New Update Brings Collaborative Editing To Google Docs Android App
It's safe to say we've all been in a situation where a few extra pairs of eyes could come in handy, and the folks at Google know just how that feels. In an effort to give people that backup when they need it, they've just pushed out a useful new update to the Google...
New From The Makers Of Nosh: NoshList, A Free Waitlisting App For Restaurants
Firespotter Labs, makers of the food photo-sharing app Nosh (and more recently, the hilarious spoof app Jotly), is launching its latest creation today called NoshList, a new waitlisting application for restaurants. The app, designed for the iPad, ties...Rapportive Announces Acquisition By LinkedIn, (Basically) Confirms $15M Price
After reports earlier this month that LinkedIn was buying contact management service Rapportive, the startup just published a blog post confirming that yes, it has been acquired.
For those of you who don't use it, Rapportive is a Gmail plugin that shows...(Founder Stories) Warby Parker: “Why Should A Pair Of Glasses Cost More Than An iPhone?”
If you've ever shopped for a pair of prescription glasses, you've probably seen first hand how expensive a set can be. Warby Parker's co-founders are right there with you.
Both fed-up and puzzled over paying hundreds of dollars for...After Closing $3.4B Acquisition Of SuccessFactors, SAP Pushes Human Capital Management In The Cloud
SAP dropped a whopping $3.4 billion on human capital management software company SuccessFactors back in December. Two months later, the deal has finally closed and SAP isn't wasting anytime in releasing a product roadmap for SuccessFactors now that the...Crowdsourced WiFi Network Fon Passes 5 Million Hotspots Worldwide
When serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavky launched Fon in late 2005, his goal was to blanket the world with easily-accessible, crowdsourced WiFi. While the service hasn’t quite made it everywhere yet, Fon has just announced that they now have over 5 million...EU Will Refer ACTA To Highest European Court
The European Union says it will refer the controversial ACTA anti-piracy trade agreement to the institution's highest court, the European Court of Justice, to check whether it complies with the EU's fundamental rights.
EU trade chief Karel De Gucht is leading the...The Pinterest Effect: Conde Nast Casts ‘Easy Living’ In The Mold Of Hot New Social Network
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Done right, it can also help the imitator tap into the zeitgeist and pick up more followers as a result.
That looks like it might have been some of the...Hot On The Heels Of Spotify, Rdio Expands Music Streaming To Spain, Portugal
The landgrab for music streaming customers is on, and Rdio -- the U.S.-based startup from Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis -- is joining that race in earnest.
The company today announced that it is now live in Spain and Portugal, just...Daily Crunch: Moonlight
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Alert: Social Media Is Eating Into Carrier Revenues, And It’s Only Getting Worse
Twitter, Facebook and other social networks have long counted on the rise in smartphone usage to help fuel their growth: that trend, however, seems to also be taking a toll on mobile carriers -- specifically in the form of revenues.
The analyst firm of Ovum,...Storify Brings Drag-And-Drop Social Curation To The iPad
Storify has become one of the main ways that people can create stories from social media — the startup says it has been used by 22 of the top 25 news sites in the United States, and that its users have curated...