NSFW: Hey, America! Our...
I’ve always had mixed feelings about the DMCA . On the one hand, as an author, I like that it gives me a way to stop illegal copies of my work being distributed in the US, so ensuring that I can continue to make a living without having to get a proper job Read more from the...
Yelp Hit With Second Ex...
Last week, we reported on a class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles alleging that Yelp was running an “extortion scheme”. More here: Yelp Hit With Second Extortion Lawsuit, CEO Calls It...
VeriFone Brings Out The...
It’s no secret that VeriFone hopes to eliminate mobile startup Square before it even officially launches. See the original post here: VeriFone Brings Out The Big Guns In Its War With Square: Apple...
WSJ: Facebook Revenues ...
Late last year, we published a list of the top 10 IPO candidates of 2010. Leading that list was Facebook, which has grown to 400 million users and is finally starting to turn on the revenue pumps as it works toward its inevitable IPO Read more: WSJ: Facebook Revenues For 2010 Could...
Chris DeWolfe Makes His...
Last year we reported that MySpace founder and former CEO Chris DeWolfe was raising a big round of capital to start acquiring companies. See more here: Chris DeWolfe Makes His Move – Raises Big Round, Acquires Gaming Platform...
BookRenter Opens Up Tex...
Anyone who has bought a textbook, whether during college or graduate school, understands how expensive they can be. College textbook rental startup BookRenter is trying to make the process of buying textbooks more affordable through its online site which loans books to students for a...
Foursquare And Gowalla ...
Last year at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, both Foursquare and Gowalla had their public unveilings . Continued here: Foursquare And Gowalla Line Up For A SXSW Brawl With Site...
Socialtext 4.0 Launches...
There are a plethora of enterprise friendly collaboration platforms to choose from these days, with Yammer, Salesforce, Jive, Bantam Live, Socialcast , and others all vying for marketshare. All of the offerings are compelling but now more than ever, the startups and companies that...
India’s Twitter SMS G...
Fresh off a $12 million investment, SMS GupShup , a Twitter-like service in India that is primarily accessed via SMS, is launching an App Store. The store aims to expand SMS GupShup’s ecosystem by allowing developers to create SMS-based mobile applications based off of the...