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Where Are the Family Plans for Web Apps?

Liz Gannes in News on April 9 at 1:38 pm PT

The Internet treats us like we’re loners, but the fact is, we’re not. We have partners and families and kids. It’s very normal.

CaptainU Builds the Mint.com for Student Athletes

Drake Martinet in News on November 20, 2011 at 9:15 am PT

The path from high school sports superstar to college scholarship MVP can be a treacherous one. CaptainU — a start-up built by former collegiate athletes — helps navigate it.

visual.ly Wants to Bring Nifty Charts and Graphs to the Rest of Us

Liz Gannes in Social on July 13, 2011 at 5:15 am PT

Some of the folks behind the Mint blog are launching an infographic community site and will soon offer prosumer Web-based infographic creation tools.

Exclusive: What's Former Omniture CEO Josh James Been Doing Since Leaving Adobe? Raising LOTS Of Money (Updated)

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 27, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

The former CEO of Web analytics powerhouse Omniture, who left Adobe after less than a year, has a new stealth venture cooking, and investors are lining up to get in on the action. Update: Investors include Andreessen Horowitz and Benchmark Capital.

"Super Angel" Aydin Senkut Talks About VCs, Start-Ups and Shaking Up Tech Investing

Kara Swisher in News on August 23, 2010 at 7:11 am PT

While in Vancouver last week, BoomTown got some time to chat with Aydin Senkut about his recent announcement of a new $40 million investment fund, which is part of a “super angel” trend in Silicon Valley. In many ways, the concept of a super angel was pioneered by well-known tech investor Ron Conway, but now the market is getting very crowded with others.

Goalkeeping Gets Easier at Mint.com

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on June 29, 2010 at 1:47 pm PT

When most people hear the word “budget,” they groan about all the numbers and spreadsheets involved. Mint.com’s new feature looks to take the pain out planning for the future.

Learning About Everything Under The ‘Cloud’

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on May 5, 2010 at 6:05 pm PT

One of the most popular phrases in the digital world today is “cloud computing.” Walt explains the concept.

Mac Quicken Gets Deductions for Iffy Upgrade

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 24, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Intuit’s upgrade of Mac Quicken keeps its promises, but is no match for the Windows version—and a step backward in some features on the 2007 Mac version.

First Round Capital Forces Its Start-Ups to Sing for Their Supper (and Your Holiday Card)

Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm PT

Some of you really enjoyed last year’s First Round Capital holiday card, which featured the VC firm’s portfolio companies “dancing” a la 2008′s “Where the Hell is Matt?” viral video. Susan Boyle fans will like this year’s edition.