Fwix provides local news, wants you to be an iPhone correspondent
Fwix, a web site that wants to give you a blend of traditional local news and user-contributed stories, has launched today with an undisclosed amount of funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firm BlueRun Ventures.
Fwix’s stated goal is to be a “newswire for all things… Continue Reading
FlickIM, a better chat for iPhone
FlickIM is a new lightweight chat feature designed specifically for the iPhone.
It’s more nimble than competitors, and lets you exchange YouTube videos and Apple movie trailers.
More significantly, it’s the first feature produced by a group of nine young developers led by two former UC Berkeley… Continue Reading
Nationalism in the startup world
[Editor’s note: Darian Shirazi, 20, caught our attention last year, when he sold his company Fotodunk, to music social network iLike. His piece is especially relevant today, because he was inspired by Facebook’s example. Facebook has momentum, and will be making news today at its… Continue Reading
iLike makes move on music, video and now mobile media: Buys Fotodunk
[Update: The Fotodunk purchase price was $120,000. Our previous guess of between $1 and $5 million stemmed from a confidential discussion that turns out to have been misinformed. Apologies]
You’ve been hearing a lot about iLike lately, and they have more coming.
It’s a fresh a way… Continue Reading