Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 514 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Kraft Foods, Li'l Wayne, Mazy Kazerooni, Oreo

Rapper Li’l Wayne is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for Facebook the most Facebook “likes” in 24 hours. Currently Li’l Wayne has 20 million Facebook fans and he is attempting to beat Oreo at the record. Oreo is running a similar record contest and Li’l Wayne smoked right past them. Oreo registered with the Guinness World Records, but it is unclear whether Li’l Wayne did too. “I want people to think ‘Bieber, Gaga and Lil Wayne.’ The traffic we do is ridiculous and no one really knows,” stated Li’l Wayne’s digital manager Mazy Kazerooni. [Mashable]
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 435 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under DealOn, ReachLocal

ReachLocal went public this past May and they have acquired a daily deals website called DealOn.com for $10 million. DealOn is attempting to target daily deals for women in their 30s to 50s. ReachLocal is known for helping small businesses advertise online so the DealOn acquisition makes sense. “Much in the same way we bring SMBs’ Search, Display and Social Media spend to online publishers, we see a large opportunity to play the same, central role in the deals ecosystem by becoming the premier source of deals from local merchants to publishers,” stated ReachLocal CEO Zorik Gordon. [paidContent]
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 493 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Tango

Tango is a video-calling application company that has raised $8.7 million in funding out of a $10 million planned round. The Tango application lets tablet and smartphone users make video calls, similar to the FaceTime application on the iPhone 4. Tango uses P2P technology for video calling. The company has previously raised $5 million in funding from several angel investors. [VentureBeat]
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 485 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Active Network

Cloud computing applications company Active Network Inc. is planning to sell $150 million worth of common stock in order to repay debt and possibly acquire other companies. Active Network makes cloud computing applications for connecting organizers and participants. Active Network’s revenues rose 16% to $218 million in the first three quarters of last year. [WSJ]
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 663 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Cameron Winklevoss, George W. Bush, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Tony Blair, Tyler Winklevoss
If you are wondering who gets credit for freeing Egypt, Jon Stewart has a theory: the Winklevoss twins. Stewart said that Tony Blair and George Bush did not invent freedom in the early 2000s, the Winklevoss twins did. And then Blair and Bush stole it from them. Oh Winklevosses, will you ever win?
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 384 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under DFJ Gotham, Michael Paolucci, RRE Ventures, Solvate

Solvate is a company where employers and professionals collaborate in the cloud. The company has raised $4 million in Series B funding from Michael Paolucci, RRE Ventures, and DFJ Gotham. Solvate raised a total of $6.3 million in funding. Solvate is basically a Talent Search engine to match companies with consultants and freelancers. Solvate plans on using the funding to enhance the user interface and expand their client portfolio. [TechCrunch]
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 500 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Android, Apple iPhone, Google Android, The New York City Health Department

The New York City Health Department has announced today that they have built an application that helps you find places, using the iPhone GPS, that has free condoms. The launch of this application coincides with Valentine’s Day and National Condom Awareness Day. There are about 1,000 condom distribution locations across the city. To download the app, search for “NYC Condom” on the Android Market or iPhone App Store. [NYC.gov]
Amit Chowdhry | February 15, 2011 | 460 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Songkick, Vevo

SongKick is a United Kingdom based company that has raised $1.8 million in their fourth round of funding according to an SEC filing. SongKick is aiming to build an IMDB-like service with a musical history for artists. SongKick also provides alerts, ticket sales, and APIs for other partner websites to display upcoming concert dates on artist pages. Vevo is one of SongKick’s biggest partners. SongKick has raised a total of $7.5 million. [ReadWriteWeb]