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HP Leads Rising PC Sales, Convergance through the Cloud
You may have an iPad, the iPhone 4 and a random Android device, but there are still a lot of folks still buying PCs. A report released from Gartner today shows 21% increase in PC sales for the second quarter of 2010, with HP, Dell and Acer leading the pack. Worldwide PC shipments reached 82.9 ...
Google Deepens India Reach, Teams with Tata Communications
Google Apps is expanding its reach in India, thanks to a partnership with Tata Communications. The deal will provide access of Google Apps through Tata’s services, aimed towards business seeking more integrated web-based tools. Given India’s fast-growing market for SaaS, it’s a great area for Google to target its cloud-computing initiatives. Beyond India, Tata Communications ...
Facebook Reaches 150M Mobile Users, Great for App Developers
Facebook Mobile has reported a 50% growth rate since April, growing from 100 million to 150 million users. The extreme expansion means Facebook has no choice but to pour more resources into its smartphone apps, growing and maintaining its mobile user base. It’s yet another signal of social media’s growing influence, as the two trends ...
Foursquare Founders Sell Shares for $4M, Prep for Another Game of Start-up Catch Up
The initial piece TechCrunch ran on Foursquare co-founders $4 million windfall put Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai in a not-so-flattering light, considering that payout was 32 percent of the startup’s recent $20 million Series B funding round raised from Andreesen Horowitz, Union Square and O’Reilly AlphaTech. We later found out that the $4 million founder ...
World Cup iPhone Apps Ruled June, 2010: Millennial Media MobileMix Report
Millennial Media has released its US Mobile Media Mix report for June today, showing Apple still in the lead taking 56% of market share and an 8% growth rate month-after-month. In the same time frame, Apple ad requests grew 36% within the Millennial network. The iPad is also taking off, with ad requests growing 206% ...
ZocDoc’s $15M Series B and Twitter Earlybird’s Disney Deal: Serving Two Ends of Consumer-Brand Interests
ZocDoc has raised $15 million in a Series B round of funding, led by Founders Fund, which put $12 million into the pot. Serving people with immediate information about nearby doctors for setting appointments or making last-minute changes, ZocDoc has built a business around serving a niche. While I’ve always been interested in ZocDoc’s service, ...
Russian Facebook Investor DST Gets $388M from Naspers; International Interest in Social Economies
Digital Sky Technologies, the Russian internet company with investments in Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, has gained more international recognition with its latest deal–a $388 million investment from Myriad International Holdings. The investment gives Naspers, Myriad’s parent company, a 28.7 percent stake in DST, reports VentureBeat. For the trouble, the South Africa-based Naspers is forking over ...
Criteo Report Shows Explosive Growth as Retargeting Brings PPC Back
Still on the rise, Criteo is out to make Pay-per-click sexy again. A report released by the retargeting ad server shows grand success for Q1 2010, citing a 100% increase in US customers between the first and second quarter. The effects of Criteo’s ability to deliver has reportedly increased sales for US retailers, as its ...
Hi5 Gets Another $14M, Creating Virtual Development Opportunities Beyond Facebook
Hi5’s initial dedication to the world of social gaming is really paying off, with the social network announcing $14 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by Crosslink Capital, with hi5 planning to use the funds for expanding its social gaming and virtual goods efforts. This brings hi5’s total amount of ...
Microsoft Outlook Now Syncs Facebook Contacts, Acknowledges Social Web
Sure, the social web is important. Facebook in particular is the hub for many social interactions that take place online, and Microsoft’s latest Outlook integration recognizes that fact. Microsoft has released an Outlook feature that will sync your Facebook contacts to keep their relevant profile information up to date. There have been tools for similar ...
