SplashCast gets $4 million for interactive video widgets
SplashCast, a company that creates video widgets for musicians and others to promote themselves, has raised $4 million in a first round of venture funding.
Chief executive Michael Berkley describes SplashCast’s widget as a “programmable television set” for social networks, to which clients can stream… Continue Reading
Gydget raises funding round for celebrity widgets
We recently covered widget-maker Gydget, when it switched over to the widget business from its previous incarnation as events site Attendio.
At the time, we mentioned that the company was seeking a fresh infusion of capital from its investors. It has now received the round,… Continue Reading
Attendio leaves event listings in favor of widgets
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After being a portal for events for less than half a year, Attendio has abandoned the the events industry, saying that market is too small. It has decided instead to become a widget-making company, jumping from one crowded industry to another.
It’s just the… Continue Reading
Roundup: Andreessen’s tips, Revver’s shakeup, Xing’s move, Yigg.de and much more
Here’s the (updated) latest action:
Marc Andreessen getting taste of what it’s like to be a blogger – The Netscape co-founder launched a blog last week. The NYT ran a story about one of his earliest posts. Then he did a good piece about how… Continue Reading
Roundup: Digg, Zunephone, Twofish, and MontaVista’s curious layoff
Latest tech roundup:
Digg removes listing of top diggers — The news ranking company has removed its list of the people who have contributed most do top Digg stories, to stop gaming of the site, or at least the perception of gaming. For starters, it… Continue Reading