Roundup: Facebook’s latest profile changes, Jangl sells, Kindle matters, and more
More on Facebook profile changes: The feed wall — The new profile is slated for launch later this year. The latest new feature the company is previewing: A “feed” portion of the new design, where you can easily add content from within a standardized interface. The… Continue Reading
Roundup: Tidbits on Jangl’s demise, Virgin considers Helio hookup, VCs looking overseas, and more
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The back-story on Jangl’s slow death — Yesterday, we reported on Jangl’s asset sale process. A tipster tells us that Seattle-based WhitePages had offered to buy Internet phone company Jangl for $20 million, but then kept the company in diligence for more than a month and… Continue Reading
Internet phone company Jangl to sell assets, core team goes to competitor Jajah
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Jangl, the Internet phone company we reported about earlier this week as being in talks to sell, is essentially being closed down and its assets sold off. It is still looking for a buyer; a deal close to being signed last week has fallen through.
Jangl, VoIP company, may soon be sold
Jangl, a Silicon Valley Internet phone company that also offers VoIP services via widgets on the web, is looking to be sold, and it will announce more news “this week.”
VentureBeat first learned something was up last week, when we heard reports about employees from Jangl… Continue Reading
Jangl launches large new monetization strategy, hints at VoIP on the iPhone
Jangl, the online calling service, has launched a new way to monetize its operations with a platform they are calling the Mobile Media Initiative.
While Jangl had some success relatively early on in its lifespan teaming up with paid dating sites such as Match.com, the explosion… Continue Reading
Internet calling service Jaxtr growing
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Jaxtr, a Silicon Valley company that offers Internet calling, is crowing about its growth rate. Five million people have used the service since it launched, up from half a million users in July, it says.
To be clear, this is not the same as its monthly… Continue Reading
Jangl and Jajah, once rival web-calling companies, join forces
Online telephone services Jajah and Jangl have joined forces to overcome the large odds against them in the cut-throat, low-cost world of telephone calls.
Under their accord, the two sides will exploit Jajah’s wider infrastructure and Jangl’s growing user base on Web sites. The deal heralds… Continue Reading
Jangl’s calls — free, international and anonymous
Jangl, a Pleasanton, Calif. start-up released a noteworthy little messaging feature this week.
It lets both parties leave messages or talk with each other without using their real numbers. It’s free, even internationally, because it is over VoIP.
How does it plan to make money? It doesn’t… Continue Reading