WPP Makes Big Leap Into...
The media and advertising giant WPP is taking a big step into e-commerce and how it can use it to leverage its other digital investments: today it has announced that it is investing $7 million into the grocery comparison shopping site mySupermarket , part of a $10 million round that also...Another Siri-Like App, ...
Looks like Apple might be loosening its grip even more on voice recognition apps? Or, it simply just feels that the competition is not as good as its own native Siri. We’ve just gotten word from Netherlands-based developer Sparkling Apps that its voice-response app, Voice Answer...With Help From Facebook...
With the skyrocketing popularity and billion-dollar sale of Instagram , there’s an ongoing race to apply Instagram’s wildly successful photo sharing model to mobile video. There are a number of startups vying to claim the “Instagram for Video” title, with...Backed With $1.5M, Circ...
The funding environment for technology-focused startups these days is getting to be a bit ridiculous , so some tech industry folks may need to use their imaginations for a second to understand this concept. There are a lot of companies out there today — with real products, real...Blur Group Raises $2M T...
A B2B company that is trying to change the way that marketers procure services for ad campaigns says that it has just closed one of Europe’s largest-ever angel financing rounds. blur Group , which runs a platform calls the Creative Services Exchange, says that it has raised $2 million....
Everyme Launches Mobile...
Everyme , a Y Combinator-incubated startup with a long list of impressive investors , is launching its iPhone app today. Its goal? To create an environment where you feel comfortable sharing whatever you want with specific groups of people. Co-founder and CEO Oliver Cameron demonstrated...
Acceleprise Wants To Be...
Let the proliferation of vertically-themed startup accelerators continue! Today, a new accelerator focusing on the enterprise sector is launching in Washington D.C. Called “ Acceleprise ,” the program’s goal is to invest in 60 enterprise software companies over the next...
The Internet Has Killed...
It’s hard to tell if the Wikipedia article on April Fools’ Day is itself an April Fools’ prank. Tidbits of the ubiquitous holiday’s history seem like jokes in and of themselves; “”In France and Italy, children and adults traditionally tack paper fish...Abolish The Reference C...
Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Nir Eyal , a founder of two acquired startups and an advisor to several Bay Area companies and incubators. Nir blogs at NirAndFar.com It’s time to abolish the reference check. The unpleasant process of calling up a job applicant’s former...