Anthony Ha Joins TechCr...
Blogging is still a relatively young part of the media industry. But already there are a cadre of professional reporters who cut their teeth blogging, who are used to the pace and get an adrenaline rush from covering events as they unfold. Anthony Ha is one of them, and I am very pleased...
Pitch Now: Intel Awardi...
Intel knows a thing or two about technology and innovation. Hey, that’s why they hired Will.i.am as “director of creative innovation”. (Wink.) Really, in the same way that it’s catalyzed change in the computing industry (and helped bring modern microprocessing to...Mobile Media Platform C...
Tokyo- and Singapore-based mobile media platform Cinemacraft announced it has extended its Series A round by securing an investment from Dave McClure ‘s 500 Startups . The fresh money from the US brings the total amount raised by the company so far to US$900,000. Previous investors...
Pressly Launches Electi...
Following its November launch , OnSwipe competitor (and TechCrunch Disrupt finalist ) Pressly is bringing another major media outlet’s content to the tablet interface. The company is today announcing the launch of a new publication called Electionism. The app was built for the...
Sony Stays Committed To...
Sony released the first Google TV product back in the fun days of 2010. Since then, the smart TV platform has survived more than a year of criticism and a major overhaul. It’s still far from a industry leader, that title is head by Samsung’s SmartHub, but Google is sticking...Digital Publisher Safar...
Safari Books Online , developer of an on-demand digital library for professional content, has acquired web developer and e-reading consultancy firm Threepress Consulting , makers of the Ibis Reader , an HTML5 ebook platform and EPUB reading system for iOS, Android and the Web. Terms of...InfoSpace Buys Online T...
Online search and SEO services company InfoSpace has acquired 2nd Story Software, the holding company for online tax solutions provider TaxACT for $287.5 million in cash, the company announced today. InfoSpace, which operates so-called ‘metasearch’ engines like Dogpile and...How People Watch TV Onl...
At this point, video is just a regular part of the web. But how is it gaining on regular TV watching. Just in terms of audience reach, Nielsen estimates that almost 145 million people watch video online in the U.S., compared to about 290 million who watch traditional TV. So the...