The early-stage funding frenzy seems to be a real phenomenon, with the numbers to prove it. The median angel round for American start-ups grew 40 percent last year, to $700,000 from $500,000.
TrueCar, a Kelley Blue Book competitor that also sells cars online, has raised $200 million in debt and equity following the announcement of two major acquisitions.
The only thing newly social about media right now is the ability to share it instantly.
Now, the iPhone app Collabracam allows a team of users to collaborate on creating live video the way TV studios do it. Will it be opening the door to a new kind of really social media?
Bill Nguyen, the serial entrepreneur who most recently sold Lala to Apple for around $80 million, is today launching Color, a proximity-based social network with no privacy settings.