Curating Lists of Local Places With Urbantag
A new version of San Francisco-based Urbantag launches today to help people curate lists of real-world places they like in…
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StartApp Raises $4M to Help It Deliver Paydays to Android Devs
Getting paid on Google Play (formerly the Android Market) isn’t quite as easy as getting paid on the iOS App Store. Downloaders…
Budgetable Launches New Online Budgeting Tool
Online money management tools are a dime a dozen, but Boulder, CO-based budgeting tool Budgetable is launching in private beta…
ThreatMetrix Raises $18M for Cybercrime Prevention
San Jose-based enterprise fraud protection company ThreatMetrix is announcing an $18 million Series D funding round today,…
Swiff Targets Banks With Its Mobile Payments Solution
In the future, asked to pick a year when mobile payments really started to take off, chances are people will point back to…
Pinerly Shows Brands Are Crazy for Pinterest
Pinterest’s early success has caught the attention of many, including the tech press, everyday users, and legal experts.…
SimpleRegistry Raises $150K for Online Gift Registries
Online registry tool SimpleRegistry announced a $150,000 round of seed funding this week from CincyTech. The Cincinnati, OH-based…
Boxfish Building a Search Engine for Television
Eoin Dowling doesn’t agree with people who say there’s nothing on television these days, and he’s setting…
Mixpanel Launches Flow to Humanize Web Traffic Analysis
Data analysis firm Mixpanel is unveiling a new product today as it introduces Flow, a simple free data visualizer that can…
Zynga Acquires OMGPOP for a Reported $200 Million
After speculation this week from industry insiders, gaming giant Zynga confirmed today that it has acquired competitor OMGPOP…
Flixel Debuts Its Instagram for Animated GIFs App
Animated GIFs have enjoyed a renaissance on the internet lately, and one particularly stunning outcrop of that trend is the…
Blurtt Wants to Help Users Create Meaningful Mobile Messages
Austin, Texas-based startup Blurtt is launching its iOS app today, and it aims to provide users with more tools for expressing…
Venmo Opens Mobile Payments Social Network to the Public
Social payments startup Venmo is opening its product to the public today, after over two years in a limited, invitation-only…
Wantful Raises $5.5M for Online Gifting Service
There are no shortage of startups trying to use online tools to make gift-giving easier for the buyer and the recipient. Karma…
SecondMenu Launches Digital Menu Web App for Restaurants
Toronto-based SecondMenu launched this week in private beta to help restaurant owners turn their menu into a multi-device…