The Revolution Will Be Televised … on the Second Screen
TVplus CEO and Founder Ajay Shah argues that in spite of connected TVs, cross-platform video and "TV Everywhere" types of viewing options for connecting to video, it will be the…
Yipit Raises $6 Million: We Talk With Cofounder James Moran
Deal aggregators sort through daily deals and find the best ones for consumers in return for a piece of the action. They are primed to make up a healthy part…
B2B Deals? MarketSharing Aims at Business Market
The deals space is largely oriented toward consumers, but is there a role for B2B? That’s the question that entrepreneur John Amato has asked himself. B2B deals have typically been…
GoldRun Scores Funding for Mobile Discovery/AR App
A few weeks ago I mentioned GoldRun briefly when talking about a panel I moderated at Mediabistro's Socialize conference. CEO Vivian Rosenthal opened my eyes to the possibilities for her flagship…
ILM East: Hotpot Adds People to Places
A panel of Google Local execs spoke at ILM East today about the importance of building social and personalized content on top of the basic business listings details that constitute…
LivingSocial Deal of the Day: They’ll Match $5 Japan Donation
Here's a good deal: Donate $5 for Japan Relief to the U.S. Red Cross, and LivingSocial will match it (up to $1 million). If you are already registered with LivingSocial,…
Foursquare 3.0: Just in Time (Part II)
Yesterday we wrote about the enhancements to the new Foursquare app (v. 3.0). Today there are new details and screenshots in a Foursquare blog post specifically about the new merchant…
Fusing Mobile, Social and Monetization: A Conversation With Lolay
I recently had the chance to catch up with Gary Rudolph, cofounder of mobile and social app developer Lolay. Rudolph is the former VP of technology for CityGrid where he…
Adaffix and Orange Name That Number
This morning I received a note from Adaffix CEO Claudia Poepperl about a deal the company formed with Orange Austria to integrate directly into the carrier's network infrastructure. As anyone in the…
Begun, the Mobile Payment Wars Have: Part III
Tomorrow BIA/Kelsey will publish a report on the exploding area of mobile payments. One of our biggest 2011 predictions was how emerging standards in this area will accelerate innovation across…