Yotify wants to let you subscribe to everything
If BranchNext, maker of Yotify, has its way, you will one day be able to get updates on everything that matters to you on the web. Do you like that shirt you saw on CafePress but don’t want to throw down all that cash? Yotify… Continue Reading
Valley networker Auren Hoffman’s reputation on the line
Auren Hoffman is one of the Silicon Valley’s most connected people. For a while, he made his living with his Rolodex, hooking people up through his firm Stonebrick.
Last year, he started a company called RapLeaf, designed to keep track of your reputation for reliability as… Continue Reading
Iconix sues founders of photo site RockYou — wins first round
(Update: There appears to be a settlement).
A U.S. district court judge has issued a preliminary ruling favoring Iconix in a suit alleging two of its former employees committed intellectual property theft in forming photo slideshow site, RockYou.
Iconix apparently nailed them by archiving their IM conversations.
PE… Continue Reading
MySpace hijacking, ePlanet’s fund, SpaceShipOne & Anderson’s abundance
(Updated with clarification from ePlanet)
Myspace loose with email confirmation — Did you know that someone can sign up as you on MySpace, using your email address?
If you’re not already using MySpace under the email account, then someone can come along and use it to create… Continue Reading