YouMail Lets Users Permanently Block Calls on Android
YouMail, an Irvine CA-based startup founded in 2007 that focuses on delivering value-add services to smartphone users, is debuting…
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CircleMe Launches to Connect People Around Interests
Trying to do something new in the hotly contested social network space, which is dominated by giants like Facebook and Twitter…
Social Network for Kids PixyKids Grabs $3M in Funding
Social networks aimed at kids aren’t a new concept. ScuttlePad and Togetherville, for example, have been attempting…
Oink Closure Raises Questions About “Fail Fast” App Development
Today Milk Inc. announced its debut product Oink is shutting down, just five months after it was originally debuted by Milk…
AllClear ID’s Mobile App Guards Against ID Theft
What preventative steps can people take to guard against identity theft? That’s exactly the question AllClear ID is…
Personal Capital Launches Finance Management iPad App
Financial services firm Personal Capital, which announces a $25 million Series A round in August of last year and debuted its…
WordPress.com VIP Launches Featured Partner Program
Today Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com VIP, is announcing the launch of its Featured Partner Program, which…
Tap.Me Raises $3.2M For In-Game Ad Platform
Chicago-based Tap.Me, a startup focusing on in-game advertising, announced a $3.2 million round of funding led by Hyde Park…
Rdio Redesign Puts Social Discovery Front and Center
At an event today in Austin during the SXSW Interactive festival, music streaming service Rdio introduced a brand new overhaul…
Roximity Brings Location-Based Deals to Drivers
Consumers are used to getting and redeeming deals on their mobile phones, but startup Roximity is looking to bring deals to…
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…
Visual.ly Debuts Free DIY Infographic Creation Tool
Love or hate infographics, there’s no denying that they do a good job of catching the attention of readers and driving…
Getting Past the Velvet Rope With Jump Rope
Jump Rope is trying to give people a new way to get priority access to nightclubs and bars with their new front-of-the-line…
Solve Media Debuts Pre-Roll Tool to Boost Online Video Ad Engagement
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
Today, Green Dot announced that it had acquired location-based recommendation app Loopt for $43.4 million. Loopt’s Mountain…