When one of the biggest names starts offering college kids $100,000 grants to drop out of college, you Read More
Funding roundup – week ending 10/01/10
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Mehta and friends launch $1.6M mobile fund
Eniac Ventures, a seed stage investment firm focused solely on mobile startups, launched Friday a $1.6 million fund. Read More
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What you need to know – Friday 10/1/10
Silver Peak Systems raised $4.1 million. The company makes developer tools, which are designed to enhance the performance Read More
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The Vator Splash September 2010 finalists
We’re here at Vator Splash in San Francisco, CA and the first five of the top ten finalists Read More
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What you need to know – Thursday 9/30/10
Retail Solutions raised $15.2 million, in its C series of funding. The round was led by Investor Growth Capital. Read More
Google is growing up and entering its awkward “tween” years. Monday marked the company’s 12th birthday, the time Read More
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LinkedIn Signal caters to the data-starved
LinkedIn on Wednesday started rolling out a limited beta of LinkedIn Signal, a feature aimed at giving users Read More
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Geomium launches London location startup
[Article updated to reflect regional availability of application.] The (very) short list: Booyah, Facebook Places, Foursquare, Google Latitutude, Read More
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The erosion of online anonymity
One of the most important principles of individual privacy is the ability to act anonymously. When people are Read More
Newspapers do not always have the highest opinions of Web-based media outlets. On the 24th of September, Leonard Read More
How recognizable are you in a crowd? According to Face.com, a Tel-Aviv-based company that develops facial recognition technology, Read More
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Twitter advertising still experimental
It has been five-and-a-half months since Twitter unveiled its first stab at monetization in the form of Promoted Read More
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What you need to know – Monday 9/27/10
It’s Monday, and you know what that means. A whole weekends worth of news to catch up on, Read More
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Textbook renter Chegg raises $75 million
Online textbook rental service Chegg.com has secured a new $75 million investment from Asia-based firm Ace Limited, according Read More
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Why You Will Outsource Local Business Listing
Does your business standout to local consumers through local business listings? Is your business dependent upon the local Read More