Cloud-Based Phone Software Start-Up Twilio Taps Former Jive Exec as Its CMO

Not clear on what Twilio is all about? Then someone has her job cut out for her.
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$20 Million Later, Voxer Raises Its First $30 Million in Venture Capital (Video)

Building a good walkie-talkie app is harder than you might think, according to Voxer CEO Tom Katis.
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Not Surprisingly, U.S. Teens Are Texting More, Talking Less

OMG, ICYMI: Teens are texting more, and shunning uncool “landlines.”
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Déjà Hoo: Yahoo Has Done the Pre-IPO Legal Shakedown Dance Before

Been there, done that.
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Worst But First: Yahoo Uses Words of Facebook’s Zuckerberg to Poke Him in Patent Lawsuit

Even if increasingly irrelevant, being there at the start apparently has to count for something, says Yahoo in its allegations against the social networking giant.
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Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement, Which Social Network Calls “Puzzling” (Including Filing)

In what is either the boldest gamble of its history or the most boneheaded, Yahoo has filed a massive legal attack against the powerful social networking giant for intellectual property violations.
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T-Mobile Expands Bobsled Messaging Service

T-Mobile said on Tuesday that it is expanding its Bobsled messaging service to allow more text messaging and voice calling abilities. The No. 4 U.S. carrier also announced a new Samsung Galaxy S phone, as well as faster HSPA+42 data service in 12 additional cities.

A Few New Reasons to Reunite With Twitter.com

Twitter.com has revamped its site to make it more approachable and easier to use, particularly for tweeting newbies.
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Twilio Nabs $17 Million More in Funding From Current Investors

Twilio, whose technology lets developers build telephony and messaging into their apps, announced Wednesday that it has raised $17 million from Bessemer Venture Partners and Union Square Ventures — two of its existing investors. The San Francisco-based company, which has around 100 employees, plans to use the money to help fuel continued hiring and international expansion.

Kicked to the Curb by RIM, Messaging Start-Up Gets Last Laugh Amid Outage

Forced to go back to the drawing board after being sued by RIM, Kik spent several months redesigning its BlackBerry app. Looks like it finished just in time.
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Indian Start-Up Turns Texts Into Dollars