I am a San Francisco-based writer covering enterprise, education technology, health IT, and venture capital.

Prior to VentureBeat, I worked in public relations representing companies in the Big Data, cloud computing and analytics space. Before that, I worked as a freelance writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextWeb and Digital Trends, among others. In 2011, I received a Masters from the Stanford Graduate School of Journalism.

The first thing people usually notice about me is my weird accent. Growing up, I divided my time between the urban sprawls of New York and London. So when I’m not telling stories, you’ll find me embracing everything that the hippie, chilled-out California lifestyle has to offer: yoga, wine and hiking.

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stories by Christina Farr

Practice Fusion launches its ‘Yelp for doctors’ reviews & scheduling app

The digital health company is launching a web app for scheduling doctor's appointments, which will compete with ZocDoc.

Accusations of child porn and extortion fail to stop revenge porn site operator

The wheels of justice are turning against revenge porn sites like "IsAnybodyDown," but they are turning very slowly.

EveryMove gets $3.5M for its apps that reward healthy employees

Seattle-based Everymove has closed $3.5 million in funding for its health care mileage program. The company also just launched its Android app, which follows an iPhone app that lets employees gain points for eating nutritious meals and going to the gym.

Rock Health predicts a record year for digital health deals

Digital health incubator Rock Health released data today that shows an increase in funding for med-tech startups in the first quarter of 2013.

Health IT startup WorldOne gets $35M to fuel acquisitions

Big news for healthcare IT: WorldOne, the New York-based company that claims to be the largest collector of healthcare data has just closed a $30 million round led by Deerfield Management Company.

Israeli ‘big data’ startup SiSense gets $10M & reports 520% revenue spike

SiSense closed a $10 million funding round today for its "big data" technology that competes with giants like SAP and Oracle.

Kabbage wants to provide loans to 100K small businesses this year

Kabbage just announced it has closed a credit facility of $75 million, its largest to date. With these funds, Kabbage aims to provide 100,000 advances by the end of 2013.

Funding daily: a funding spike for global tech startups

We saw a significant uptick in funding today; almost a dozen companies closed rounds in diverse industries, such as sports, consumer-tech, and political-tech.

Marketing software company Marketo files for a $75M IPO

It will trade under “MKTO” on the Nasdaq exchange. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse are listed as leading the offering.

Silicon Valley North? Canada ‘startup visa’ program could cost U.S. in war for talent

The Canadian government hopes its new 'startup visa' program will stimulate jobs creation, lure foreign entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley, and bolster its claim to be a technology hub.

Facebook’s marriage equality map is data ‘well worth finding’

Like millions of fellow Facebook users, you updated your profile picture to support marriage equality. Do social media campaigns like these make a difference?