Crowdsourcing company Fluther gets some big-name backers
Fluther, a startup that crowdsources answers for user questions, just raised $600,000 from some of Silicon Valley’s better-known investors.
They include Netscape founder Marc Andreessen of newly-formed venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway (who has invested in dozens of start-ups in Fluther’s space), Dave McClure and Naval Ravikant. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is also an advisor.
Although there are already many crowdsourced question-and-answer sites, including Yahoo Answers, WikiAnswers and newer variants like Hunch and Aardvark, which… Continue Reading
Roundup: Twitter’s lack of youth, Google Local’s new dashboard, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Young adults not embracing Twitter (yet) – The microblogging service has found an older audience than Facebook’s early users.
Google Local gives small businesses their own web dashboard – The dashboard, designed to lure businesses to claim their profiles on Local, will deliver something akin to Google Analytics.
Later-stage valuations tumble – During the first quarter of 2009, the median valuation for a later-stage venture deal fell 43 percent compared to the same period last year, according… Continue Reading