Contest could bring scheduling app Presdo to Facebook, MySpace and a Web site near you
Presdo, the online scheduling company created by LinkedIn co-founder Eric Ly, is looking to third-party developers to liberate Presdo from the company’s own Web site into social networks, blogs and beyond.
The Mountain View, Calif. startup has released an application programming interface (API) that allows developers to integrate Presdo into other Web sites through Facebook applications, WordPress plug-ins, Google Calendar Gadgets and more. To create a little more incentive, the company is holding a contest for… Continue Reading
LinkedIn co-founder Eric Ly joins Wellington Partners
Eric Ly, a co-founder of professional networking site LinkedIn, has signed on to be a venture partner at Wellington Partners. Ly says he’ll be helping the London- and Munich-based firm with its plans to expand into the United States, and into Silicon Valley in particular.
That’s a natural expansion for Wellington, given its interest in technology and the current Euro-dollar exchange rate. But it’s a surprising move for Ly — after all, you’d think he’d have… Continue Reading