Science-Incubated Let’s Date Launches Mobile-First Dating Platform
Science-incubated Let’s Date launched its mobile dating app for iPhone today, looking to be a user’s social dating identity…
Gogobot Launches Android App, Looks to Social Graph to Provide Travel Advice
Today San Francisco-based Gogobot, a platform for travelers to search and book hotels, restaurants and other activities, announced…
Streamweaver Adds $1.3M to Spearhead the Social Video Creation Trend
BetaKit covered Nashville-based startup Streamweaver in September 2012 when it launched its multi-angle iPhone video app, letting…
CHNL Adds Daily Deals, Looks to Be the One Content Aggregator to Rule Them All
With the plethora of social networks that a person logs into daily, from checking Facebook to keeping up with Twitter, LinkedIn,…
Instant Messaging App Kik Launches Kik Cards to Add Multimedia for 30M Users
Despite the launch of iMessage by Apple in 2011 and an attempt by RIM to shut the service down over patent infringement, Kik…
With 5M Downloads, Contact Syncing App Sync.Me Adds $4M To Develop for Android
What if a contact list was more than mere names, phone numbers, and email addresses, and instead helped pull in social networking…
Science-Backed EverySignal Launches to Highlight Social Network Milestones
Today EverySignal, the latest company to emerge from technology incubator Science, launched to make sure people never miss…
Beamr Launches to Apply Photo Compression Technology to iPhone Photo-Sharing
When it comes to sharing iPhone photos, there are no shortage of storage and sharing tools, from Dropbox and Box to apps like…
Tackling Information Overload, KiteDesk Launches Cloud Aggregation Tool
Every day people use multiple social networks and cloud-based services, from Facebook and Twitter to Dropbox and Google Drive.…
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,…
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…
Copious Adds Men's and Art Categories to Personalized Ecommerce Marketplace
Today San Francisco-based Copious announced that it’s adding new categories to its ecommerce marketplace, now supporting…
Stockr Raises $1.5M, Launching its Social Network for Stock Traders Tomorrow
Today Stockr, a social network aimed at the investment community, announced it has closed $1.5 million in seed funding from Personal…
Wrapp Nearing 3M Gift Cards Given, Debuts New Partners for Back-to-School
Wrapp, the Swedish social gifting startup that uses apps to allow users to instantly give gift cards via social networks, today…
Livefyre Revamps Comments Offering, Aims to Go Beyond With New Architecture
Commenting system Livefyre today introduced a new version of its Comments product, bringing a slew of new features for end…