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Franchise Forecast: 2013
NuWire - 3 Jan 2013 16:03
Forecasts that exceed the incremental are almost always one of two things: wrong or simply lucky. What happens next year is largely dependent on many macro factors - politics, the economy, credit, commodity prices, clima...
Yesterday was ZocDoc's busiest day ever, with a 130% bump in bookings
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 23:52
More than 2.5 million people book doctor appointments online each month with ZocDoc. But with many folks sick or following through New York's resolutions, yesterday was the busiest day ever in the hot startup's five-year...
Pebble will finally unveil its Kickstarter darling smartwatch at CES
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 23:39
The much-delayed Pebble E-Ink smartwatch is almost here.
Gartner: The black cloud over IT will lift in 2013
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 19:30
With the global economic climate expected to improve, Gartner predicts that the "major retardants to IT growth will lift."
Size Isn't Everything When Assessing Impact
Forbes - 3 Jan 2013 17:06Funding Daily: Glitter hangovers and green smoothies
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 02:47
2013's first Funding Daily.
Meet the CuBox Pro: an open-source computer that spans two cubic inches and weighs 3.2 ounces
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 11:10
The CuBox Pro comes with double the memory and other better components.
Andrew Sullivan's new Dish site raises $333K in 24 hours
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 23:14
When Andrew Sullivan announced yesterday that he would be leaving The Daily Beast, he didn't know if people would pay an annual subscription to read his new independent blog. Now he knows the answer is a resounding yes, ...
Three Bold Small Business Predictions for 2013
Boston - 3 Jan 2013 23:03
It's the start of a new year, which means hope abounds for everyone. January is the time for new ventures, new resolutions and renewed faith in all the things that you want to accomplish this year that you didn't get to ...
Pluralsight closes $27.5M to stave off the Great Developer Shortage of 2013
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 22:53
Online developer training portal Pluralsight takes $27.5M in its first round of funding.
Google's 'forcing' users to use Google+ is old news - a year old, actually
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 22:52
In November 2011, we let all y'all know that Google+ was not a social network; rather, our Google sources told us, it was intended to be a unified login system for all Google services, the single key to unlock all ...
Why pundits are wrong to trash the Zipcar deal
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 22:31
The Zipcar sale will pave the way for the domination of peer-to-peer services.
Facebook now has voicemail -- and voice calling in Canada
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 22:20
Facebook is taking Messenger to a whole new level -- first SMS, now voice mail and even voice calling.
Room 77 raises $30.3M to find a place to lay your head
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 21:29
Hotel search engine Room 77 raises $30.3 million in its third round of funding.
FTC probe finds Google search practices don't violate antitrust laws, but changes are coming
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 20:20
The Federal Trade Commission announced the results of its investigation into whether Google violated antitrust laws with its current business practices today.
YouTube adds 'TV remote' feature to tons of smart TVs & set-top boxes
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 20:01
YouTube is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to transform their mobile devices into a YouTube remote, the site announced today.
A visual journey through 2012′s biggest funding highlights (infographic)
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 20:01
VC funding was down 15 percent in 2012, while crowdfunding grew 91 percent, as a new infographic from Startups.co shows
Here are the Crunchies finalists!
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 20:00
VentureBeat, GigaOm, and TechCrunch are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Crunchies awards in 20 categories.
eBay tests service that picks up and lists items for you
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 19:42
Instead of using marketing to get potential sellers and buyers on eBay's website, the company is testing new ways to physically get people's items from their houses.
Pinterest acquires Punchfork, the social site for recipes, meals, and gorgeous photos of food
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 19:15
Photogs and fashionistas, meet cooks.
PlayStation Network picks up Epix library of movies
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 19:02
Sony reached a new deal with streaming video service Epix that will bring its library of movies to both PlayStation 3 and PS Vita.
Twitter bird could be a fat cat this year with $11B valuation
Venture Beat - 3 Jan 2013 18:49
After studying the secondary markets, one analyst firm says Twitter is now worth as much as $11 billion or more. It also suspects the company may soon test the IPO waters, if the markets improve.