Tinychat—not your standard chat/conferencing client
Just when you thought there was limited innovation in chat, an interesting startup is proving you wrong. Tinychat allows users to quickly and...
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Newsy raises $2 million for mobile news “analysis”; Iron Key gets much more for beefed-up USB drives
Some startup funding news of note for this week so far: Via VentureBeat: Newsy raises $2M for honest-to-God mobile video journalism Also via...
Threadsy bets it can unify the social web
Threadsy is a startup that is trying to accomplish what no company has yet been able to do—make all of our lives easier by creating a unified...
Competition between Apple and Google heats up—a boon for tech startups?
Based on recent activity, including the recent acquisitions of mobile ad networks AdMob (acquired by Google) and Quattro Wireless (acquired by...
New Funding for LivingSocial and Thinking Screen Media
Some funding notes for today: Via Mashable: Groupon Competitor LivingSocial Has Now Raised $44 Million This YearVia TechCrunch: Thinking Screen...
Zombie batteries! Battizer claims to bring batteries back from the dead
Talk about a startup that offers a solution to a practical problem. Singapore-based Battizer offers a recharger for standard alkaline...
Is there a future in gift cards?
Here is an interesting overview on startup Plastic Jungle, which is trying to make the gift card business more liquid through the Internet. The...
Ad technology startups raising big $$
It has been a big fundraising week for companies in the marketing/ad technology space.: Wildfire, a social media viral marketing fbFund company,...
Lightfleet: Down with cables; up with light
Lightfleet is doing some interesting work with light and optical technology. The Camas, Washington-based company which was founded in 2003...
Gender and the startup world—why the discrepancy?
This is an interesting article from a Fast Company blogger about gender and the startup world. Obviously, female entrepreneurs are...
Is hiring picking up at startups?
Hiring at startups, which are traditionally cash-strapped and conservative with new headcount additions, is a good indicator of the economy’s...
Networked Insights raises $5 million
Startup Networked Insights, which provides social media analytics, says it has raised an impressive $5 million in funding from Kegonsa Capital...
