KelDoc, the ‘French ZocDoc,’ scores €700K from Alven Capital

KelDoc, a young French startup similar to ZocDoc that books doctor and dentist appointments online, has just nabbed €700,000 ($913,010) in funding.

MokaFive names former BigFix head Dave Robbins as its new CEO

Virtualization startup MokaFive has replaced CEO Dale Fuller with former BigFix head Dave Robbins, the company said today.

Former Yahoo & Microsoft exec Blake Irving named CEO of Go Daddy (update)

Former Yahoo and Microsoft executive Blake Irving will take over as chief executive officer of major web domain business Go Daddy, succeeding interim CEO Scott Wagner.

In an unusual move, New York’s ZocDoc opens second office in Phoenix

New York health tech startup ZocDoc will soon open its second office in Phoenix, a city not usually known for attracting startups the way San Francisco, Boston, or Chicago does.

New York Times names BBC exec Mark Thompson as new CEO

The New York Times Company has tapped BBC Director-General Mark Thompson as its new president and CEO after an eight-month search. Can he turn it around?

Cisco adds outspoken Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff to board

Networking giant Cisco has added Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff to its board of directors, a sign that it wants to get more serious about cloud-focused services and hardware.

Benioff spent 13 years at Oracle before he founded Salesforce on the …

IAC replaces Vimeo CEO with former AOL exec Kerry Trainor

IAC-owned video-sharing-site Vimeo has appointed former AOL and Yahoo executive Kerry Trainor to chief executive officer, the company announced Monday morning. Trainor will replace Dae Mellencamp, who will continue working at the company as President.

“Under Dae’s guidance, Vimeo has …

Apple picks Arthur Levinson as Chairman, Disney’s Iger joins board

Apple has named Arthur D. Levinson to the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board, filling former CEO Steve Jobs’ long time role.

When Jobs stepped down as CEO because he was too sick to continue working, he retained his …

Demo: Schedulicity adds tools to help you book more appointments online

Online appointment booking startup Schedulicity on Tuesday announced it will now offer a service called “Pop-Up Offers” that lets businesses post last-minute time slots with a discount in hopes of attracting more customers.

“The worst thing in the service industry …

Etsy founder and CEO Rob Kalin steps down (again), CTO Dickerson takes reins

Handmade items marketplace Etsy announced Thursday that CEO and founder Rob Kalin is stepping down and CTO Chad Dickerson (pictured left) will be taking his place.

“With engineering well in hand and a strong partner in Adam Freed (our COO), …

Former Technorati CEO joins MapMyFitness

Four-year-old startup MapMyFitness announced Wednesday that former Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra would be taking the reigns as CEO. Austin-based MapMyFitness offers Web- and mobile-based fitness solutions and social networks dedicated to exercise.

Last month, Jalichandra was replaced as Technorati CEO …