Seed-stage AppDirect, a new way for businesses to find, buy and use Web-based software, raised a $3.25 million Read More
Funding roundup – week ending 05/06/11
Helium, a self-publishing site that bills itself as a “citizen journalism” hub, has raised $10 million in debt Read More
Shares of Demand Media ended the day up 3%, on the first day after reporting better-than-expected quarterly Read More
Following the January referendum in Sudan in January, in which nearly 99% of voters voted in favor of Read More
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E-book sales killing publishing industry?
When considering the fight between Amazon and publishers over the price of e-books, it’s easy to paint the Read More
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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
PowerReviews, a social commerce SaaS solutions provider, announced Thursday that it has secured $10 million in a round Read More
Props to the social marketing industry. On Wednesday, global performance marketing company Efficient Frontier announced that it Read More
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Flixster gets snapped up by Warner Bros.
If you’re in the online TV/movie social network industry, you’re probably feeling pretty confident these days. Just weeks Read More
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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
These days, rockstar companies like Facebook and Groupon probably don’t have to try very hard to raise 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
Electronic Arts announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Melbourne-based mobile design studio Firemint, which is known 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
Are venture capitalists starting to chase deals? It appears that might be the case as more capital went Read More