Roximity Brings Location-Based Deals to Drivers
byConsumers are used to getting and redeeming deals on their mobile phones, but startup Roximity is looking to bring deals to…
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Twitter Acquires Simplified Blogging Platform Posterous
by Darrell EtheringtonPosterous 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
by Darrell EtheringtonLove 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
by Erin BuryJump 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
by Darrell EtheringtonThis 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
by Darrell EtheringtonToday, 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
by Darrell EtheringtonThe 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
by Darrell EtheringtonU.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
by Darrell EtheringtonToday, NewsiT, a startup that connects individuals via a website to crowdsource the news-making process, announced that…
Weddingful Raises Funding as Startups Question Daily Wedding Deals
by Erin BuryThe Groupon model has been applied to many niche industries: yoga, moms, and travel to name a few. But while Pinterest has…
Despite Delays, Raspberry Pi Poised to Disrupt Industries
by Darrell EtheringtonRaspberry Pi Foundation director Eben Upton wasn’t expecting the kind of demand that his $25 (or $35, if you want networking)…
ContactMonkey Secures $800K for Address Book Solution
by Erin BuryContactMonkey announced this week that they’ve secured an $800,000 round of seed funding from Plazacorp Ventures and…
BrandYourself Raises $1.2M for Personal SEO Tool
by Darrell EtheringtonSEO 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
by Darrell EtheringtonSocial travel discovery site Wanderfly is debuting its new version 2.0 site at Launch today, which extends the site’s…
Instaprint Launching Location-Based Instagram Photo Booth
by Erin BuryApps like PopBooth have tried to capitalize on the nostalgia associated with photo booths, and digital photo booths have popped…