Thanks for coming to the VentureBeat party
VentureBeat threw a party last night to celebrate the launch our new digital media blog. (In truth, the blog is still a glorified tab on our main site, but we’re headed soon to a more separate offering.)
Held at the Ambassador club in San Francisco, hundreds of movers and shakers in digital media arena showed up — entrepreneurs, PR folks, even Warriors basketball star Baron Davis (below), an investor in IBeatYou (which also had an announcement… Continue Reading
Ibeatyou is off to the races and on to the social networks
Competition exists in all walks of life. Ibeatyou capitalizes on that idea with a site that allows users to set up competitions across a wide range of fields, everything from dancing to comedy to music to yes, sports (checkout our full coverage here).
As an example, basketball star Steve Nash posted a video challenging users to see who could hit the most free-throws in a minute. Users watch the competiting videos and judge each on… Continue Reading
IBeatYou launches a contest site with celebrity flair
IBeatYou is a web site launching today where any user can make up a contest, like “best group lip-dub music video” or “best beard,” then submit entries and compete with others to be voted the winner. Interestingly, it includes a number of celebrities among its early users, including actress Jessica Alba and local NBA basketball star Baron Davis (who’s also an angel investor), that may help give it some extra traction.
Of course, sites from MySpace… Continue Reading