We don’t have a phone in my apartment. We all have cell phones, obviously, but there’s no shared Read More
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On mobile: social users ignore ads, shoppers don’t
Well, this shouldn’t be all that surprising. Smartphone users are much more likely to recall and engage with Read More
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Deals + social marketing: Closely secures $3.6M
Social marketing company Closely has raised $3.6 million in equity, according to an SEC form filed earlier this Read More
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Zynga stock setup gives CEO overwhelming power
Social gaming behemoth Zynga is reworking its stock structure to give CEO Mark Pincus 70 times the voting Read More
Trusted consumer reviews site Angie’s List filed for an IPO with plans to raise $75 million, but hasn’t Read More
As planned since Monday, representatives from Facebook, Twitter and RIM met with the Home Office in the UK Read More
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What you need to know – 08/24/11
Online video platform Brightcove filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Read More
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YouWeb raises $2M more, hires former Kosmix VP
Social incubator YouWeb announced Tuesday that it has raised $2 million from its existing investors. Additionally, the incubator, Read More
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Facebook to acquire twice as many startups in 2011
Startups: if you want to be bought by Facebook, now’s the time. But you better focus on design. Read More
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What you need to know – 08/23/11
AliveCor, which makes it possible to use your iPhone Android as a personal heart rate monitor, has raised Read More
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Facebook, Twitter and RIM to discuss London riots
Representatives from Facebook and Twitter will be meeting with RIM and the UK government this week, as officials Read More
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Microsoft-acquired Skype snaps up GroupMe
The big fish eats the medium fish and the medium fish swallows the small fish. Three months after Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 08/19/11
Seed-stage drchrono closed an additional $650,000 in seed funding from prominent startup investor Yuri Milner, founder of DST Read More
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What you need to know – 08/19/11
Amazon says its Instant Video library has grown to more than 100,000 titles available for instant streaming—some five-times the Read More
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Foursquare squeezes in events next to check-ins
Foursquare announced Thursday that it is getting in the events business. That is, after a couple years of Read More