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Social Startup Urturn Raises $13.4 Million, Launches Mobile App

in Social on May 22 at 4:00 am PT

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)

in Social on April 29 at 5:35 pm PT

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

in Media on April 9 at 1:46 pm PT

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

in Social on February 8 at 12:08 pm PT

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

in Social on January 30 at 3:06 am PT

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

in Social on January 24 at 4:00 pm PT

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

in News on January 7 at 2:00 pm PT

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

in Enterprise on January 4 at 10:00 am PT

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

in Voices on December 17, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

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

in Social on December 8, 2012 at 12:05 pm PT

Ho ho high-contrast.
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Instagram, You’re at War With Twitter. Just Admit It.

in Social, December 6, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

Tumblr Blesses Its First Analytics Provider, Union Metrics

in Social, October 4, 2012 at 11:36 am PT

The Fine Print on Twitter’s Latest Developer Dustup With IFTTT

in Social, September 20, 2012 at 5:27 pm PT

The Road to IPO: New Opportunities and Market Trends

in Voices, September 18, 2012 at 9:58 am PT

Twilio’s New Queue Command Offers Hope to Those in the On-Hold Wasteland

in News, September 6, 2012 at 1:14 pm PT

Yahoo Gets Googley Q&A Tool at Friday FYI and Uses It to Ask About Exec Accountability and Leaks

in News, August 6, 2012 at 5:55 am PT

The Future of Twitter’s Platform Is All in the Cards

in Social, August 1, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

Stepping on Stock Twits’ Toes, Twitter Rolls Out the Cashtag

in Social, July 30, 2012 at 8:15 pm PT

With Facebook Acquisition Looming, Twitter Tightens Instagram API Access

in Social, July 26, 2012 at 10:02 pm PT

What’s Next for Pinterest

in Social, June 29, 2012 at 11:46 am PT

Path and Nike FuelBand Pair Up, Flaunting the Benefits of a Private API

in Social, June 29, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Oracle-Google Lawsuit Over Java Is Over (For the Moment)

in News, June 21, 2012 at 10:09 am PT

Rounding Up the Apple Rumors Ahead of WWDC

in News, June 6, 2012 at 3:30 am PT

Former Sun CEO vs. Former Sun CEO in Oracle-Google Trial Over Java

in Enterprise, April 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm PT

Checking In With the Foursquare Founder Parting: More “Tense” (Of Course)

in News, March 6, 2012 at 11:46 am PT