Social Media Customer Care Startup, Brand Embassy, Gets $1M Seed To Power ......
Social Media Customer Care Startup, Brand Embassy, Gets $1M Seed To Power ...Tim Fernback's insight:Brand Embassy - receives seed money for its customer care SaaS software. BE started up in 2012 in...
View ArticleFacebook to buy WhatsApp for $16 billion
When WhatsApp launched in 2009, no one predicted that it would grow to be a multibillion-dollar company. However, Facebook on Wednesday said that it planned to buy the hugely popular social messaging...
View ArticleWhy Facebook bet the farm on WhatsApp
It’s beginning to look a lot like 1999 in the social media space. Facebook’s offer to buy messaging app maker WhatsApp for US$16 billion in cash and stock, confirmed in a Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleBlackBerry shares set to jump on Facebook's WhatsApp bid
By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's $19 billion bid for fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp sent shares of BlackBerry Ltd higher before the opening bell on Thursday as...
View ArticlePay up, mobile firms tell Facebook to pay - Telegraph
Mobile phone operattors see over-the-top services such as WhatsApp as a threatTim Fernback's insight:It looks like the Telco's are getting frustrated that smart technology companies like WhatsApp can...
View ArticleTwitter enters adolescence, seeks its next adventure | PCWorld
Twitter faces growing pressure to attract new users and dramatically increase engagement on the platform. Can it ever rival the numbers and growth of Facebook?Tim Fernback's insight:Is Twitter not...
View ArticleChina's Twitter-like Weibo is prepping for a U.S. IPO (report)
China's Weibo microblogging service has changed the country's social landscape, offering Chinese citizens an alternative to government-operated media properties. Now its owner, Sina Corp., is...
View ArticleWhatsApp Is Actually Worth More Than $19B, Says Facebook’s Zuckerberg, And It...
More than a few people were surprised when Facebook said it would pay $19 billion for messaging app startup WhatsApp, but today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg..Tim Fernback's insight:Did you really...
View ArticleLinkedIn Mobile Usage Approaching A Majority — Now At 41% | TechCrunch
Veteran professional social network LinkedIn grew up on the desktop and is in the midst of retooling its 277 million-user strong business for a mobile-focused..Tim Fernback's insight:LinkedIn, like...
View ArticleLinkedIn makes major play for China
SAN FRANCISCO -- LinkedIn is launching a Chinese language website to expand its presence in China, which boasts the world's largest Internet population.Tim Fernback's insight:Going from 4 million...
View ArticleWhatsApp shows that Facebook & Google are serious about competing with telcos
The WhatsApp acquisition makes it clear: Facebook and Google have no intention of remaining dependent on the caprices of the telcos.Tim Fernback's insight:All Facebook needs now is a cheap device ($20...
View ArticleHootSuite Launches Managed Social Media Security & Compliance Service for...
HootSuite Launches Managed Social Media Security & Compliance Service for Enterprises. Press release distribution provided by EIN NewsTim Fernback's insight:This is a smart and timely service for...
View ArticleAsian mobile messaging apps face off against the west
Colin Donald assesses the struggle between east and west for tech sector dominance in the wake of Facebook's WhatsApp acquisitionTim Fernback's insight:Nasdaq listed Tencent (600 M registered users,...
View ArticleWith three new games, Zynga is fighting to matter in mobile
For the past couple of years, Zynga's problem was clear. The social gaming giant dominated the charts on Facebook, but not on mobile. And as mobile gaming takes off around the world, Zynga has to...
View ArticleFoursquare CEO Dennis Crowley, Rebuffing Sale Offers, Says Revenues Grew 500%...
Foursquare -- the app that has shifted its business model from a place to track where your friends are going to the go-to place for people searching for local..Tim Fernback's insight:Foursquare is...
View ArticleAppsFlyer raises $7.1M so your app won't get buried alive in the app stores
The Israeli company helps measure how well mobile marketing campaigns work -- and that's important when your app's at risk for app store burial.Tim Fernback's insight:Profitable Isreali startup...
View ArticleFacebook and WhatsApp have colonized Europe, destroying the continent’s...
Much has been made of WhatsApp's growing presence in key emerging markets such as India and Brazil, but most of its users are thought to be in Europe. The messaging service is ideally suited to life...
View ArticleYahoo buys Vizify, firm that visualizes social-media data
The tech giant buys another company, this time a startup that lets people create infographics and videos out of social data. Read this article by Richard Nieva on CNET News.Tim Fernback's...
View Article▶ Facebook to buy company that makes solar-powered drones - YouTube
Facebook is expanding from the cyberworld to out of this world. Facebook is buying drone-making company Titan Aeronautics for $60 million, according to TechC...Tim Fernback's insight:Very interesting....
View ArticleHootSuite uses part of its massive $165M round to form a skunkworks (exclusive)
Over the past few months, HootSuite has been quietly recruiting for a new team called "Hootsuite Labs."Tim Fernback's insight:HootSuite Labs has the potential to be a great. Ideas generated and...
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