Betaworks, a New York City-based Internet company, has raised $20 million in new venture funding in a round led by Intel Capital and RRE Ventures. Softbank, Founders Collective, DFJ Growth, AOL Ventures and the New York Times are new investors in the company.…
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Though we talked to Brightcove at the end of last week regarding their partnership platform announced today, we missed the fact that…
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Monitoring the Internet for people discussing your product or brand can be invaluable to help understand how the public views you. Tools…
Read MoreTwitter Buys Micro-Blogging Search Site Summize; Reportedly $15M Cash+Stock
Twitter announced today that it has officially acquired Summize, according to a post written by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. All five of Su……
Read MoreTwitter Buys Micro-Blogging Search Site Summize; Reportedly $15M Cash+Stock
Twitter announced today that it has officially acquired Summize, according to a post written by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. All five of Su……
Read MoreInside The Twitter-Summize Deal
So it's confirmed: Twitter is buying Summize. As I've said previously, I think this is a super-smart move by Twitter, and if the company plays its cards right, one that will pay dividends in the long run. Here are some additional financial details of the deal. Continue Reading…
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These days, we are all swimming in a sea of data. And the traditional method of search -- the one that involves first finding, then consuming the information -- isn't going to work for much longer. The company that can figure out a way to cut through the noise for us stands to make a boatload of money.…
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The big buzz of the evening is that Twitter, a San Francisco-based startup that allows anyone to post short (up to 140…
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Twitter, our favorite tool for narcissism and the eponymously named San Francisco company behind the service may not have a business model,…
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So Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. If accepted, it would certainly shake up the tech world. But what…
Read MoreHTC Shift gets another starring video role
Steve offers up an under six-minute hands-on look at the HTC Shift and now I can see why he’s adament about having…
Read MoreA very VoIP CES
Sure there is a lot of focus on television, and other gizmos, but the big story at CES 2005 is voice-over-IP and…
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