Seed-stage AppDirect, a new way for businesses to find, buy and use Web-based software, raised a $3.25 million Read More
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Only 39% of U.S. smartphone users check in
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to attend the Social-Loco Conference in San Francisco, which brought together many of Read More
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What you need to know – 05/06/11
Demand Media reported $79.5 million in revenues in Q1, an increase of 48% over Q1 2010, when the Read More
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GroupMe buys Sensobi to expand on BlackBerry
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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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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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
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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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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
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
We all dream about the day we can finally use our smartphones to change the channels on our Read More
New Corp’s bold experiment to launch an IPad-native news product is starting to show a little life. With Read More
People are really sick of gift cards, by which I mean I’M sick of gift cards. But I’ve Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 04/29/11
Seed DoubleDutch–what you might consider a Foursquare for the enterprise– secured $1.2 million in a seed funding round Read More