Zannel gets $10M for multi-media mobile messaging
While the idea of text messaging has grown in popularity — both via the phone and in the form of Twitter — startup Zannel seems convinced that people are more interested in sharing pictures and video, at least while on their mobile phones.
Zannel, which has been called “a multimedia Twitter,” lets its users post updates and start conversations using text, pictures or video, or any combination of the three. Users can keep track of their… Continue Reading
Analysis: MySpace and Facebook challenge mobile-only social networks
Mobile life is blooming. Some 47 mobile social network companies have emerged globally, to help cater to our need to message and communicate while on the go.
But what about the huge incumbents, like MySpace or Facebook? Will they thrive on the mobile web?
Well, the 47 mobile-only networks will probably tell you that mobile is a whole different animal, and downplay the threat of a switch by their millions of users to those big guys. But… Continue Reading
Roundup: March Madness, Starbucks start-ups, Zannel and more
Here’s the latest action:
March Madness alerts — Palo Alto mobile search company 4INFO will send you an alert in the final minutes of any of NCAA March Madness game that looks like it could be an upset. It sends final scores too. To sign up, text TOURNEY ALERTS to 44636, or signup at the company’s site.
Coffee-house entrepreneurs — The SF Chronicle has a piece about the SF entrepreneurs who launch companies at coffee houses, exploiting the WiFi… Continue Reading
Zannel raises $6 million, promises ambitious mobile company
Zannel, a new mobile start-up based in Menlo Park isn’t saying much about what it is doing, but said it has raised $6 million from U.S. Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures.
From the backgrounds of its founders, it looks to be doing something in the mobile interactive content area.
The company said in a statement that its team, led by chief exec Adam Zbar, helped build InfoSpace Mobile, and thus it has experience building the “largest mobile… Continue Reading