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Groupon to post first quarterly profit in two years
Daily deal site Groupon will be releasing its first earnings report since its tumultuous IPO last November, and analysts expect Read More
Often business models or products take shape over time, after many trial-and-error attempts to find something that really takes off Read More
Today's Entrepreneur is Dylan Bathurst, CEO and Co-Founder of Rumgr. Rumgr is an iPhone app that brings the garage sale Read More
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Vonage released mobile app to compete with Skype rates
Calling people in other countries was once an expensive, confusing and low-quality experience but technological advances have chipped away most Read More
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TastemakerX lands $1.8M before launch of mobile app
A yet-to-be released Silicon startup called TastemakerX has already announced a $1.8 million round of funding for its social application. Read More
Like most people, every so often I get friend requests from people in my past. And, while I don't mind Read More
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Extole pockets $10M for social marketing platform
The consumer-to-consumer social marketing platform, Extole announced Wednesday that it has secured a $10 million Series C round of funding. Read More
Pivot3 announced early Wednesday that it's raised $23 million in funding, led by Samsung Ventures, with participation from past investors, Read More
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Amazon to announce video subscription service this week
Looks like more bad news for Netflix. This week Amazon will announce the launch of a subscription online streaming video Read More
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Cable TV remains most popular election news source
Even though it seems everyone is online 24/7, when it comes to politics and elections, cable wins out. A new Read More
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Klout acquires Blockboard for localized, mobile focus
Just weeks after securing a substantial $30 million round of capital, the social influence index Klout has acquired a neighborhood Read More
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Dwolla pockets $5M for mobile credit card services
The credit card alternative, Dwolla, has announced Tuesday that it raised a $5 million Series B round for its Des Read More
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Apple in talks with Canadian carriers for iTV?
Get ready for Apple's iTV, because it's coming. Last year, we wrote about how one analyst expected that 2012 would Read More
We already gave you an example of the Spreecast embedded player at Vator Splash SF last Thursday, when Jeff Fluhr, Read More
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Spongecell snaps up $10M for interactive Web ads
Rich-media Web advertisement company, Spongecell, has just announced a $10 million Series B round of funding Tuesday. Safeguard Scientifics, Read More
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