We here at TechCrunch love startups, and we love the programs, networks, accelerators, and funds that help these startups grow and take over the world. There are a lot of them out there, and for entrepreneurs, it’s all about finding the right fit.
Posted on 22 October 2011
We here at TechCrunch love startups, and we love the programs, networks, accelerators, and funds that help these startups grow and take over the world. There are a lot of them out there, and for entrepreneurs, it’s all about finding the right fit.
Posted on 22 October 2011
When Facebook CTO Bret Taylor was in high school, he had a backpack covered in patches that helped him express who he was and what things he was interested in. He thinks that your Facebook page is becoming more and more like that backpack. It is a reflection of your identity: where you’ve been, what you are thinking, what music you listen to, and photos of yourself and your friends
Posted on 22 October 2011
The author of several classic histories of pop music including Rip It Up And Start Again, Generation Ecstasy and Retromania, Simon Reynolds is as well placed as anyone to understand how the Internet has changed the music industry. But while Reynolds might not go as far as critics like Jaron Lanier, he is nonetheless far from optimistic about the impact of the Internet on the music industry. As Reynolds told me when he came into our San Francisco TechCrunchTV studio, the Internet is bad for artists because it’s much harder now to make a living recording music.
Posted on 22 October 2011
The Inside Network Job Board is dedicated to providing you with the best job opportunities across social and mobile application platforms. Here are this week’s highlights from the Inside Network Job Board , including positions at Acquinity Interactive , King.com , Storm8 , TinyCo , Natural Motion Games , CrowdStar , Sociable Labs , Lolapps and Games Cafe . Director of Operations – Online Marketing Account Executive – Online Marketing Marketing Coordinator – Online Marketing Sales Director – Online Marketing Senior Affiliate Manager – Online Marketing Senior Account Executive – Online Marketing PR Executive – King.com Consumer Research Executive – King.com Marketing Communications Executive – King.com Recruiter User Relations Associate iPhone Developer C++ Game Engineer Design Lead / Manager Lead Programmer Customer Acquisition Manager Mobile UI Artist Senior Game Developer – Flash Principal Software Engineer Social Commerce Support Engineer- Browser and Social Games Product Manager for Popular Social Gaming Company Sr
Posted on 22 October 2011
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — rebounded from a seven and a half minute gap to explore the mysteries of the Siri platform. As machines give up being trained by us and reciprocate by rewarding us for compliant behavior, our gestures are being finetuned to a social pitch. While no one was looking, Apple has provided a fresh and easy way of decorating content with social energy, and in the process setting the stage for a renaissance in media influence and strategic thinking.
Posted on 22 October 2011
See Mr. Fauxcredible over there? He needs a name and Wyse wants to give an iPhone 4S to the reader who comes up with the best one for him.
Posted on 22 October 2011
For the past week, I’ve been testing the alpha version of the Everpix service, which aims to automatically centralize and organize all your digital photos, both online and off. I’m happy to report that, so far, it works as advertised.
Posted on 22 October 2011
OnLive offered a challenge to their community: Get 62,791 likes on its Facebook page and all users would get one game for $1. Well, OnLive’s fans came through, and as of this post’s writing, the Facebook page in question has 67,938 Likes. OnLive made good on its promise.
Posted on 22 October 2011
San Francisco-based HiGear , a peer-to-peer car-sharing service focused on luxury vehicles, is expanding to L.A. starting November 1st.