With clickable ticker symbols, Twitter borrows a 4-year-old idea

July 31, 2012 12:17 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Ticker symbols as clickable hashtags. StockTwits invented the concept four years ago, but Twitter, in co-opting the functionality for itself, could bring it to the masses.

Monday, Twitter announced via tweet that it had converted ticker symbols, the symbols used …

Paul Kedrosky: Only 8 Valley startups matter & that’s a serious problem

July 12, 2012 12:25 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Investor Paul Kedrosky and StockTwits CEO Howard Lindzon were supposed to debate each other Thursday at the International Startup Festival but instead ended up agreeing on almost everything, including that the world needs more “startups that matter.”

“On an annual …

Betable’s potential jackpot: Bringing real gambling to social casino games

July 9, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Editor's Pick Betable hopes to disrupt social casino games by enabling real-money online gambling in social gaming titles.