Today Keepstream was acquired by InfoChimps, an API marketplace, for an undisclosed amount. Launched last year as part of the Austin-based Capital Factory startup accelerator, Keepstream, which we covered previously, allows you to easily curate various social media streams and save them to use later (long after Twitter and other streams may have disappeared). It comes…
Read MoreToday we learned that DC-area startup Mixx was acquired by UberMedia, parent company of UberTwitter, Echofon, Twidroyd and PostUp Marketplace. Kerry Parkins, Vice President of Products and Marketing and previous long time AOLer, posted this on the Mixx blog today: We’re excited to announce that Mixx was recently acquired by UberMedia, which will allow us to continue to give you…
Read MoreThis week Cathy is joined by two entrepreneurs who are launching their new businesses at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this week. Both are serial entrepreneurs (it ain’t their first rodeo). Guests include: Kris Duggan, the CEO of Badgeville who launched this week at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Badgeville is a white label Social Rewards and…
Read MoreToday Boulder-based startup DailyBurn, a fitness social network for detailed tracking, online accountability, and motivation, announced on its blog that a majority stake in the company was acquired by IAC’s MindSpeak Interactive Network. Here is the announcement: Today we are very pleased to announce that we have joined forces with IAC to create a partnership…
Read MoreAccording to a report in the NYTimes, Twitter has acquired Tweetie the popular iPhone and Mac application created by Atebits. Tweetie is by far my favorite Twitter application for the iPhone so it is no surprise that Twitter would rather acquire it than reinvent the wheel. Atebits is made up of just one employee, founder…
Read MoreNokia announced recently that they acquired the Chicago-based mobile company, Novarra. Novarra offers a mobile browser and service platform. Nokia plans to leverage the platform and mobile browser to deliver enhanced Internet experiences. Novarra has deployed their solution with leading mobile operator and internet services customers globally. Nokia is expecting to offer a new service…
Read MoreOwning your own SMS mobile messaging platform and shortcode can be expensive. That is where Irvine, California startup Zeep Mobile comes in handy as they offer a self-service mobile advertising network which includes “a free SMS API” enabling developers to send free SMS messages as long as Zeep inserts an ad. Today Vibes Media, a…
Read MoreHomeAway, the online vacation rental marketplace, announced today the acquisition of BedandBreakfast.com. The deal further positions HomeAway as a leader in the online real estate rental space. The terms of the deal were undisclosed but HomeAway has said they will continue to operate the B&B site as its own independent brand. BedandBreakfast.com was founded in…
Read MoreIt seems like just yesterday that some of the LaunchBox Digital 2009 class demoed at TECH cocktail DC 6. One of the showcased startups at the event was TapMetrics, an all-in-one business & analytics solution for iPhone app publishers. TapMetrics focuses on creating tools for application architects to better understand their users, continually improve their…
Read MoreMonster.com which has been connecting employers with job seekers for the past decade announced today that it is in an: “indefinitive agreement to acquire the assets of Yahoo! HotJobs, a leading online recruitment website, from Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) for $225 million in cash. Monster and Yahoo! have also entered into a three year commercial traffic agreement,…
Read MoreWith the fury of CES email launch pitches and events the last couple week, I did not get a chance to share the news and our congratulations to Filtrbox with the rest of the TECH cocktail community. Filtrbox, one of the first Boulder TechStars companies, was also one of our first TECH cocktail Boulder demoing…
Read MoreI just got back from a celebratory dinner for the acquisition of Social Times to WebMediaBrands (NASDAQ:WEBM) known for its mediabistro.com, learnnetwork, freelanceconnect, and semanticweb and more. Social Times is a D.C-based media company focusing on reporting on the social networking news of the Web. I am extremely happy for Nick O’Neill. Nick was one…
Read MoreJust in time for TECH cocktail Boulder 2 next week which is shaping up to be another super event, TECH cocktail Boudler 1 demo’er SocialThing has been acquired by AOL. Congrats to SocialThing and the TechStars incubator program (of which it was a portfolio company). We look forward to celebrating with you all in Boulder…
Read MoreMy first day working at AOL back in the fall of 2006 I had the pleasure of having lunch with Sphere CEO and founder Tony Conrad as he was visiting to start working with the AOL. Since then, Sphere which I covered previously when it launched in May 2006, worked with both AOL News and…
Read MoreCongrats to Boston-based startup Compete.com, a TECH cocktail Boston sponsor, as they just announced they were acquired by TNS for $75 Million. Jay Meattle from Compete was one of the people very instrumental in helping us bring it to Bean Town so we are happy see Compete so successful.
Read MoreAOL has just announced the acquisition of Goowy Media, a San Diego-based Flash startpage, widget and desktop application startup. One of Goowy’s bi-products is yourminis a slick startpage. It is pretty rad. Goowy’s widgets can be distributed to just about any page or social network on the Web (as shown below) which is comparable to…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More