Tout’d Acquires Villij, Rebrands to Help People Get Recommendations From Friends
Today New York City-based Tout’d, a word-of-mouth referral platform we covered in July, announced its acquisition of Villij,…
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Crowdsend Launches to Use Crowdsourcing to Identify Products in Images
Companies like Stipple, Thinglink and Luminate have been trying to take photos from static to dynamic with their tools for…
Kobo Acquires Aquafadas to Add More Magazines, Comic Books, and Children’s Books
Today Toronto-based Kobo, owned by Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, announced its acquisition of French company Aquafadas,…
Venngage Launches to Help Marketers Create Data-Driven Visual Reports
The rise of big data has been well-documented this year, and along with it the number of companies, from DataHero to Visually, that…
LoopJoy Launches to Help Developers Sell Branded Products in Mobile Games
Today New York City-based LoopJoy launched its mobile game monetization platform in private beta, showcasing its first pilot…
Student Loan Hero Launches to Help Grads Tackle $1 Trillion in Unpaid Student Debt
This week New York City-based Student Loan Hero launched its web-based platform, which aims to help students create a plan…
Social Engine Launches DIY Social Network Platform to Be the Next Ning
Los Angeles-based SocialEngine recently announced the launch of their SocialEngine (SE) Cloud platform, which lets brands and…
Plexus Engine is Reborn as Little Bird With $1M to Identify and Map Influencers
Today Portland, OR-based Plexus Engine, a platform started by former ReadWriteWeb reporter Marshall Kirkpatrick to unearth…
Shopify Partners with Canada Post to Turn Brick-and-Mortar Into Brick-and-Click
This week Ottawa, ON-based Shopify announced that it has partnered with Canadian postal service Canada Post to add shipping…
Yacket Launches Twitter Polling Tool to Dive Deeper on Demographic Data
Australian startup Yacket launched in public beta this week to help people and companies get answers to any question on…
PandaBot Launches on Kickstarter to Make 3D Printing Accessible to Anyone
Today Toronto-based Panda Robotics officially launched its Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 for the PandaBot, a 3D printer…
Sunglass.io Relaunches Design Collaboration Platform to be the “GitHub For 3D”
Today San Francisco-based Sunglass announced the launch of its web-based collaborative 3D design platform out of beta with…
A Week After Facebook Gifts Announcement, Treater Launches Social Gifting Apps
Today Washington, DC-based Treater announced the launch of iPhone and Android apps for its social gifting service, which…
LevelUp Adds 3 New Point-of-Sale Partners to Bolster Mobile Payments Reach
Today no-fees mobile payment provider LevelUp announced it has partnered with three new point-of-sale (POS) solutions, MICROS,…
Blooie Wants to Help Publishers Engage Readers With Real-Time Chat Platform
After soft-launching earlier this year, UK-based Blooie today publicly launched their real-time chat tool that lets website…