/05/11
Apple is rumored to be introducing over-the-air updates to its Verizon iPhones when iOS 5 is released in Read More
Smule’s Magic Piano now free on the iPhone
Magic Piano, Smule’s anyone-can-play-piano app, launched Wednesday on the iPhone for the first time. Similar to other Smule Read More
Facebook accounts for 31.2% of display ads
We all know that advertising is very important to Facebook, but have you ever wondered how important Facebook Read More
Renren IPO raises $743 million
Chinese social networking website Renren went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, raising $743 million Read More
What you need to know – 05/04/11
Amazon launched its new fashion hub, MyHabit.com, a site that can’t really be described as a “flash sale” Read More
Greylock-funded Gigwalk attacks data, mobile
How does a startup get seed funded by angel investors with names like Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal), Jeff Read More
IPO could value Renren at $5.1 billion
Renren, a Chinese social networking site with the look and feel of Facebook, is set to to price Read More
Assange brands Facebook as a “spy machine”
Hey, remember Julian Assange? Almost half a year ago, the WikiLeaks founder had captivated news outlets and social Read More
If you’re looking for statistics that paint the state of the music industry, look no further. We’ve got Read More
What you need to know – 05/03/11
Steve Ballmer revealed at BlackBerry World 2011 that Microsoft’s search engine Bing will be the new default map Read More
Did Twitter buy TweetDeck for $50 million?
Uhoh, UberMedia. Looks like a pivot might be in order. Twitter has acquired TweetDeck for between $40 and Read More
Osama’s death breaks Twitter tweet record
Twitter has confirmed that on the night of Sunday, May 1, 2011, when the U.S. government announced that Read More
Social media ads quadrupling to $8.3B market
The social media monster is an adolescent, and the growth spurts must feel very nice to the companies Read More












