Twitter Acquires Simplified Blogging Platform Posterous
Posterous co-founder and CEO Sachin Agarwal announced today on the official Posterous blog that the company has been acquired…
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Viddy Adds Video Memories to Your Facebook Timeline
March 12, 2012
Social video sharing app Viddy is publicly debuting its Facebook Timeline integration today, through the social network’s…
Visual.ly Debuts Free DIY Infographic Creation Tool
March 12, 2012
Love or hate infographics, there’s no denying that they do a good job of catching the attention of readers and driving…
Solve Media Debuts Pre-Roll Tool to Boost Online Video Ad Engagement
March 9, 2012
This week, advertising company Solve Media unveiled its latest product, which it calls “Pre-Roll Insurance.” The…
Loopt Acquired as Green Dot Prepares for Mobile Payment Battle
March 9, 2012
Today, Green Dot announced that it had acquired location-based recommendation app Loopt for $43.4 million. Loopt’s Mountain…
WatchDox Raises $9M to Help Businesses Securely Manage the BYOD Trend
March 9, 2012
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend in the enterprise has some definite advantages for companies, in that it can save money…
CardSpring’s Payment Cards Apps API Debuts at SXSW
March 9, 2012
U.S. online coupon site RetailMeNot.com is partnering with CardSpring this year at SXSW to roll out the latter company’s…
NewsiT Wants to Gamify Crowdsourced News
March 8, 2012
Today, NewsiT, a startup that connects individuals via a website to crowdsource the news-making process, announced that…
Despite Delays, Raspberry Pi Poised to Disrupt Industries
March 8, 2012
Raspberry Pi Foundation director Eben Upton wasn’t expecting the kind of demand that his $25 (or $35, if you want networking)…
BrandYourself Raises $1.2M for Personal SEO Tool
March 8, 2012
SEO can seem like a complicated affair that the average person can’t do themselves, and a lot of high-cost personal brand…
Wanderfly Launches Version 2.0 of Social Travel Tool
March 7, 2012
Social travel discovery site Wanderfly is debuting its new version 2.0 site at Launch today, which extends the site’s…
As SXSW Approaches, Event Networking Apps Go Head-to-Head
March 7, 2012
Event networking is bound to be a hot topic at SXSW Interactive, which kicks off on Friday. There hasn’t been a super-effective…
Pow/Wow and Branch Launch to Power Social Conversations
March 7, 2012
Pow/Wow, a new NYC-based startup that launched a public alpha of its product this week, is designed to make moving from sharing…
SessionM Enters the In-App Rewards Battle
March 6, 2012
Today mobile marketing startup SessionM came out of stealth mode, revealing its plan to help drive engagement within apps through…
Science Inc.’s Dollar Shave Club Raises $1M for Razor Delivery
March 6, 2012
Science Inc., the incubator founded by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones that launched last year with $10 million in funding, is…