Archive for May, 2010

Tweetie Officially Becomes Twitter For iPhone

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 764 views | 1 Comment
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The Twitter application for the iPhone App Store is now available for download. The best part is that it is free. It has been about a month since Twitter acquired the Tweetie iPhone application company. Some of the new features include the ability to browse Twitter without the requirement of having an account. The Suggested User List is connected to the app now too. Loren Brichter created the original Tweetie app. [iTunes Link]

Mobile Platform Company DOTGO Receives Funding From EPIC Ventures and TomorrowVentures

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 919 views | Add a Comment
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DOTGO has received Series A funding from EPIC Ventures and TomorrowVentures. The DOTGO platform allows any website to quickly create a mobile version with a focus on text messaging. Below is the full press release:

WSJ: Symantec Close To Acquiring VeriSign For Around $1.3 Billion

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 602 views | Add a Comment
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Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) is close finalizing a bid for Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN)? for $1.3 billion according to The Wall Street Journal. VeriSign certifies websites that are legitimate so that consumers can feel safe when making purchases through e-commerce. Symantec is based in Mountain View, California. [WSJ]

Perez Hilton Celebrity Blog Gets Offered $20 Million [RUMOR]

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 649 views | Add a Comment
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Rumor has it that Avid Life Media and two other prominent celebrity blogs have made an offer to buy out PerezHilton.com for $20 million. Avid Life also owns HotOrNot.com and AshleyMadison.com.

Google Wave Now Available For Everyone

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 611 views | Add a Comment
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Real time collaboration software Google Wave is now open for everyone. Before it was available through invite-only. Invites started being rolled out this past September. If you have used Google Wave, what do you think of it? Let us know in the comments. [Google Wave]

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett Sends Subpoena To Twitter

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 1,382 views | 4 Comments
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has sent a subpoena to Twitter. Corbett is asking Twitter to “testify and give evidence regarding alleged violations of the laws of Pennsylvania”.

Biz Stone Joins Digital Garage’s Board of Directors

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 847 views | Add a Comment
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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is joining the board of directors at Digital Garage, a Twitter partner in Japan. Digital Garage started in 1995 and has incubated several large web brands. Stone will also be a mentor at Open Network Lab, a Digital Garage subsidiary that is similar to Y-Combinator. Other Digital Garage board members include Shawn Fanning, Tim O’Reilly, and Reid Hoffman. [TechCrunch]

Tag Cloud Search Engine Quintura Raises $1 Million

Amit Chowdhry | May 19, 2010 | 702 views | 1 Comment
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Tag Cloud search engine Quintura has raised $1 million to enhance their mobile search services. The investor is undisclosed.

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