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Israeli gesture recognition technology platform eyeSight Mobile Technologies has snagged $4.2 million in a Series B round of Read More
Housetrip.com, Europe’s answer to AirBnB, announced Monday that it has raised $16.9 million in a round of funding Read More
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STHoldings pulls 200-plus music labels from Spotify
Record label distributor STHoldings, a U.K.-based indepdent music distributor, has pulled its catalogue of more than 200 music labels from online Read More
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How social media is changing laws & investigations
Privacy and social networking have been at odds since the early days of MySpace and Facebook. Most people Read More
The Kindle Fire didn’t get the most pleasant early reviews last week, but that’s not stopping Amazon from Read More
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EBay snaps up taste-recommendation site Hunch for $80M
Ecommerce service eBay announced Monday its acquisition of Hunch, an online platform that scans user data and offers user Read More
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RunKeeper snags $10M to build a better activity app
Applications that help users track and share their daily activity are a growing and popular market and one Read More
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Mobile social networking grows 44% in EU5
Most social networking companies have invested a lot of time and money into improving the mobile experience of Read More
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Trimble debuts outdoor adventure GPS apps
Most innovators launching new mobile applications are vibrant young startups, flush with new capital, but one outdoor adventuring Read More
Early reviews of the Kindle Fire did not paint a flattering picture of the new tablet last week. Read More
New York City got the Vator treatment on Friday with the first ever Venture Shift NY, and the Read More
Mark Suster, prolific blogger and partner at GRP, spoke at Vator and Bullpen’s Venture Shift event in New York, and Read More
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Customer service company UserVoice gets $1M funding
UserVoice, a startup that provides customer service solutions for businesses and organizations, announced a $1 million equity funding Friday, Read More
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OkCupid expands to San Francisco, develops OkCupid Labs
Popular dating site OkCupid has expanded from their New York base into a new San Francisco branch, with Read More