YC-Funded MessageParty ...
With the rise of GPS-enabled smartphones, developers are eager to integrate location-based functionality into whatever they can. So it’s no surprise when MessageParty, a Y Combinator company that’s launching this week, says that it’s looking to tie location with chat...
How Twitter Can Help Yo...
In this Sunday’s New York Times , reporter Brian Stelter outlines his using Twitter as a tool for weight loss by setting up a @brianstelter25 account for his progress and tweeting out his exercise plan and meals. “I knew that I could not diet alone; I needed the help of a...
AngelPad: Seven Ex-Goog...
The problem is obvious: it’s hard to launch a startup. But one potential solution, great mentorship and support, isn’t so easy to come by. With their own startup of sorts, seven ex-Googlers are going to attempt to solve that See the original post here: AngelPad: Seven...
Federated Media Buys Se...
Ad network Federated Media is announcing an acquisition today, buying a semantic profiling technology platform from semantic search startup TextDigger today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed Read the original post: Federated Media Buys Semantic Profiling Technology From...
Skype Etiquette...
Skype is one of the most important work and social tools I use. It’s nearly perfect. Except that you people are using it to drive me crazy. Read more: Skype...
The Paranoid Can Relax,...
Less than one hour after Facebook struck the ceremonial gong, signaling the official birth of Places, the ACLU of Northern California was ready to cry foul play. Read the original here: The Paranoid Can Relax, Facebook Dials Up Privacy With...
iLunascape: Free iPad B...
Lunascape , the company behind the eponymous triple-engine browser for desktop PCs, has just released its first browser created specifically for the iPad. Dubbed iLunascape , the browser is available for free in the App Store , and it’s a more than solid alternative to Safari on...
Live From Facebook’s ...
Watch live streaming video from facebookinnovations at livestream.com We’re at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, where the social network is finally unveiling its much-anticipated location feature, which will be called Places . We’ve already published the first screenshots...
Magajin: Like deviantAR...
Say you’re looking for a picture of a cute demon or a violent little girl? And you want to talk to other people about those selfsame pictures? Where, besides the Heavy Metal Con circa 1988, can you go? Read more: Magajin: Like deviantART for Manga With Social Translation Built...