4Info gets $20M more for text message advertising
4INFO, the Silicon Valley company that serves advertisements in mobile phone text messages, has raised another $20 million in funding.
The money comes from a previous backer, Peacock Equity, a joint venture between NBC Universal and General Electric Commercial Finance, according to a report in the… Continue Reading
Sharpcast raises $10M for sync service SugarSync
Sharpcast, the maker of the SugarSync service for synchronizing your files across multiple devices, has raised a $10 million addition to its first round of funding.
I was super impressed when I tried SugarSync last March, because it was the the simplest and most usable sync… Continue Reading
Big Stage Entertainment wants you to take your 3-D avatars from game to game
If you’re going to go to a lot of trouble to create a 3-D avatar, or virtual character, you might as well spread it around. That’s the point of Big Stage Entertainment’s PortableYou program.
The company uses a facial modeling system to render a faithful version… Continue Reading
Big Stage closing a new round of venture money
Next month, personalized video-mashup site Big Stage will launch its public beta. The site lets you upload three high-resolution photos of yourself. It then stitches those photos into a 3-D avatar. You can accessorize your avatar and put your avatar into videos and amusing scenery. You can… Continue Reading