Calling All Designers: ...

Weebly , the startup that allows users to build rich websites using a straightforward drag and drop interface, is about to get a lot more colorful. The site has opened a new Theme Community , allowing any of its 3.5 million users to submit their own themes for use by other Weebly...
OneGuyOneGirl Aims To Keep Online Dating Simple

OneGuyOneGirl Aims To K...

Online dating sites can be daunting. Between setting up the perfect profile and then trying to meet your dream partner from profiles of hundreds of thousands of people on each site (or on some of the more popular sites like Match.com, millions of users ). One startup, OneGuyOneGirl, aims...
Yelp Hit With Second Extortion Lawsuit, CEO Calls It Meritless

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...
The 10 Billionth (Or So) Tweet

The 10 Billionth (Or So...

According to the site Gigatweet , we are about an hour away from the 10 billionth tweet sent since the dawn of Twitter. More incredible, this milestone comes less than 5 months after the 5 billionth tweet . The only problem? Read more:  The 10 Billionth (Or So)...
Steve Ballmer’s Memo To Microsoft Staff: “We Must Move At Cloud Speed”

Steve Ballmer’s Memo ...

Earlier today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a speech at the University of Washington where he said that the company was going “all in” with its strategy to move Microsoft products to the cloud. We’ve gotten our hands on an all-staff email sent out by Ballmer...
Toyota Turns To Twitter To Repair Its Image

Toyota Turns To Twitter...

Toyota has been dealing with negative backlash from the massive safety recalls of its vehicles; and is even suffering in terms of sales. So what does the company do to repair its image? Turn to Twitter, of course! The Japanese auto giant has launched a branded channel on TweetMeme , in...
If You Build It, He Will Come: Movieclips Now Available Internationally, Releases API

If You Build It, He Wil...

Online movie clips site Movieclips has opened up its service to users all over the world and released an API. The site, which launched in beta last December, is a movie clip destination that offers licensed, high quality movie scenes on the web. Movieclips was previously only available...
BuzzAware. Yup, Now There’s An App Directory For Google Buzz

BuzzAware. Yup, Now The...

Google Buzz might have been pushed out too soon , but there are already at least a dozen apps for Google Buzz, most of them unoffical. See the original post here: BuzzAware. Yup, Now There’s An App Directory For Google...
Yahoo Answers Gets A Much-Needed Facelift

Yahoo Answers Gets A Mu...

Back in October, Yahoo revealed that Yahoo Answers sees 30 million questions and answers per month, with users contributing 2.4 questions and answers per second. Although Yahoo Answers sees a significant amount of traffic, its design and layout has been outdated. Read the rest...
Rent The Runway Raises $15 Million For The Netflix For Couture

Rent The Runway Raises ...

Rent The Runway, a Netflix for designer clothes, has raised $15 million in funding according to an SEC filing. The startup does exactly what it’s name indicates: it allows anyone to rent designer clothes for a fraction of the price. Once you pick a design on the site that...

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