Wednesday, December 16, 2009
We’ve confirmed with Microsoft that the tech giant has launched a new program, called Student Insiders, to enlist college students to blog about Microsoft products. In return, the Microsoft “Student Insider” will be able to attend Microsoft conferences, such as Microsoft’s developer conference, PDC, and others and then write about their experiences and the products. [...]
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Since the dawn of Bing, it’s been exceptionally good at one thing: Finding porn. Its new iPhone app, which launched tonight in the App Store, is no different. By default, the app has a Safe Search setting of “Moderate.” Searching for “porn” this way yields several promising results. However, with just two clicks, any kids [...]
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Since Israeli startup Gizmoz launched three years ago, people have used its technology to create millions of 3D-realistic avatar heads from photos of themselves. But what good is a head without a body? Gizmoz found a body—lots of them, actually—in a Utah-based company called Daz 3D. The two companies are merging. Existing investors, led by [...]
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
We’ve got more details on the Friendster acquisition announced last week. Rumors were floating that the buyer, MOL Global, paid as much as $100 million for Friendster. The real price, we’ve confirmed from multiple sources, was under $30 million. Just a few months ago, based on comparable valuations from Bebo, LinkedIn and Facebook (and taking [...]
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
kaChing, a new financial startup that’s looking to rethink the way people invest, has closed a $7.5 million funding round led by DAG Ventures. The company had previously raised $3 million from Silicon Valley notables including Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz); Kevin Compton and Doug Mackenzie (KPCB); Dave Beirne and Bruce Dunlevie (Benchmark); [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
ThePort Network has raised $500k from existing investors in an extension of its Series B round. ThePort provides businesses with social network and social media services. A couple years ago we covered ThePort as part of a broader look at ways to build your own social network, which included a detailed look at a number [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Here’s a new one. As Facebook continues to grapple with the negative press over its privacy overhaul, it’s now suggesting a new way to protect your personal information: lie about it. At least, that’s what Barry Schnitt, Facebook’s Director of Corporate Communications and Public Policy, told the Wall Street Journal in an article this evening. [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Have you ever wondered what people are searching for right now on Google, Yahoo! or Bing? If you’ve ever been to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, then you’ll know what I’m talking about, but what if you want to see all the trends on the go? SearchTrends for the iPhone is here to help. SearchTrends [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The leaks continue to hit the web about the Nexus One, aka “The Google Phone.” Here’s the latest: The booting up of the device on video. Enjoy. Also, here’s apparently the official logo. [thanks Alberto] Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0 Read More
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
As Foursquare has shown so far, gaming elements are an intriguing part of location-based services. And more recently, Gowalla has started moving more towards that space as well. And just in time for the holidays, they have a new game that can earn users presents. During what is calls “The 10 And A Half Days [...]
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