The CSS curtain has been drawn back ever-so-slightly on TheDaily.com--web home of Rupert Murdoch's tablet newspaper of the same name--to reveal evidence of the following features, reports... MORE»
The mysterious, unnamed eleventh start-up firm to participate in the first-ever TechStars New York seed-stage investor program has now revealed itself. The company is called OnSwipe, and it was remaining in the shadows until it could announce a $1 million seed round. The Observer broke the names yesterday of the eleven startups in TechStars... MORE»
Amid a nationwide surge in tech-related venture capital activity, New York has new bragging rights over technology industry rival Boston. According to a report from CB Insights, New York has seen more technology venture capital deals and has amassed more venture dollars than its New England rival.... MORE»
Back in September, Brandon Holley replaced Kim France as editor in chief of Lucky. Today The New York Times wonders what Holley's background in alt women's magazines (Jane) and corporate women's blogs (Yahoo's Shine) means for the watery shopping mag.... MORE»
T-Mobile prepares to tackle the Verizon iPhone problem. [AllThingsD] Google acquires eBook Technologies [PC World] MySpace sale or merger likely... MORE»
Change is coming to Meetup.com. The site, founded by Scott Heiferman in 2002, is not as sexy as Foursquare or as hyped-up as Twitter. But Meetup was a social network before social networks were cool, and it's still going strong--which is more than a lot of proto-social networks can... MORE»
A local plastic surgeon scored 1,068,000 points in Donkey Kong, beating the previous record of 1,064,500 points held by Steve Wiebe, one of the men profiled in the documentary King of Kong. Chien beat the record high score in March, but Wiebe and Billy Mitchell, the other champion in King of Kong, both beat Chien's March score in the months following, but now he's reclaimed the top... MORE»
David Carson, the rockstar-beloved graphic designer and founding art director of Ray Gun is back in the magazine business, as creative director of the new C A R S O N magazine. C A R S O N will publish bi-monthly in 2011, with themed issues covering art, culture, design, fashion, and current events. It will be based in Venice, CA... MORE»
Last weekend Jesse Middleton hacked together an SMS app called HitYouBack, which sends you a text message reminder at a set time. It took him 21 hours. "I honestly did it to solve a simple need I had... My wife yells at me for forgetting things all the time," Middleton said. He had the idea on Saturday night and coded it up on... MORE»
Things happened today. Remember...? Let's see what you absorbed! How many of TechStars' inaugural class are New York-based? How quickly can the Russian cybercriminals responsible for "28 percent of all spam" send 100 to 200... MORE»
The cerulean warbler--small, blue, North American songbird with its population in decline--is having a moment. 2010 offered the book industry no (living) break-out star. It seems, however, that in the cerulean warbler, benevolent celestial body Jonathan Franzen gave us a literary figure on which future books can ride his bestselling... MORE»
Venture capital giant Accel Partners announced today that it's setting up a New York office, an indication that it sees a bright future for the New York technology start-up scene. The move offers hope to Silicon Alley's scruffy young CEOs. They too can join the pantheon of software greats that Accel has fostered over the years. To get an idea of what may lay in store for our city's start-ups, take a look at Accel Partners' 10 Greatest... MORE»
There were a few stories this morning about the news that Accel Partners, one of the top three venture capital firms in the nation, is opening an outpost in New York. But by and large there wasn't much comment from local VCs on the issue, until Lerer Ventures' Jordan Cooper raised the issue on Twitter: How is my feed not blowing up with news of Accel opening NYC office? Top 3 firm in the country planting a flag... MORE»
Venture capital had another rough year in 2010, as industry fundraising shrank 14 percent to $11.6 billion, compared with 13.5 billion in 2009 and $40 billion in 2007, according to Dow Jones (via TechCrunch). The broader private equity industry also had a tough year, raising 16 percent less than in 2009. Says Dow... MORE»
New York City's stealthy-ish startup Hirelite poked its head out yesterday for a match-making event in Silicon Valley, and it's getting some good early reviews. "Loving @hirelite right now, it's seriously the single most efficient recruiting/interviewing tool I've ever used," San Francisco entrepreneuer Jared Hansen said on... MORE»
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