Archive | July 12th, 2012

SimCity Social, SongPop, Chill, TripAdvisor and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by MAU

Posted on 12 July 2012

EA’s  SimCity Social  led our list of top Facebook apps growing by monthly active users this week.

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Facebook creates new feature to announce weddings and engagements on homepage

Posted on 12 July 2012

Facebook today announced the launch of a new weddings and celebrations feature to make it easier for users to see important events in their friends’ lives and share their congratulations.

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Eric Schmidt: Google Self-Driving Cars Should Become The Predominant Mode Of Transport In Our Lifetime

Posted on 12 July 2012

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt offered some new insight into Google’s self-driving car program today at his annual press talk at Allen and Co.’s Sun Valley conference. Schmidt revealed that Google had talked to “all” of the auto-manufacturers globally about the cars, which he called “not yet ready for productization” facing challenges including getting individual states to approve it (Nevada is the only one currently).

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August Capital Summer Party Tickets Released

Posted on 12 July 2012

As promised, we have released another batch of August Capital Summer Party tickets. Tickets sell out quickly and if your buyer bot is too slow to snag passes for you and 400 of your closest friends, you can always purchase a ticket to the Facebook EcoSystem CrunchUp  here  which includes a ticket to the Facebook Ecosystem Conference and a fast track ticket to enter the August Capital Summer party! About the Facebook Ecosystem Conference at the Fox Theater (capacity limited participants) August 3, 12:00 – 5:00 pm Fox Theater 2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City CA 94063,  Map 12:00 – 1:00 Registration and lunch 1:00 – 5:00 Facebook Ecosystem CrunchUp Get Tickets  @ Eventbrite: $180 based on availability.

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E-Signature Company DocuSign Raises $50M, Kleiner’s Mary Meeker Joins The Board

Posted on 12 July 2012

Electronic signature platform DocuSign has raised $50 million in Series D funding. The round was first revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission , and the company just sent me a few details.

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Social Curation Summit attracts expert curators and tastemakers — July 31 in New York

Posted on 12 July 2012

Join the industry’s leading curators, tastemakers, brand marketers, entrepreneurs and VCs at  The Social Curation Summit  on July 31 for sessions revolving around social news curation, brand loyalty, next-generation storytelling platforms and filtering. Attend expert panels, including  Inspiration for DIY Communities, Leveraging Community for Curation & Commerce, The Social Media Mixtape, Artists on the Verge  and more!  Register before Friday for only $299, a $200 savings.

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The Future Of Customer Experience – 3 Examples Of Virtual Assistants, Biometrics And Siri-Style Services

Posted on 12 July 2012

The future of customer service is less about the people than it is the sound of a person or the virtual image of an individual. Humans are just so inefficient. But they can be improved, too, through interfaces that provide them more automated capabilities.

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InMobi Acquires MMTG Labs, The Startup Behind AppBistro And AppGalleries

Posted on 12 July 2012

We’re hearing that mobile ad network InMobi has acquired MMTG Labs, a San Francisco startup that operates AppBistro , an application marketplace for Facebook pages, and AppGalleries , which is a white-label app store platform that is in use by the likes of Brit Media . The financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, but we’re told that both the founders and investors at MMTG Labs are “very happy.” The entire five-person team, led by co-founders Ryan Merket and Nalin Mittal, are joining InMobi as part of the acquisition.

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Shareaholic Raises $3 Million Series A Led By Kepha Partners For Sharing And Analytics Platform

Posted on 12 July 2012

Shareaholic , the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup that makes browser extensions and other tools to facilitate the sharing and discovery of web content, tells TechCrunch that it has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Kepha Partners , and included participation from existing backers General Catalyst Partners , NextView Ventures , 500 Startups and other angel investors , who all invested in Shareaholic’s previous seed rounds

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Kiddie Mojo, Wet Seal, Old Navy and others in this week’s most talked about pages among clothing retailers

Posted on 12 July 2012

Independent clothing company, Kiddie Mojo , leads American clothing retailers as a weekly gainer for the People Talking About This metric. Panicloset , a Thai fashion boutique, has seen the highest growth overall this week. Second on the list, with only 4,089 likes, Kiddie Mojo has seen over 100,000 engagements this week, surpassing popular retailers Wet Seal and Old Navy

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