Does marketing automation encourage bad behavior in marketers?
Guest Post Is new marketing technology enabling marketers to essentially spam people? It appears the current answer is yes, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Social media monitoring smack down: Feedly vs. Netvibes
Guest Post
This is a guest post by Eric Schwartzman, a social media training expert.
In just a few weeks, Google Reader goes down for the count.
Before you migrate your feeds, let’s look at how Feedly and Netvibes — my favorite …
Spotify acquires music discovery & playlist app Tunigo
May 3, 2013 8:15 AM
Sean Ludwig
Tunigo's app will remain inside Spotify and its team will move to Spotify's offices in Stockholm and New York.
Bad news for Bitcoin: CoinLab sues Mt. Gox for $75M after partnership fails
May 3, 2013 7:30 AM
Sean Ludwig
Back in late February, top Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox struck a deal to let Seattle startup CoinLab handle its U.S. operations. But now what looked like it would be a beautiful friendship has turned into an ugly mess.
New Kickstarter aims to bring life-sized Nikola Tesla statue to Silicon Valley
May 2, 2013 3:03 PM
Sean Ludwig
The campaign is the brainchild of entrepreneur Dorrian Porter, who has been fascinated and inspired by Tesla for several years.
LinkedIn shares tumble 10% after decent Q1 earnings, poor guidance
May 2, 2013 1:35 PM
Sean Ludwig
Business social network LinkedIn just posted its Q1 2013 earnings, and while the results trumped expectations, investors seem a bit spooked because it issued weak guidance.
Microsoft: Outlook.com now has over 400M accounts, 125M on mobile
May 2, 2013 10:13 AM
Sean Ludwig
Microsoft's decision to get rid of Hotmail and replace it with Outlook.com appears to have paid off.
Songza’s new iOS app predicts exactly what music you need to hear now
May 2, 2013 9:40 AM
Sean Ludwig
Ever felt like your favorite music app just doesn't get you? With its latest iPhone app, Songza wants to get to know you better than ever and help find the perfect music for your mood or activity.
Intel names COO Brian Krzanich as its new CEO
May 2, 2013 6:46 AM
Sean Ludwig
Intel's board of directors has named COO Brian Krzanich as the company's new CEO, succeeding retiring CEO Paul Otellini.
Beating out tough competition, ‘Google for public data’ Enigma wins Disrupt NY
May 1, 2013 4:33 PM
Sean Ludwig
Exciting public-data-search startup Enigma has won TechCrunch Disrupt NY's Startup Battlefield amid strong competition.
Are Rap Genius’s founders insane, or is it just a gimmick?
May 1, 2013 2:30 PM
Sean Ludwig
Editor's Pick Most startup founders fresh off raising $15 million from Andreessen Horowitz would show up at a tech conference ready to prove themselves further. Not Rap Genius.
SideCar and Hailo CEOs slug it out over taxis, ride-sharing, & more
May 1, 2013 9:01 AM
Sean Ludwig
Transportation startups are a hot thing now, but the space is a battleground, and the tension was clear to see onstage today at TechCrunch Disrupt.
NimbusBase is a smart iCloud alternative that syncs user data across app platforms
April 30, 2013 12:34 PM
Sean Ludwig
All the developers and consumers out there who hate Apple's iCloud might have a new favorite service with NimbusBase, a new startup that helps sync user data across app platforms.
Fred Wilson says the best entrepreneurs are ‘crazy but mentally healthy’
April 30, 2013 11:09 AM
Sean Ludwig
New York VC Fred Wilson shared his thoughts today on what makes good founders and what you shouldn't do in a pitch meeting.
Twitter Ads now available to all U.S. businesses
April 30, 2013 7:32 AM
Sean Ludwig
After only being available to select businesses for about a year, Twitter Ads is now available to almost all U.S. companies that want to use it.
Fred Wilson: Foursquare reminds me of where Twitter was a few years ago
April 30, 2013 6:53 AM
Sean Ludwig
All-star investor Fred Wilson has weighed in on the ongoing saga of location-based service Foursquare and whether the company is in trouble. He says the company is fine.
Yammer rival Tibbr goes all in on mobile with new iOS, Android, & BlackBerry apps
April 30, 2013 6:00 AM
Sean Ludwig
Enterprise social network Tibbr has had a strong emphasis on mobile access for some time but today it has taken another step forward with newly designed apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry 10.
NYC startup Floored makes 3D real estate modeling surprisingly awesome
April 29, 2013 3:17 PM
Sean Ludwig
Real estate modeling and the digital mapping of commercial spaces isn't the most exciting concept, but New York startup Floored's 3D space modeling is so cool that it might change that.
The state of the crowdfunding industry: stronger than ever
Guest Post While the JOBS Act has had problems with being implemented, the crowdfunding movement has still seen explosive growth.
Flipboard now at 56M readers, Android version 2.0 coming ‘very soon’
April 29, 2013 11:51 AM
Sean Ludwig
Digital magazine app Flipboard faces tough challenges with generating revenue and bringing in new users. Still, Flipboard founder and CEO Mike McCue said today that the company is growing quickly and now has "56 million readers."
