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TasteMakerX Raises $1.8M for Mobile Social App Platform

in Social on February 8 at 3:00 am PT

TastemakerX, a San Francisco start-up that is developing a social mobile platform focused on “targeted taste graphs,” said it had raised $1.8 million in funding from a variety of venture firms, including Guggenheim Partners, Baseline Ventures, True Ventures and Tekton Ventures, as well as angel investors. The company said it will release its TastemakerX Music mobile app as a private beta in early March 2012.

Dude, Where’s My Facebook IPO Filing? (Ashton’s on Hold!)

in News on February 1 at 5:50 am PT

Mr. Kutcher really wants to know what’s what this fine IPO-awaiting morning.
dude wheres my car

Former CBS Interactive Head Neil Ashe to Lead Wal-Mart’s Global Online Commerce Biz

in Commerce on January 16 at 2:45 pm PT

Can he give the retail giant the oomph it has yet to find online?
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Confirmed: Yahoo Names PayPal Head Scott Thompson as New CEO

in News on January 4 at 6:08 am PT

Like I said.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Poised to Name CEO — With eBay’s PayPal Prez as Top Choice

in News on January 3 at 11:29 pm PT

Has Yahoo found its new Prince Charming in PayPal President Scott Thompson?
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RIM’s Share of the U.S. Smartphone Market Slips Again

in Mobile on December 30, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android continue to bleed the BlackBerry of market share in the States.
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Here Are Some More Yahoo CEO Choices: Liddell, Rosenblatt, Desmond

in News on December 27, 2011 at 4:12 am PT

Let’s throw a few more names on the fire!
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iOS Dominates Mobile Shopping in December

in News on December 26, 2011 at 3:51 am PT

Apple iOS devices accounted for 92 percent of mobile purchases made in December.
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Zynga Plants Platform Seed for Facebook

in Social on December 19, 2011 at 7:04 am PT

Facebook needs more Zyngas.

Google Currents News Reader Debuts (Phew!)

in Media on December 8, 2011 at 12:18 pm PT

There soon won’t be enough news for all the news readers.
currents producer

Former Palm and Twitter Techie Mike Abbott Jumps From EIR at Benchmark to Kleiner Partner

in News, December 1, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

Digital Marketing Start-Up Thismoment Raises $7.3 Million From Sierra Ventures

in Media, November 15, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Exclusive: Disney Acquires “Sophisticated” Mommy Blog Platform Babble Media

in Media, November 14, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

in Mobile, November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Horse Flash: Apple’s Steve Jobs on Adobe Vendetta in 2010 at D8 (Video)

in Mobile, November 9, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Now, Breathe: Demand Media Beats Wall Street Expectation in Q3

in Media, November 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

in Media, November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

Clearspring Buys Data Science Start-Up XGraph

in News, November 1, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo’s Livestand — Followed by Google’s Propeller — Set to Launch Next Week

in Media, October 28, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

in News, October 26, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Exclusive: Like Marketing, Yahoo’s Customer Advocacy Org Gets Sliced and Diced This Week

in News, October 26, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Gogobot Goes Mobile With New iPhone App

in Mobile, October 18, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Exclusive: Twitter’s VP Engineering Mike Abbott Departs

in News, October 13, 2011 at 5:49 pm PT

As Skype Skips Through Approvals — What’s the Deal With the Deal?

in Media, October 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

“Unleashed”: Zynga Unveils 10 New Products, Including Project Z Platform

in Commerce, October 11, 2011 at 9:57 am PT