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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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
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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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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
Banckle team feels very glad to share that our esteemed customers have successfully spent 1 million minutes of 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
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PopCap acquires ZipZapPlay while IPO looms
The Web game acquisition roller coaster rides on. Casual online game developer PopCap Games announced Friday that it Read More
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AudioMicro makes a friend of Microsoft Office
Stock audio library AudioMicro announced Friday that it has sealed a licensing and distribution deal with Microsoft Office Read More