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MapQuest Founder on the Past, Present and Future of Location Tech [INTERVIEW]

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

MapQuest Founder on the Past, Present and Future of Location Tech [INTERVIEW]:

MapQuest.com launched in 1996 as an early pioneer of both location-based services and the interactive web — two fields that have since exploded….

Verizon Wireless Set to Launch 4G Network Tomorrow?

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Verizon Wireless Set to Launch 4G Network Tomorrow?:

Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it will hold a press conference on December 1 to detail the launch of its next generation 4G service. It’s…

Google Gives $250,000 to Tech Education for Needy Communities

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Google Gives $250,000 to Tech Education for Needy Communities:

Google has just pledged $250,000 to iGotITtoo, an organization that brings technology training and other tools to underserved communities, that will…

4 Awesome Photo Sharing Alternatives to Flickr and Facebook

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

4 Awesome Photo Sharing Alternatives to Flickr and Facebook:

The Digital Entertainment Series is supported by the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10, the seriously entertaining smartphone that knows how to have fun. Check it out here.

Gap Wants You to “Add to Foursquare” in New Online Ad Campaign

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Gap Wants You to “Add to Foursquare” in New Online Ad Campaign:

Gap and Foursquare’s love affair has taken a new turn this morning, with the retailer debuting an ad campaign featuring interactive “Add to…

Inside Qwiki’s Plan to Revolutionize Search [VIDEO]

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Inside Qwiki’s Plan to Revolutionize Search [VIDEO]:

When was the last time a search engine gave you results in photo, video and audio simultaneously? Enter Qwiki, a Bay Area-based startup. Qwiki’s goal is to redefine the…

LinkedIn Launches Share Button

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

LinkedIn Launches Share Button:

Business-oriented social network LinkedIn has launched a share button, which gives publishers a way to spread their content on LinkedIn and enables…

16 Handy iPhone Apps for Better Blogging

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

16 Handy iPhone Apps for Better Blogging:

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media…

Virgin’s iPad-Only Magazine: Our First Impressions

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Virgin’s iPad-Only Magazine: Our First Impressions:

Virgin Group’s iPad-only magazine, Project, has arrived in the App Store.

In looks and in subject matter, it is very much a mix between Wired,

Yammer Lands $25M for Enterprise Social Networking

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Yammer Lands $25M for Enterprise Social Networking:

Yammer has just signed and sealed a large round of funding. This $25 million Series C was led by U.S. Venture Partners and joined by previous…

Get “FarmVille” Cash With Amex Rewards Points

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

Get “FarmVille” Cash With Amex Rewards Points:

Social gaming behemoth Zynga and American Express have just entered into a new partnership that will let users pay for Zynga goods using their…

6 Essential Steps for Executing Your Social Media Strategy

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

6 Essential Steps for Executing Your Social Media Strategy:

The Social Media Marketing Series is supported by Webtrends Facebook Analytics, which provides comprehensive tracking and measurement…

WikiLeaks Hit By Another DDoS Attack

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:03 -0500

WikiLeaks Hit By Another DDoS Attack:

Controversial whistleblower website WikiLeaks was hit by another massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack earlier this morning. On…

The headlines are pretty rough: Comcast hates Netflix! Net neutrality is dying! Communist forces...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

The headlines are pretty rough: Comcast hates Netflix! Net neutrality is dying! Communist forces from Russia and Cuba are attack a small town in Colorado and a ragtag band of high school students band together to fight them (although, arguably, this may have nothing to do with Comcast/Level 3)! But what’s really going on here?

First, let’s understand how data gets from the cloud to you. Back in the old days, when you wanted serve something on the web you rented a T1 line, set up a machine,…

RingRevenue, which offers a call performance platform that allows companies to complement their...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

RingRevenue, which offers a call performance platform that allows companies to complement their marketing efforts with phone-based campaigns, has raised $4 million more in a round led by led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners, bringing its total financing to $7.5 million.

Call performance marketing basically extends the tracking, measurement and accountability of online performance marketing to those transactions that occur over the phone.

RingRevenue says it currently…

It’s no secret that professional social network LinkedIn is actively working on making its platform...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

It’s no secret that professional social network LinkedIn is actively working on making its platform more socially connected. In the past year, the company has launched a deep integration with Twitter, the ability to follow a contact or company, a better groups functionality and enhanced sharing on the site. And a few months ago, the professional social network launched LinkedIn Signal, which allowed users to apply the professional social network’s filters to Twitter’s firehose….

Startup incubator Y Combinator has announced this morning that it is partnering with Yodlee, the...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

Startup incubator Y Combinator has announced this morning that it is partnering with Yodlee, the provider of personal financial management an payments data to give the incubator’s startups access to Yodlee’s technology.

While Yodlee’s technology is used in a vast number of financial-focused startups, it is probably most well known for powering Mint.com’s core technology of aggregating account information from banks and credit card companies. For example, if you log into your…

Enterprise cloud management software provider Abiquo has raised roughly $10 million in Series B...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

Enterprise cloud management software provider Abiquo has raised roughly $10 million in Series B funding led by Balderton Capital, with existing investors Nauta Capital and Eurecan participating. Bernard Liautaud, a Partner at Balderton Capital and well known for being the founder and former CEO of Business Objects, will join the Abiquo Board of Directors. Abiquo offers cloud management software that enables companies to create and manage private, public and hybrid clouds.

Payvment, a startup that allows anyone to create and operate a retail storefront on Facebook, has...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

Payvment, a startup that allows anyone to create and operate a retail storefront on Facebook, has raised $6 million in Series B funding led by Sierra Ventures with a BlueRun Ventures participating in the round. This brings the startup’s total funding to $8 million.

Payvment’s Facebook App lets anyone create a retail store on the social network. The app lets you set up products, categories of products (i.e. shoes, T-shirts, sweaters), import photos, list terms of service and…

American Express and Zynga are teaming up to make it easier than ever to turn your money into...

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:03 -0500

American Express and Zynga are teaming up to make it easier than ever to turn your money into virtual cows, tractors, and whatever else the folks at the multibillion dollar social gaming company can cook up. And this time, it doesn’t involve actually forking over cash — at least, not directly.

You see, American Express is now allowing its customers to exchange their ‘membership rewards’ points for virtual goods and/or ‘game cards’ that can be redeemed for Zynga’s in-game currency. These…