After Quietly Reaching Profitability, Toronto’s ParkBench Looks to Expand
In the beginning, ParkBench CEO Grant Findlay-Shirras said he was simply looking for a solution for himself and his business partner, to promote their own…
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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 the launch of its Android app….
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 platform that matches people based…
Evzdrop Raises $500K, Launches Local Marketing App to Tie Notes to Locations
Today, Chicago-based Evzdrop announced the launch of its iPhone app, which lets businesses and individuals ‘listen to places through people.’ The app lets people…
Trover Launches Web Companion to Mobile Travel Discovery Apps
Seattle-based Trover announced today the launch of their new website, which complements their free iOS and Android apps that let users upload photos of…
With 1M Monthly Uniques, Beautylish Adds Ecommerce Boutiques to Beauty Community
Today San Francisco-based beauty content and review startup Beautylish is adding ecommerce Boutiques to its community, meaning readers can now buy the products they read…
Qype Expands Into Turkey, Extends European Lead Over Yelp
European local business recommendation and discovery tool Qype today officially launched Qype Turkey, its latest localized national offering, offering Turkish business listings via Qype.com.tr….
FutureAdvisor Launches Investment Tool for "The 99 Percent"
Seattle-based FutureAdvisor is launching in public beta today to be “Mint.com for investing,” and is announcing an undisclosed amount of funding from Sequoia Capital and…
OpenLabel Brings on a CTO, Prepares to Launch Barcode App
Rating the world around you is something people seem inclined to do, judging by the traction of services like Yelp (which is looking to…
Publishers Looking to Leverage Big Data to Understand Readers
An article today earlier today outlined Tynt’s acquisition by 33Across, which will help give publishers insights into what readers are doing on their sites,…