December 21, 2014
How To Speak User
This article is an exercise in simultaneously mystifying and demystifying the lingua franca of digital life in order to encapsulate the chronically ironic state of being a user.…
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December 19, 2014
Carnival’s Mobile Marketing Platform Gets More Automated
When someone tells me that they’re introducing “trigger messaging” to their product, well, it’s not the most thrilling start to a conversation. But hey, mention automated FaceTime calls…
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Restaurant Discovery Service Zomato Acquires Italy’s Cibando
Zomato, the restaurant search and discovery service backed by Vy Capital, Info Edge, and Sequoia Capital, continues to be on an acquisition spree as a means to accelerate…
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Few Winners In Anonymous Social Networking, And Secret’s Not One Of Them
Is anonymous social networking a flash-in-pan trend? A winner-take-all category? Which of the anonymous social networking apps around today are still thriving, and which are practically dead? These…
Read articleDecember 18, 2014
Everest, The Peter Thiel-Backed App For Achieving Your Dreams, Shuts Down
Everest, a Peter Thiel-backed mobile startup that launched an app last year to help you “achieve your dreams,” is shutting down. The company had raised $2.2 million over…
Read articleDecember 17, 2014
Dating Platform Zoosk Ditches IPO Plan As Founders Exit Leadership Roles
Zoosk, the online dating platform that has been around since 2007, has today announced changes to leadership, with CFO Kelly Steckelberg taking over as CEO. She will be…
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Inbox Messenger Raises $3.9 Million For Its Design-Focused Private Messaging App
A mobile messaging application called Inbox Messenger, which combines user privacy features with a minimalist design, has raised $3.9 million in seed funding, the company announced today. The investment,…
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Sinch Goes Global With SMS API For Developers
Sinch, the newly spun out Rebtel company, has launched its SMS API globally, offering the ability for developers to add SMS integration to their app or website in…
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Lost-Item Tracker Tile Arrives On Android
When Tile, the square-shaped lost-item tracker that attaches to bags, bikes, key chains and more, announced this fall that it had raised $13 million in funding (a combination of…
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Stayful, The Priceline For Boutique Hotels, Comes To iOS
Stayful, the travel site launched last year and founded by industry execs from Expedia and Hotels.com, has now gone mobile with today’s debut of an iOS application. The…
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