Foodily launches “Food with Friends” to make online culinary conversations drool-worthy

Foodily launches the latest version of its recipe sharing network to give people a better way to talk about food online.

So long, blind buys: Consmr’s iPhone app gets 100K downloads in just two weeks (exclusive)

Shopping apps are nothing new, but New York City-based Consmr has a grander vision beyond price comparisons: to inform consumers with an in-depth library of product reviews for things like health, groceries, beauty, and baby items. Think of it like …

Check out Foodspotting’s new personalized picture menus for every restaurant

Foodspotting, once a repository for food porn, is branching out today with a new launch. The mobile app is now serving up personalized menus just for you, everywhere you go.

“We’re trying to be a picture menu for every restaurant, …

34 iOS app makers at center of congressional inquiry on data collection practices

Not satisfied with Apple’s updated privacy policies, members of a congressional subcommittee dedicated to consumer protection have gone directly to the makers of social iOS applications and are demanding answers on how these apps access personal data.

G.K. Butterfield and …

Path, Apple, Facebook named in mobile privacy class-action lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit was filed against 18 high-profile mobile application companies this week, resulting out of recent reports that these companies “steal” user address books.

The 13 individuals are bringing Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, Beluga, Yelp, Burbn, Instagram, Foursquare, Gowalla, …

Food discovery app Forkly gets bigger pictures and personalized suggestions

Forkly, an app that helps you find popular dishes at restaurants around you, has released version 2.0 with bigger photos and personalized recommendations.

Forkly launched in September 2011 from Britekite founders Brady Becker and Martin May. The app originally helped …

Pinterest, Fab, and other apps see huge growth using Facebook Actions

In the wake of Facebook’s implementation of Actions, a new way for third-party applications to get their data into your Timeline, many apps are seeing staggering new growth stats.

Already-popular traffic hounds such as Pinterest, Fab.com, Foodspotting, Pose, and several …

Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data

Path got caught red-handed uploading users’ address books to its servers and had to apologize. But the relatively obscure journaling app is not alone. In fact, Path was crucified for a practice that has become an unspoken industry standard.

Facebook, …

It’s not just for food porn anymore: Meet the new Foodspotting

The other night, over a heated (ha ha) conversation about soup, a new acquaintance asked me, “So, what’s the best soup in San Francisco?”

Being a huge fan of soup (I lead an exciting life), I wished I had an …