Group messaging application GroupMe announced Thursday that it has acquired “personal relationship management” company Sensobi. Terms of the Read More
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Firespotter launches with $3M from Google
Firespotter Labs, an idea and product accelerator, announced Thursday that it has launched with $3 million in Series Read More
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Free Banckle Live Chat API for PHP developers
Banckle Live Chat – an online chat and customer support solution has now announced a free live chat Read More
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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
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Apple is rumored to be introducing over-the-air updates to its Verizon iPhones when iOS 5 is released in Read More
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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
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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
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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
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Amazon launched its new fashion hub, MyHabit.com, a site that can’t really be described as a “flash sale” Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – Class 8
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post – Read More
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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