Hot Or Not’s App Answ...
It was only a matter of time before this app came out. The folks over at Hot or Not have launched a location-based free iPhone app that will show you the hottest ladies and gents that are close to you. If you aren’t familiar with Hot or Not, the site allows you to rate pictures of...
Index Ventures Buys Int...
Crafty commerce site Etsy just raised another $20 million in its fifth venture round (that would be the Series E). See the original post: Index Ventures Buys Into Etsy, Triples Valuation To Nearly $300...
Facebook’s “Platmob...
Earlier this evening, Facebook held a developer’s garage event at their headquarters — sort of like a State of the Union for third-party developers. Notably, they announced a new partnership with Y Combinator that has the goal of creating new startups with deep integrations...
Diaspora Three Weeks Aw...
Remember Diaspora ? Here is the original post: Diaspora Three Weeks Away From Unveiling Open-Source Facebook...
TechCrunch Disrupt Hack...
Our experimental Hack Day at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York a couple of months ago was wildly successful – more developers than you can shake a stick at showed up, drank redbull and pizza (care of sponsors). Original post: TechCrunch Disrupt Hack Day Is Back: Caffeine, Pizza...
Brand Affinity Technolo...
Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT), the company that creates a technology that matches celebrities with endorsement deals, has just raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Miramar Venture Partners , with existing investors Newport Coast Investments, RimLight Capital, Fulcrum Venture...
Chart Your Growth With ...
YCombinator -funded database analytics company Chart.io launches today, giving businesses access to enterprise level analytics tools that they need to rock their databases in realtime. In the same space as Metricly and Stats Mix , a tool like Chart.io would have been unnecessary 10 or so...
Google Is Anakin, Veriz...
Editor’s note : Jonathan Askin is Associate Professor of Clinical Law at Brooklyn Law School and Founding Director of the Brooklyn Law and Incubator Policy Clinic ( BLIP ). He previously worked at the FCC and for the Obama campaign on telecommuncation policy. I can’t help but...
Confirmed: Google Tests...
SEO consultant Rob Ousbey has noticed an interesting thing happening to his search results, live updates of results as he types in every letter. Google has confirmed to TechCrunch that the above video is in fact real. Is this capability imminent? Go here to read the rest: Confirmed:...