Social marketing is so awesome. Businesses love it, brands love it, even governments love it. Too bad some Read More
German state bans Facebook pages and plugins
Reena Jadhav Interveiws Brian Garrett, Managing Director of CrossCut Ventures, a seed-staged fund based in Souther California at Read More
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What you need to know – 08/19/11
Amazon says its Instant Video library has grown to more than 100,000 titles available for instant streaming—some five-times the Read More
Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow Read More
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Foursquare squeezes in events next to check-ins
Foursquare announced Thursday that it is getting in the events business. That is, after a couple years of Read More
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Hot off funding, Evernote acquires Skitch image app
Everything-organizer Evernote announced Thursday that it has acquired image annotation application Skitch. Terms of the deal were not Read More
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What you need to know – 08/18/11
Amazon is the indomitable king of retail—both online and off. One in five Internet users worldwide visited an Read More
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“If You Have an Idea, Get Started”
Wildfire Interactive is an icon of a successful startup. Since founding in 2009, the company with its software Read More
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More mobile: Zynga acquires Astro Ape Studios?
Zynga has reportedly acquired New York City mobile social gaming developer Astro Ape Studios, according to the results Read More
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What you need to know – 08/17/11
See the next batch of companies to emerge from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups. Cloud-based file sharing service Box.net Read More
RelayRides, a peer-to-peer marketplace for car sharing, announced Wednesday that it has increased its total Series A.2 funding Read More
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Social ad spend rising faster than video in 2011
Though it’s well-established that 2009 and 2010 were monumental years for the social media boom, this year seems Read More
Above: the view you see from the office of 500 Startups, located in the heart of Silicon Valley Read More
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What you need to know – 08/16/11
Airbnb launched the $50,000 Airbnb Host Guarantee, a new addition to the accommodations network designed to offer hosts Read More
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Airbnb speeds ahead with $50,000 Host Guarantee
Airbnb announced Monday the launch of the $50,000 Airbnb Host Guarantee, a new addition to the accommodations network Read More