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Twitter to shut down Android, iOS versions of TweetDeck
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 05:02
Twitter is discontinuing versions of its TweetDeck client for Android, iPhone/iPad, and Adobe Air.
FindTheBest raises $11M to kill comparison shopping hell
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 23:59
FindTheBest is the first and only site that I've seen that lets you compare both STD clinics and dog breeds -- so it probably deserves the $11 million its getting.
Verizon wants all of Verizon Wireless — considering a Vodafone merger or buyout
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 23:54
Verizon no longer wants its wireless destiny tied to the European carrier Vodafone.
Urban mining: recovering $21B a year in gold and silver from discarded devices (infographic)
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 23:26
Every year, we toss out 152 million mobile phones, 52 million computers, and 36 million monitors. That's a massive ecological problem -- but it's also a massive revenue opportunity.
On the Board: A New Way Forward for Women's Corporate Leadership
Forbes - 5 Mar 2013 22:30
That’s the feeling I had recently as my school, The George Washington University School of Business (GWSB), launched the groundbreaking On the Board program, the elite fellowship program designed to prepare and pl...
Why Austin is tech’s new destination of choice
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 22:29
Guest Post Silicon Valley is still the gold standard for tech entrepreneurship. However, Austin is now emerging as a new destination of choice for tech startups as well as larger enterprise companies -- for a variety of ...
Chinese medicine: PRC invests $186M in new health tech
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:57
Diagnostics, sensors, genomics and more world-class health tech might be the newest crop of innovations by and for China and its rapidly aging population.
Taskbox secures $600K to kick your mobile email usage into shape
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:57
With slick new version of its gesture-based mobile email app now available, productivity startup Taskbox announced that it's raised a $600,000 seed round of funding today.
What Andrew Mason’s departure means for Groupon
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:55
Guest Post As Groupon's most vocal critic, I wanted to take a look at what changes we might see and the state of the business today.
Should Google force people to use their real names? Vint Cerf says nope
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:23
While the Internet giants have become increasingly aggressive towards the notion of online anonymity, Vint Cerf says that the pseudonym still has its place. God bless him.
Appcore secures $6M funding for auto-cloud platform
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:15
Appcore, a Des Moines, Iowa-based cloud computing automation platform startup, has just announced its latest round of funding: a $6 million cash infusion. This is Appcore’s second round of institutional funding; i...
Google Maps for iOS updated with local search tools, could hurt Yelp
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:08
Google has updated its outstanding Google Maps application for the iPhone with the ability to search for one of your contact’s addresses, Apple’s Maps app received a lot of criticisms after it debuted for i...
New Tumblr mobile monetization plan: pay-per-view (you pay, they view)
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 21:03
With 74 million daily posts, Tumblr is a big haystack to get lost in. Which is why the company is planning to monetize its mobile product the new old-fashioned way: pay-per-view. You pay, that is, and others view.
Latest app store rejections highlight that mobile tracking still sucks
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 19:47
Guest Post Here we are in year five of the mobile app uprising, and the world of mobile ad attribution is still a hot mess. Yes, it’s a bit less of a mess, but still hot nonetheless.
Small businesses, not huge companies, will lead the way for tablet growth
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 19:31
It's clear that tablets are making a huge impact in businesses, but who's taking advantage of them first?
Aviary reaches 3B photos edited by 35M users
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 19:13
Aviary, a photo-editing tools startup, has just announced a few big milestones. First, it’s exceeded three billion photos edited to date. It’s also telling us it has a total of 35 million active users. Avia...
Even A Big Four Audit Can't Nail Down Kingdom Holdings Numbers
Forbes - 5 Mar 2013 19:13
Late yesterday I got an email from FORBES Billionaire List editor Kerry Dolan looking for expertise in accounting and disclosure requirements for listings on the Saudi Arabia stock exchange. Yes, you heard that right. (O...
Roger Vivier Pre-Launch Book Party -- Attended by style icons Catherine Deneuve and Tilda Swinton
Forbes - 5 Mar 2013 19:11Your weakest link: All those online accounts you’ve forgotten about
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 19:00
Many of us don't know how many accounts we have online, though it's likely hundreds. Not knowing where you information is puts us at risk for losing that information.
GetGoing flies out of beta to save leisure travelers more cash than Priceline & Kayak
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 18:43
GetGoing offers travelers up to 40 percent off airline ticket prices -- with one hitch.
Talk With A VC: FirstMark Capital On The Triumph Of New York Tech
Forbes - 5 Mar 2013 18:333 ways for brands to create groundbreaking mobile experiences
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2013 18:30
Guest Post It’s no secret that smartphones are overwhelmingly the most popular and fastest growing mobile access point to the Internet today.