Monthly Archives: April 2010
Greycroft Partners Raises $130.7 Million For Their Digital Media Fund
Venture capital company Greycroft Partners has raised $130.7 million for a digital media fund called Greycroft II. Greycroft will invest between $500K and $5 million into firms through the new fund. Greycroft has invested in companies such as blog paidContent, Crowdfusion, and Sometrics. [soCalTech]
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Highlights Of Chirp Twitter Conference
Points of Interest
Today is Twitter’s conference called Chirp and they have announced some exciting things at the conference. Twitter has started to add geo-location as a feature by adding a map. Geotweets currently include the longitude and latitude of where tweets are being sent from. When tweeting from a location that is popular, it is called a Point of Interest. It is unlikely that they will have a check-in feature to compete with Foursquare and Gowalla.
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15 INFOGRAPHICS ABOUT TAXES
Tomorrow is Tax Day in the United States. It is the day where tax returns are due to the federal and state governments from U.S. citizens, resident aliens, etc. April 15 has been Tax Day since 1955. The tax system in the U.S. can be quite complex so Pulse2 decided to compile a list of infographics that shows some interesting facts about it. There is also one infographic in here from The Onion about celebrity tax deductions. Check out the full list below:
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Categories Infographics, Lists
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Adobe Preparing Major Lawsuit Against Apple [RUMOR]
Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) are not on good terms right now. Apple does not allow Adobe Flash on any of their devices nor are they allowing developers to use Adobe’s newest software Creative Suite 5 for submitting applications on the App Store. That was going to be a key selling point for Adobe’s new line of products. Now rumor has is that Adobe is going to sue Apple.
Apple argues that Flash hurts performance on the iPad and the iPhone. Apple App Store developers are currently used to programming apps using Objective C. What are your thoughts about the Apple vs. Adobe saga? Drop us a comment. Apple is in the midst of suing HTC Corporation over alleged patent violations. [IT World]
Categories Adobe Systems Inc, Apple Inc.
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TweetPhoto Raises $2.6 Million In Series A
TweetPhoto, a competitor of TwitPic and a company that encourages you to share pictures over Twitter has raised $2.6 million in Series A. The lead investor was Canaan Partners. Additional investment was provided by Anthem Venture Partners, Qualcomm, Tim Kelly, Frank Asaro, Shane Brisbane, and Jack Corrao.
10 Useful Apps For Small Businesses In The Google Apps Marketplace
The Google Apps Marketplace are services that were designed for Google users to integrate into Google Apps. The paid and non-paid apps are easily accessible since they include single sign-on and universal navigation. Below are 10 applications that are worthwhile checking out if you are a small business.
Categories Google, Google Apps Marketplace, Lists
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Palm Approached Huawei Technologies For Preliminary Acquisition Talks [RUMOR]
Earlier this week we reported about how Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) is looking for acquisition bidders. Palm has been burning money every month and their devices have not been selling as much as hoped. Now the latest rumor is that Palm approached Chinese company Huawei Technologies for preliminary acquisition talks. Palm approached Huawei’s investment bank regarding the deal according to a source with Reuters. [Reuters]
Categories Huawei Technologies, Palm Inc.
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Infosys Files For U.S. Patent Protection For Offshoring Jobs
Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:INFY) is seeking U.S. patent protection for: “Framework for Supporting Transition of One or More Applications of an Organization.”
This is the abstract ofthe patent :
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Ford Launches Online Suggestion Box
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has launched a new website called Your Ideas. Your Ideas serves as a Suggestion Box for consumers to leave feedback. Your Ideas is also a hub for automotive ideas that allow submission, sharing, reviewing, and rating.
“Ford continues to push the envelope when it comes to engaging consumers in what’s next for Ford cars and trucks,” stated Ford President of The Americas Mark Fields. “We are going beyond traditional consumer market research, studies and focus groups. Ford is turning to the social Web as an innovative way of generating new vehicle feature ideas customers really want and value.” [Your Ideas]
Below is the full press release:
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Categories Ford, Ford Motor Company, Gerhard Schmidt, Mark Fields
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App Shows Foursquare Reviews From Jersey Shore Characters [FIST-PUMP]
There is a new iPhone application called the Jersey Shore City Guide. The application is fully integrated with FourSquare and it features characters from MTV hit show The Jersey Shore. The app lets you access reviews left by the characters themselves about the establishments that they visit. The app costs $0.99 and is available now [iTunes link]
Below are some sample reviews:
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Categories Apple App Store, Foursquare, Jersey Shore, MTV Networks
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