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Flipboard confirms it has raised $50M in new funding
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 06:34
Flipboard, the company with desktop and mobile apps for reading online articles and “flipping” them into curated magazines, has raised $50 million from a new investor, a spokeswoman told VentureBeat in an email. “I...
New Business Success? It's About Caring, Not Selling
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 23:25
This article is by Lisa Colantuono, co-president of AAR Partners.
Comcast now has more Internet customers than cable TV subscribers
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 23:17
Selling Internet service has long been a higher-margin business, and has been the line item that has kept cable companies' balance sheets healthy.
Pandora revenue rises 30.5% on higher advertising sales
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 22:44
Online music streaming company Pandora Media Inc raised its full year forecast and reported better-than-expected second quarter revenue as it signed up more subscribers and increased its advertising revenue.
Is Amazon Liable For IP Violations By Its Marketplace Vendors?
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 22:36
A recent court ruling might cause Amazon to patrol marketplace vendors more aggressively
Amazon shares pop 15% on strong Q2 revenue of $23.18B and EPS of $0.19
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 22:15
Amazon announced quarterly earnings per share of $0.19 on revenue of $23.18 billion today. The company saw a net income of $92 million. Analysts anticipated earnings of -$0.14 a share on revenue of $22.39 billion. Amazon...
Amazon Web Services posts $1.8B in revenue in Q2 2015, up 81% from last year
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 22:11
E-commerce heavyweight Amazon today disclosed in its quarterly earnings statement that its subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS), the biggest public cloud currently available, generated $1.82 billion in revenue in the sec...
The FinTech Revolution and the Future of Small Business Lending
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 22:08
FinTech Firms: Revolutionizing Lending
The Entrepreneurs Journey - A Field Update From Hipcamp
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 21:52
When I last spoke with one of the leaders from Hipcamp they had just completed their initial round of seed funding and had plans to expand their scope of providing quality camping experiences across the USA. They had jus...
Spotful marries video with apps, begets functional stories
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 21:00
The platform offers drag-and-drop web-based tools for creating videos that show apps like Google Maps, Twitter, or Eventbrite working in an overlay.
LinkedIn details Nurse, an automation tool that makes operations engineers more efficient
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 20:49
The business-oriented social network built Nurse to help automate the process of solving IT infrastructure issues.
LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts, makes users wait up to 72 hours for their data archive
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 20:46
LinkedIn doesn't want you easily accessing your own contacts.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 20:39
Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. European cloud computing startups get $120M boost thanks to fresh Notion Capital fund Notion Capital, a ...
Pinterest speeds up pinning on iOS with a native share button
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 20:12
You can edit descriptions of pins, create new boards, and choose from multiple images in a new grid format.
Taking Control Of Your Personal Brand
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 20:10
Embrace your story. And make sure you’re the primary force in telling that story to the rest of the world.
Education search tool Noodle acquires AllClasses in all-stock deal
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 20:04
EXCLUSIVE: The acquisition will add over 100,000 classes to Noodle's database and give its technology a major boost.
IdealSeat App Gives Fans Best Opportunity To Catch Foul Ball Or Home Run
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 19:54
Fans of the Boston Red Sox who attend this Saturday's home game against the Detroit Tigers have extra incentive for their team to hit a few balls into the stands.
Flickr's new $5.99 Pro plan includes Adobe software discounts, better stats, and a useless badge
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 19:44
Another perk of Flickr Pro is improved analytics.
Kamcord launches full mobile-game livestreaming
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 19:15
Look out, Twitch and YouTube. You may lose the mobile-gaming video battle before it even starts.
Runkeeper drops the dude from its logo because more than half its new users are women
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 18:59
Runkeeper’s got a new logo, and with it the company drops that hyper-fit dude icon and those Web 2.0 bubble letters. The new design is part of a larger rebrand for the mobile fitness app centered around this tagline: �...
Is 2% Almond Milk More Confusing Than 2% Cows Milk? Blue Diamond And Silk Probably Say 'No.'
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 18:44
Milk once came in two varieties: whole and skim. Then, producers added 2% and 1%. Today, shelves are full of milk from hemp, soy, coconut, and almonds. It can be lactose-free, or organic; probably it can be made from bir...
Tune confirms acquisition of mobile marketing automation vendor Artisan Mobile, says still open to all
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2015 18:43
Consolidation is a natural evolution of the space, and it should end up helping developers.