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Editor’s note: Jeremy Toeman is a founder of Dijit Media , a startup whose vision is to create the ultimate “hyperpersonalised social TV guide” mobile experience. Jeremy has over 11 years experience in the convergence of digital media, mobile entertainment, social...
China Finally OKs Googl...
It’s been just over nine months since Google announced their intentions to acquire hardware manufacturer Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, and now it seems that the final pieces of the deal have fallen into place. According to a new report from the Associated Press, Chinese...Three Ways Facebook Can...
Editor’s note: Hussein Fazal is CEO of AdParlor , an ad management and technology company for Facebook campaigns. AdParlor manages over 1 billion daily ad impressions on Facebook for clients such as Ubisoft, SEGA, Groupon, OMD and Starcom. I must say that I have been a little bit...
KeKu Promises Cheap, Hi...
KeKu is a VoIP telephony startup that has quietly build a global platform during its beta phase. Now, the company is ready to come out of beta. At its core, KeKu is pretty similar to services like Rebtel and even Skype, as it focuses on letting you make cheap international phone calls...Twitter Buys Personaliz...
Twitter has just finalized a deal to hire the team and buy the technology of RestEngine , a personalized email marketing service, which could help Twitter deliver email digests of great tweets you’ve missed. The deal fits well with Twitter’s recent talent acquisition of...Report: Photo & Vid...
Ever since Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, the search for the next “Instagram of [insert app category here]” has been on. One area many pundits have focused on in this context is video and according to the latest data from mobile app analytics company...Give Your Silver Tongue...
Conference calls aren’t always the most interesting things to take part in, but they can be just as much a hassle to set up as they are to sit though. That’s where a new app called GroupCall comes in — developed by the folks over at Parlor , GroupCall aims to make...Google Ventures-Backed ...
EchoEcho is one of the more useful location-based applications on the market today. Instead of focusing on check-ins and deals, the application simply makes it easy for you to find out where your friends are and lets you set up a meeting with them. Last September, EchoEcho raised...Wonga Extends Its Payda...
Wonga.com , the successful but controversial payday loans provider, is extending its credit service to small businesses in the UK. The move is a smart one given the current economic climate. Banks have been lambasted for not lending to small businesses – Wonga is simply going to...