With 4M users, Animoto adds Brad Garlinghouse to board
Animoto has seen some major growth lately, with more than 4 million registered users -- including 200,000 that joined in just the last month. It's also made a huge addition to its board of directors, with Internet veteran Brad Garlinghouse jumping on board.
With 250 investments to date, 500 Startups adds new partners
In just about 18 months, Dave McClure's 500 Startups has made more than 250 investments. And it's looking to expand even further, with the addition of two venture partners and the promotion of two of its existing team members.
March Madness online traffic declines, thanks to pay wall
Viewers who wanted to tune in to March Madness either had to pay a one-time fee or authenticate with their pay TV logins. That pay wall ended up causing fewer viewers to show up. But the decline wasn't as bad as it could have been.
FoundersCard gets a site refresh, adds new deals
FoundersCard, which is like a members-only club for -- you got it, founders! -- has gone live with a spiffy new website and some new packaging for members that sign up. It's also added a bunch of new deals to some popular retailers.
Aframe raises $7M to put video production in the cloud
Cloud video production platform provider Aframe has raised a Series A round to expand internationally. The funding was led by Octopus Investments and Eden Ventures, with participation from existing investor Northstar Ventures, and will be used to open new offices in Boston, NYC and L.A.
Yahoo open sources Mojito, a developer framework for any device
Yahoo has open sourced Mojito, a JavaScript-based developer framework that will allow developers to leverage both client- and server-side technologies to get the best performance out of any device. The framework is now available on GitHub for anyone to play around with.
Comcast updates Xbox FAQ, cuts reference to its ‘private IP network’
Comcast attempted to differentiate its Xbox VOD app from competitors, saying that its content on Xbox was "being delivered over our private IP network and not the public Internet." Now the cableco is changing its tune and doing away with the whole public/private network argument altogether.
RentSocial makes hunting for your next apartment hunt more social
RentSocial will let apartment renters leave feedback about the places that they live, providing potential tenants with valuable new tools for learning about apartment buildings they're looking into. It'll also try to build community between current tenants that have connected with it.
10 startups to watch from Y Combinator’s Demo Day
Hundreds of press, investors and entrepreneurs converged on the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. on Tuesday to learn about the next new crop of startups to go through the most recent Y Combinator program. Here are ten of our favorites from the batch.
Microsoft Xbox Live to add Comcast, HBO Go tomorrow
The next update to Microsoft's XBox Live service will go live tomorrow, and will include long-awaited applications from some heavy-hitting partners. Sources have confirmed that the update will have brand-new apps that include Comcast's video-on-demand service and HBO Go.
Parse offers its mobile backend-as-a-service on a freemium model
Parse is taking its "Heroku for app developers" backend-as-a-service out of beta and making it available as a freemium model. With its SDK, developers can quickly get up and running, allowing it to manage databases, user authentication, push notifications, and even file storage.
Spinlister: Like RelayRides for bike lovers
New York City-based Spinlister is looking to create a peer-to-peer marketplace for bikes, connecting those who have an excess supply with users who want to ride but aren't quite ready to own or buy their own two-wheeled vehicles yet. It's like RelayRides or Airbnb for bikes.
