Who did Apple hurt with its Macworld announcements?
[Disclosure: The author previously worked at Flickr, one of the companies mentioned in this story.]
In yesterday’s keynote address at Macworld, Apple unveiled a series of software product upgrades that will potentially encroach on the territory of a handful of startups and larger companies. Should you be worried?
What iPhoto might maim
For starters, one of the big announcements revolved around changes to iPhoto, which, sometime this month, will add people- and geo-tagging functionality. The people tagging works… Continue Reading
Blurb raises $5M for self-publishing software
Blurb. Inc., developer of free downloadable software that lets anyone lay out and print their very own book, announced today that it nabbed $5 million in third-round funding to continue building its feature BookSmart tool, according to peHub. Backers in this round included Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners, both of which contributed to the $14 million the company raised prior. The San Francisco-based company also received $2.5 million in venture debt from Hercules Technology… Continue Reading
Online book publisher Blurb raises $2.5M in debt
San Francisco online book publishing service Blurb.com has raised $2.5 million in debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital.
Blurb is backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Canaan Partners and other others.