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Forbes - 18 Mar 2013 19:24Easier image sharing? Imgembed wants to give creators full credit
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 23:45
Imgembed, a new service from Singapore-based company The Creative Finder, aims to make it easier for photographers and other image creators to share their work -- while getting full credit and even revenue.
Agriculture startup grows crowdfunding platform to feed the hungry
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 23:36
Agricultural investment platform Fquare announces a new crowdfunding platform that connects investors with local farmers to grow food for food banks.
7 logos that should have been crowdsourced
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 23:23
Guest Post Sometimes a crowdsourced design really is your best option, especially when your best option would otherwise look like the London 2012 Olympic Games disaster.
Flattr now lets you crowdfund content by liking/staring stuff on Twitter, Vimeo & Instagram
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 22:54
Crowdfunding platform Flattr will now allow people to donate money for content they find on the web using the favorite or like buttons that already exist on many social networks, the company announced today.
Twitter releases new ad targeting tools: Interest, platform, fans, and gender
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 22:39
Twitter announced new self-service ad tools today with much finer-grained targeting controls that will allow small advertisers to craft ad campaigns to exactly the audience they want.
The Washington Post’s first paywall is more like a delicate fence
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 22:35
The Washington Post at long last decides to charge for its digital content, but only for people who directly consume more than 20 articles a month from the online site.
Reddit debuts hilarious YouTube videos based on ‘Explain Like I’m Five’ subreddit
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 22:18
Reddit has launched new original web video series called "Explain Like I'm Five," based on the discussions of Reddit users in a 'subreddit' by the same name.
John Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 22:15
Riccitiello is out after expensive mistakes like Star Wars: The Old Republic.
What the government can learn from crowdfunders
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 21:21
Guest Post Two weeks ago, I was sitting in on a web chat held by the United States State Department. The subject was crowdfunding. Jessica Jackley of popular microloan platform Kiva and Sherwood “Woodie†Neis...
More mobile leaders to join in at the VB Mobile Summit
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 21:15
We're only a few weeks away from our next Mobile Summit, and it's shaping up to be a memorable meeting. We've just added speakers from ESPN Mobile, Urban Airship, Pandora, Facebook, and more.
American homes have more internet connected devices than people
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 21:10
Internet connected devices surpass 500 million and the average U.S. home has 5.7 internet connected devices.
T-Mobile could become the good guy carrier you’ve always wanted
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 20:59
T-Mobile's LTE network isn't off the ground yet, but the company is already giving consumers lots of reason to be excited about it.
Queen Elizabeth bestows royal honors on Internet pioneers
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 20:36
Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Louis Pouzin, Tim Berners Lee and Marc Andreesseen win the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Come together, right now, with Present.me
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 20:03
Produced in Association with UKTI Present.Me is a company that lets people give presentations -- on PowerPoint -- to anyone in the world.
Entrepreneurial Austin: One Woman's SXSW Party Profiteering
Forbes - 18 Mar 2013 19:43What Happens When A Venture Capitalist Says "No"
Forbes - 18 Mar 2013 19:40Don't Hold The Baby Too Tight
Forbes - 18 Mar 2013 19:39EU Takes Shot At Moscow With Cyprus Bailout As Russians Own 22% Of Deposits
Forbes - 18 Mar 2013 19:30Daily Dividends Report: VET, LXP, WST, RSO, MEI
Forbes - 18 Mar 2013 19:27
Vermilion Energy Incorporated (VET) maintained its monthly dividend of 20 Canadian cents per share. The ex-dividend date for this payment is March 26 , 2013.
Pinterest debuts style makeover with fresh new look, tighter backend
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 19:25
Online scrapbooking site Pinterest unveils its new look, including enhanced navigational and discovery features.
Google Street View adds Kilimanjaro, Everest, & more so you can explore digital peaks
Venture Beat - 18 Mar 2013 19:13
Google has added some of the most famous mountains in the world -- including Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua -- to what you can view on Google Street View.