Startup News
Blue Jeans: We're 20-25% of the videoconferencing market (and we just got much cheaper)
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 23:55
Blue Jeans unveiled a massive update to its standard pricing today, adding a new licensing model that offers companies unlimited "all you can meet" videoconferencing plans for as low as $10 per user, per month.
Wanelo 3.0 makes e-commerce less 'primitive' by organizing products around people
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 22:52
Wanelo released the third version of its mobile application today to make online shopping a pleasurable and personal experience "for everyone."
Mass marketing vs personalization (infographic)
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 22:35
We're going back to the future, according to Monetate: going back to a time when all commerce was personal.
Obama steals new privacy head away from Twitter
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 22:20
Twitter is losing its legal director Nicole Wong to the White House in the name of privacy. President Obama has tapped her as his newest Chief Privacy Officer.
EA misses slightly on revised earnings but hits its revenue targets
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 22:15
EA sells 1.6 million copies of SimCity despite controversy over server problems. EA's digital revenue now exceeds other revenue.
Startup Craze In The UK
Forbes - 7 May 2013 22:06
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Sources in the UK are claiming that the tech startup scene in that country is in need of personnel to fill several thousand positions. Many eager to jump into those jobs have...
A Look At Ireland's Startup Sector
Forbes - 7 May 2013 22:06
If enthusiasm equates to success, Ireland's start-up sector is bound to become Europe's Silicon Valley.
Can We Game Investment Cycles?
Forbes - 7 May 2013 21:51
So the S&P 500 Index closed the first quarter of 2013 with an impressive gain of 10.61%.. That three-month performance already exceeds the 9.84% annualized return from January 1, 1926-December 31, 2012 (Source: S&P 500 I...
Before you try improvising your VC pitch, read this
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 21:46
Guest Post While there is a sexiness and aura of confidence in "flying without a net," be sure you clearly answer the usual questions. You can have a deck as backup, but be very careful that you don't meander and don't e...
Google Glass is the new Segway
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 21:37
Really, you wouldn't have thought a proposal to Borg the entire human species would have met with such resistance.
Earnings season: What to expect from EA, Activision, and Take-Two
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 21:32
We take a look at some of the big moves from the publishers that might have an impact on their bottom line.
Accenture boosts its design chops with Fjord acquisition
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 21:23
High-end design firm Fjord counts Nokia, Citibank, Harvard Medical School, and PayPal among its clients.
What Advisors Can - And Can't - Do For You
Forbes - 7 May 2013 21:16
What can you expect from a financial advisor? Elizabeth P. Anderson, CFA, illuminates the questionable assumptions some make about advisors billed as miracle workers. She has good vantage point to judge, as the founder o...
Nest Labs acquires MyEnergy to help more folks track energy consumption
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 21:00
Smart thermostat maker Nest Labs has acquired MyEnergy to help provide more information to its customers about energy usage.
78K people have signed up for a one-way trip to Mars
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 20:53
"This is turning out to be the most desired job in history," said Mars One founder Bas Lansdorp. "Mars One is a mission representing all humanity will be justified only if people from the entire world are represented. I'...
Chute raises $7M and gets its first dose of user-generated advertising
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 20:36
As for Chute Ads, the company promises potential advertisers quite a bag of tricks: real-time content, user-generated aggregation, voting and moderation, social sharing, and customized displays. End users can upload thei...
The Evolution Of Facebook
Forbes - 7 May 2013 20:30
How has Facebook changed since 2004? Here's a look at some of the site's most notable redesigns and features.
Atlas debuts appointment sharing app for simpler scheduling on-the-go
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 20:28
Atlas launched a mobile scheduling app today that simplifies the process of setting up appointments while away from a computer.
Parse releases Parse Hosting to prove still innovating after Facebook acquisition
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 19:30
Less than two weeks after its acquisition by Facebook, Parse is announcing a new product. Parse is adding Parse Hosting to its suite of products which will allow developers to be "server-free from beginning to end." Pars...
Foursquare's new Windows Phone 8 app is slick, clean, and exactly what Microsoft needs
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 19:22
Foursquare is updating its Windows 8 app to focus on one of the operating system's greatest strengths -- it's interface.
Twitter's video-sharing Vine exploded 200% last month
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 19:18
"We may be witnessing the rise of Twitter's recently acquired Vine," Compete.com's Conor O'Mahony said.
Educlipper launches its 'virtual pinboard' for teachers & students
Venture Beat - 7 May 2013 19:08
Teacher-turned-entrepreneur Adam Bellow has launched Educlipper, a tool for kids to save and share content from the web.