- August 18, 2014
Steven Loeb's Channel
- August 16, 2014
Yahoo purchases ad-fraud security company ClarityRay
ClarityRay is Yahoo's eleventh startup purchase this year
- August 16, 2014
Google buys photo-organizing app Jetpac
Jetpac used photos uploaded to Instagram to automatically create guide to specific cities
- August 15, 2014
eBay in talks to accept Bitcoin through Braintree
Braintree provides payments processing to companies that include Uber and Airbnb
- August 15, 2014
Funding roundup - week ending 8/15/14
BuzzFeed, FoodPanda, Traitify, Greenhouse, AuditFile, AdStage, RelayRides, Lookout, Axial, Zubie
- August 15, 2014
Samsung purchases IoT platform SmartThings
Deal was reportedly worth around $200 million, with SmartThings remaining independent
- August 14, 2014
Zelda Williams sparks Twitter to review policies
Robin Williams' daughter quit social media after harassment and bullying over her father's death
- August 14, 2014
Yahoo launches rebranded e-commerce platform Stores
Yahoo has added new tools and features to help small businesses create, and maintain, online stores
- August 14, 2014
Ed-tech platform Desire2Learn raises $85M
Desire2Learn will use the funding to build out predictive models, and to expand internationally
- August 13, 2014
Instagram hires new brand exec to ramp up ad efforts
James Quarles, Facebook's Regional Director for EMEA, is tapped to build out Instagram's ad efforts
- August 13, 2014
WeChat closes in on WhatsApp with 438M active users
WeChat, the dominant messaging platform in China, is looking to expand internationally
- August 13, 2014
Spotify and BandPage partner on merchandise deal
BandPage artists can sell merchandise and exclusive deals, like private online concerts, on Spotify
- August 13, 2014
RealNetworks cuts 10% of staff to focus on the future
The company has reduced its workforce by more than 50% since 2010
- August 12, 2014
Yahoo picks up Zofari, a recommendation tool for places
Zofari would recommend new places for users to go based on their likes and interests
- August 12, 2014