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Social Startup Urturn Raises $13.4 Million, Launches Mobile App

Urturn, the London-based social startup focused heavily on the music and entertainment industry, announced Wednesday that it raised $13.4 million in venture capital. The round was led by Balderton Capital, which contributed more than $10 million, with participation from Debiopharm Group. The startup also launched an iOS mobile app, and is working to incorporate more personalized actions created by select developers through Urturn’s API, currently in private beta.

Twitter’s Glass App Spotted in the Wild (And, Yes, It’s Probably Real)

Blink, and you’ll have missed it.
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Playing to the Crowd: Gamecasting Goes Mainstream

Video games have always been social, but now they’re getting hooked up to the social Web.
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LinkedIn Shuts Down “Bang With Professionals” Hook-Up App

Strictly professional, please.
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Yandex Halts Development of Discovery App After Facebook Snips Data Access

Facebook hath spoken, and another social app is on hiatus because of it.
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Facebook Cuts Off Friend-Finding Access to Vine, Twitter’s New Video App

Well, that was fast. But we knew it was coming.
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Automakers Open Their In-Car Platforms: First Up, Ford, and Soon, GM

It’s not just Pandora in your car anymore.
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Twilio Names New Chief Revenue Officer

Another new hire to round out Twilio’s C-suite.
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All I Want for Christmas Is My Apple TV

It’s all about the apps.
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Twitter Aims to Release Photo Filters in Time for the Holidays

Ho ho high-contrast.
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