Glam Media on Thursday is launching a new website called Foodie.com, its first foray into the culinary space. It also serves as the first Glam site that fully incorporates the social networking features Glam acquired when it bought Ning in late 2011.…
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Netvibes acquired by Dassault Systèmes for $26M
Netvibes, the San Francisco–based startup that allows people and brands to create personalized RSS feed dashboards, announced on Wednesday evening it has been acquired by French enterprise software firm Systèmes. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.…
Read MoreFacebook’s monthly rent is $1M+, and other gems from S-1 update
Facebook on Wednesday updated its S-1 document to the Securities and Exchange commission for its planned initial public offering, and it's a veritable data dump of new information about the social networking company. We dug through it so you don't have to.…
Read MoreGood call: Path apologizes, erases all lifted address book data from servers
Path came under fire this week when it was discovered that its iPhone app uploads user address book data without notification. In a blog post Wednesday, Path CEO Dave Morin apologized, introduced a revised app, and said the company has erased the data from its servers.…
Read MoreKlout makes its first acquisition: Local-mobile app Blockboard
Klout, the San Francisco-based startup that measures people's "influence" across a variety of social networks, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Blockboard, a Twitter-like mobile app that functions as a community bulletin board for posting messages viewable to your neighbors.…
Read MoreEventup makes it easy to book top-tier party venues
If you've ever planned a wedding or a big party, you know that finding and booking a venue is one of the biggest headaches of all. A new startup called Eventup runs an online marketplace to take the pain out of the party planning process.…
Read MoreIgnite raises $5M to become the World of Warcraft of car racing
Ignite Game Technologies, the San Francisco-based online gaming startup that specializes in car racing games, has raised $5 million in new funding, bringing its total investment to $17.5 million. The company makes massive multi-player online racing games in which people compete in real time…
Read MoreJetBlue debuts iPhone app as big travel gets social, mobile savvy
Well-designed websites and snazzy mobile apps aren't just for travel search engines anymore. JetBlue Airways just debuted its own native app for the iPhone, along with a redesigned website. It's a sign of how web startups and new apps are spurring innovation from bigger travel companies.…
Read MoreDoxo wants to take the paperwork out of healthcare
The healthcare industry is one step closer to going paperless. Doxo, the Seattle-based startup that makes "digital file cabinet" software, has signed up a number of major healthcare providers who will now use the system to send medical bills and collect patient fees online.…
Read MorePoll: The older you are, the more you hate Facebook Timeline
Facebook is in the process of converting all user profiles to the Timeline design. But according to a poll, the majority of people aren't so keen on the new look. Seventy percent of all respondents disapproved of Timeline, as did 90 percent of people over 65.…
Read MoreHow Marc Andreessen makes Silicon Valley magic
At just 2.5 years old, Andreessen Horowitz, the VC firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, has become a tech industry institution with holdings in Facebook, Twitter, and more. GigaOM talked with Andreessen to get his thoughts on Silicon Valley and the larger tech landscape.…
Read MoreThe 99% on 99Designs: Occupy.com crowdsources logo search
Snazzy logos aren't just for corporations anymore. Occupy.com, the soon-to-be-launched website for the international Occupy protest movement, has turned to crowdsourced design website 99Designs to find a logo. The "Occupy 99Designs" design contest has garnered nearly 400 entries in its first few hours online.…
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