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Spotify Said To Be Raising $100 Million At $3 Billion Valuation
(Reuters) - Spotify is in the middle of a $100 million financing round that could value the music streaming company at just over $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported citing sources.The Journal...
View ArticleSocial Commerce Is Commerce With A Social Layer
I've thought this for a long time but never really articulated it publicly until the Q&A session at ad:tech last week.There are a ton of social services that sit on top of the world of e-commerce...
View ArticleMunicipal copper
The largest telecommunication companies in the United States are giving up on the infrastructure that helped turn them in near-monopolies: this week AT&T followed in Verizon’s footsteps by...
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Startups Learn The Hard Way That The 'Dropbox Effect' Is A Myth
A pervasive myth exists among tech founders: If they build a product that consumers will love, it will magically trickle into Fortune 500 companies.The logic works something like this: Devote the bulk...
View ArticleVideo Of The Week: Founder Liquidity
I am surprised this video only has 483 views as of now. It's a talk I did with Chris Dixon eighteen months ago about founder liquidity. It's an interesting topic and worth a discussion here this...
View ArticleResetting My Priorities
If you’ve been following along at home, you know I’ve had a tough fall. It started with a bike crash in Slovenia, followed by a few weeks in New York where I physically felt awful. Fortunately I was...
View ArticleiPhone And iPad Price Drops: November 12, 2012
FieldrunnersThe developer says:"Experience the award winning tower defense game like never before thanks to full Retina display support! Stop the invading fieldrunners by creating mazes out of powerful...
View ArticlePlague Inc. Version 1.4.1 Released
Update 1.4.1 has been released for the apocalyptic strategy game Plague Inc. The update introduces the Genetic Modification feature, which allows you to insert the genes you discover during gameplay...
View ArticleCuriosity: What's Inside The Cube Now Seeking Donations
Peter Molyneux's indie start-up 22Cans, the makers of social gaming phenomenon Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube, is now seeking donations to improve the server performance of the game. A post was...
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Groupon Fights For Its Life As Daily Deals Collapse (GRPN)
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon and its compatriots in the much-hyped daily deals business were supposed to change the very nature of small-business advertising. Instead, it is the daily deal...
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India Unveils New Version Of The 'World's Cheapest Tablet'
India has launched a new version of its ultra-low-cost tablet computer with a quicker processor and an improved battery, on sale to students at the subsidised price of $20.The Aakash tablet, dubbed the...
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Flow Free: Bridges Review (iPhone, iPad)
You'll be forgiven a little deja vu glancing at the screenshots in this review. Much of the gameplay of Flow Free: Bridges remains the same as it was in the original game that we reviewed towards the...
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Don't Hold Your Breath On That Rumored Foxconn Factory In Detroit
Some eyebrows were raised when this rumor came out late last week:Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly plans to establish manufacturing plants in the US and is currently...
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Flow Free: Bridges Cheats And Tips
Flow Free addicts will be ecstatic to learn that a new version of the game, Flow Free: Bridges was released on the App Store last Thursday. It offers a fantastic twist on the traditional gameplay, and...
View ArticleThe Surface Of Mars: My Date With A Microsoft Kiosk
“What’s the best feature of the Surface?”“Um, everything.”Thus began my experience at a local mall buying a Microsoft Surface.Click here to read more > Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join...
View ArticleWhat Square's Rise Means For The Startup Ecosystem
Square is different than any other startup that has come before it, and its growing influence and size will inevitably lead to a change in the way entrepreneurs run their companies and venture...
View ArticleMinding The (Apple)Store
As I’ve written many times in the past, I’m part of the vast chorus that praises the Apple Store. And not just for the uncluttered product displays, the no-pressure sales people (who aren’t on...
View ArticleMBA Mondays: Next Topics
Back at the end of April I wrote a post asking for ideas for the next few topics for MBA Mondays. Out of that came the series on People which I followed with a series on Sustainability. It's time for a...
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Pocket Climber Review (iPhone, iPad)
Pocket Climber joins the constantly growing list of "endless" games for smartphones and tablets, except instead of running through hostile territory, the goal is to ascend a rather large building while...
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Pocket Climber Cheats And Tips
We spent the past weekend playing PunchBox Studios' free-to-play iOS title, Pocket Climber, and saying we're addicted is one way of putting it. Quite frankly, we can't put the game down, and you'll...
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