Book’d Launching Scheduling Platform to Fill Tungle Void for Service Providers
After a private beta launch in September, Columbia, MO-based Book’d will be looking to launch its online scheduling platform…
Humayun Khan
Humayun Khan is a Senior Writer and Analyst at BetaKit. A marketing graduate with honors, Humayun's work experience spans the fields of consumer behaviour with noted contributions in an academic paper published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology and market research consulting having coordinated projects for a major financial services client at Decode Inc. More recently he was involved in business strategy as a Business Analyst for an equipment rental outlet and prior in the National Marketing Department at Ernst & Young LLP. He is passionate about emerging and disrupting technology and its ability to transform and create entirely new industries.
Flomio Launches FloJack on Kickstarter to Let iOS Users Get NFC-Enabled
October 29, 2012
When Apple decided not to include Near Field Communication (NFC) in its feature set for the iPhone 5, it left industry insiders…
Dhingana Adds $7M, Reaches 15M Monthly Users For Bollywood’s Version of Pandora
October 25, 2012
California- and India-based Dhingana, a Bollywood and Indian music streaming service, announced today that it has closed $7…
BufferBox Partners With GO Transit to Offer Parcel Pickup Service to Commuters
October 25, 2012
Toronto-based BufferBox announced today that it has secured a contract with MetroLinx, the agency that oversees public transit…
Telefónica Digital Acquires Video Chatting Tool TokBox to Bolster Live Video Offerings
October 25, 2012
Today Spanish wireless carrier Telefónica Digital, which has its headquarters in the UK, announced today its acquisition…
AdYapper Turns Online Ads Into Conversations Between Consumers and Brands
October 24, 2012
Advertisements usually prompt one of two responses from consumers, they either ignore or watch passively. Chicago-based AdYapper…
Laffster Adds $750K, Tackles Comedic Content Discovery With Mock the Vote App
October 24, 2012
Venice, CA-based Laffster today announced the release of its political satire and humor discovery app, Mock the Vote, and…
PEX Card Adds $3.2M in Funding to Scale Prepaid Expense Card Solution for SMBs
October 23, 2012
New York City-based PEX Card, provider of prepaid expense card solutions for the SMB market, announced today that it has secured…
Chirpify Branches Out From Twitter, Adds Instagram to One-Click Commerce Tool
October 23, 2012
Recently BetaKit wrote an article about the shift from online storefronts to one-click social commerce, and Twitter commerce…
Dwolla Introduces MassPay Feature to Help Businesses Process Bulk Payments
October 22, 2012
Today Des Moines, IA-based online payments platform Dwolla announced the launch of its MassPay, which will allow anyone…
Affiliate Platform VigLink Partners With GeoRiot to Enable Location-Based Referrals
October 22, 2012
San Francisco-based VigLink, a content monetization service for publishers, recently announced its partnership with Seattle-based GeoRiot,…
Polar Mobile’s MediaEverywhere Platform Helps Publishers Create HTML5 Mobile Sites
October 19, 2012
One of Canada’s largest media-focused app development companies Polar Mobile announced the launch of its MediaEverywhere…
Kera Tackles Converting Recent Signups to Customers Using In-App Tutorials
October 19, 2012
Toronto-based Kera is looking to make it easy for SaaS companies to create walkthroughs of their website to guide users as…
Airbnb for Workspaces ShareDesk Adds to Platform to Help Mobile Workers Connect
October 18, 2012
Billed as the ‘Airbnb for workspaces,’ Vancouver-based ShareDesk recently announced the launch of its ShareDesk CONNECT!…
Influenster Relaunches to Help Brands Drum Up Buzz Around New Products
October 18, 2012
Companies like Klout and Kred have already build up businesses around scoring online influence, and connecting brands with…