It seems like all’s been quiet on the Google Books front for a while. There’s been little talk of new partners, lawsuits, or just about anything. But that doesn’t mean nothing’s been happening, as today, Google signaled that it’s scanned (and returned) one million books from the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. A quick note in [...] Read more »
GetGlue: Foursquare for Entertainment Nuts
If someone were to ask you to name the trendy social services right now, more than likely they’d say Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare… as those seem to be the “big 3”. They’re interchangeable – as some would select GoWalla over Foursquare and MySpace over Facebook, it’s subjective. Fairly soon you might start hearing another service [...] Read more »
Lady Gaga Beats Obama to 10 Million Facebook Fans
Lady Gaga is the first living music artist to acquire 10 million fans or “Likes” on Facebook, beating U.S. President Barack Obama by around 700,000. She reached the milestone earlier this weekend. Gaga previously made… Read more »
TwitPic Founder Talks About the Future of Twitter Photo Sharing [VIDEO]
Frank Barry, manager of professional services at Blackbaud and blogger at NetWits ThinkTank, helps non-profits use the Internet for digital communication, social media, and fundraising so they can focus on making a true impact and achieving their mission. Find Frank on Twitter @franswaa. With the recent news coming out of Chirp, Twitter’s first ever “official” developers’ [...] Read more »
Apple’s iAds Could Cost Advertisers $10 Million at Launch [REPORT]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has made it clear that he thinks today’s mobile ads aren’t up to par. However, his company’s solution to it –- iAds –- will come with a hefty price tag; up to $10 million for advertisers that want to be on board for the product’s launch in June. According to The [...] Read more »
Flickr Co-founder’s Startup Hunch Raises $10 Million
Hunch, a New York City-based startup founded by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake and SiteAdvisor founder/angel investor Chris Dixon, has raised $10 million in funding for its questions and recommendations site. Nearly a year ago, Ms. Fake revealed her new startup to the world. Her goal: to create a service that would help people make decisions [...] Read more »