Seems it’s not time to throw out those business cards just yet. Hashable, the startup that launched back in fall 2010 with the aim of replacing business cards with mobile and web apps that helped people meet and exchange information, is shutting down its service. The company announced the move via an email to...
In response to a letter from attorney Bob Kohn regarding the delayed publication of all the comments received on the proposed ebook pricing settlement, the Department of Justice says it received over 800 comments on the proposed settlement and is “working expeditiously” to make them available to the public by roughly July 20, 2012....
You’re connected to your friends and family there, you’re probably messaging them too and you’re snapping your photos and sharing videos to create your virtual Timeline. Facebook – it’s the social operating system. Operating system is such a boring phrase, but that’s exactly what Facebook is becoming, and it’s smart. By replicating all of...
What do you do when you’ve already created one of the most popular app franchises to ever hit Apple’s App Store? Rip it apart and start all over again, naturally. The Tap Tap series of games are one of my favorites, simply because I love music, and the game gives me something else to...
Allen Co.’s Sun Valley retreat definitely wins the prize for “Most Ironic Conference” as it is a media conference that very vehemently shuns media. Just this morning one intrepid reporter was told to stop harassing the guests as she walked down the rainy thoroughfare with her friend who also happened to be an attendee...
Tapbots, maker of the popular Tweetbot iPhone Twitter client, announced in a blog post Wednesday that it has finished the early stages of development on a Mac version of the application, an exciting development for fans of the product. But the news arrives weeks after Twitter announced plans to restrict third-party uses of its API and encourage Twitter...
Despite ominous warnings about “Facebook Depression,” an allegedly new mental illness of depression and anxiety caused by overuse of social media, a new level-headed scientific study reveals that social networks have not made 27% of teenagers chronically depressed. Researchers Lauren Jelenchick and Dr. Megan Moreno concluded that there was no association between feeling blue...
Twitter’s CEO talks money. See Also Twitter Just Went Through A Giant Reorg Twitter Is Going On An International Hiring Spree, Poaching Lots Of Googlers Twitter CEO: Business “Is Working Phenomenally Well” So Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has been repeating his tired old line about Twitter’s financial strength: He told the Los Angeles Times...
Pop the champagne, Bing’s market share hit an all time high last month, according to comScore. However, it did so in such a dull fashion that I doubt too many people are going to shrug over the record. Gaining 0.2% market share in a month is progress, but it sure isn’t quick progress. Oh,...
Jason Green Jason Green Emergence Capital See Also David Sacks Just Made Three Big Promises To Yammer Customers The tech world was shocked last month that Microsoft paid Yammer a whopping $1.2 billion. In February, Yammer raised $85 million at a valuation of about half of that. Analysts estimate Yammer’s revenues this year will...