Apr 20
Tuesday
Twitter grabs a VP of Engineering from Palm; Pass moves up to CTO
Twitter’s hiring continues apace. The company was up to 175 people at its inaugural developer conference Chirp. And now it has snatched one more key hire for its vice president of engineering slot — former Palm senior vice president Michael Abbott.
SEC filings Friday revealed the executive, who was critical to the development of its Web OS platform, had recently left the mobile device company.
As he moves in, current vice president of engineering Greg Pass moves up to the chief technology officer role. He was a co-founder of Summize, the early real-time search engine the microblogging company bought in 2008.
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Groupon raises $135M from DST, signaling social buying comes of age
no responses - Posted 04.19.10
Groupon, the Chicago startup that offers group discounts, raised $135 million from Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies in a deal signifying that social buying has rapidly come of age. Part of the investment will go toward cashing out early-stage investors, on top of expanding the company. The round also drew in Battery ...continue
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Groupon, the Chicago startup that offers group discounts, raised $135 million from Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies in a deal signifying that social buying has rapidly come of age. Part of the investment will go toward cashing out early-stage investors, on top of expanding the company. The round also drew in Battery ...continue
Meebo’s XAuth could turn social sharing into a big business
no responses - Posted 04.19.10
For Web publishers, “share and share alike” is a nightmare, not a dream. Picking which social sharing services to show a user, from networks like Facebook and MySpace to discussion sites like Reddit and Digg to bookmarking services like Yahoo’s Delicious, is a maddening challenge. As Facebook pushes to make its ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.19.10
For Web publishers, “share and share alike” is a nightmare, not a dream. Picking which social sharing services to show a user, from networks like Facebook and MySpace to discussion sites like Reddit and Digg to bookmarking services like Yahoo’s Delicious, is a maddening challenge. As Facebook pushes to make its ...continue
Apple sets its sights on event ticketing, patents reveal “Concert Ticket +”
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Apple is looking to get into the concert and event ticketing business, according to recent patents discovered by Patently Apple. The patent describes an iTunes-based system and accompanying iPhone application called Concert Ticket +. Its aim is to simplify ticket purchasing and usage at a variety of events, including concerts, ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Apple is looking to get into the concert and event ticketing business, according to recent patents discovered by Patently Apple. The patent describes an iTunes-based system and accompanying iPhone application called Concert Ticket +. Its aim is to simplify ticket purchasing and usage at a variety of events, including concerts, ...continue
Not so Twitillating: Twitter’s un-revolutionary new ad platform
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Mason Wiley is senior VP of marketing at digital ad platform operator Hydra. True to prediction, Twitter announced that its new master plan for monetization is to copy Google create a search-based ad platform. While it includes a few laudable features, I share the view that Twitter has ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Mason Wiley is senior VP of marketing at digital ad platform operator Hydra. True to prediction, Twitter announced that its new master plan for monetization is to copy Google create a search-based ad platform. While it includes a few laudable features, I share the view that Twitter has ...continue
Not so Twitillating: Twitter’s un-revolutionary new ad platform
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Mason Wiley is senior VP of marketing at digital ad platform operator Hydra. True to prediction, Twitter announced that its new master plan for monetization is to copy Google create a search-based ad platform. While it includes a few laudable features, I share the view that Twitter has ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Mason Wiley is senior VP of marketing at digital ad platform operator Hydra. True to prediction, Twitter announced that its new master plan for monetization is to copy Google create a search-based ad platform. While it includes a few laudable features, I share the view that Twitter has ...continue
Twitter developers, don’t be scared, be smart
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
I just returned home from Chirp, Twitter’s developer conference in San Francisco, where I had the chance to participate on a panel about investing in the Twitter ecosystem. Between the panel, the rest of the conference, and some 1:1 conversations with Twitter execs, I have a ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
I just returned home from Chirp, Twitter’s developer conference in San Francisco, where I had the chance to participate on a panel about investing in the Twitter ecosystem. Between the panel, the rest of the conference, and some 1:1 conversations with Twitter execs, I have a ...continue
Roundup: Demand Media preps for IPO, Gmail drags-and-drops
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Here’s the latest action: Reviled and closely-watched Demand Media enlists Goldman for an IPO: The Financial Times reported that the media company, which uses algorithms to study search patterns and automatically assign stories and which many journalists are freaked out by, may file for an initial public offering as early as ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Here’s the latest action: Reviled and closely-watched Demand Media enlists Goldman for an IPO: The Financial Times reported that the media company, which uses algorithms to study search patterns and automatically assign stories and which many journalists are freaked out by, may file for an initial public offering as early as ...continue
TV 2.0: Hulu’s flatlining, and the networks are ready to innovate
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Editor’s note: This story is part of our Microsoft-sponsored series on cutting-edge innovation. Peter Yared is founder and CEO of social app development company Transpond. [Disclosure: my company, Transpond, provides social engagement apps for numerous media companies including CBS and NBC.] Hulu — a joint venture ...continue
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Editor’s note: This story is part of our Microsoft-sponsored series on cutting-edge innovation. Peter Yared is founder and CEO of social app development company Transpond. [Disclosure: my company, Transpond, provides social engagement apps for numerous media companies including CBS and NBC.] Hulu — a joint venture ...continue
Viacom: Google hated YouTube’s pirated content too
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Viacom has released a new set of documents that the media conglomerate says bolsters its copyright lawsuit against Google. In Viacom’s words, it’s hoping to show that when the search giant acquired YouTube in 2006, it made “a deliberate, calculated business decision” to profit from copyright infringement and “to use ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.16.10
Viacom has released a new set of documents that the media conglomerate says bolsters its copyright lawsuit against Google. In Viacom’s words, it’s hoping to show that when the search giant acquired YouTube in 2006, it made “a deliberate, calculated business decision” to profit from copyright infringement and “to use ...continue