Afar Media, a recently launched alternative magazine for “experiential” travelers, is launching a new site in private beta today that aims to match adventurous travelers with like-minded travelers to exchange information about trips, experiences and more. Afar Connect is sort of like eHarmony meets TripAdvisor, but without the romantic interest. We have 100 invites for … read more here
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The Next PayPal? Facebook Credits Takes A Step Forward
September 15, 2010 by
Will Facebook Credits become the next PayPal? Recent moves are bringing the nascent virtual currency closer into competition with payment providers like the eBay-owned site, as well as Apple and Amazon. Last week, Facebook and Zynga announced that the five-year deal over Credits they had signed last May was an exclusive one, meaning Zynga’s games … read more here
Developer Workshop: Vlingo
July 22, 2010 by
In the face of mounting regulatory pressures to curb mobile device use while driving–and with consumer demand for more effective and efficient data access solutions also on the upswing–the wireless industry is turning its attention to voice-activatedthe trend: Intelligent voice applications provider Vlingo, whose voice interface technology enables users to instantly access mobile services and … read more here
Lady Getjar, Accel and mobile apps dominate Gettie Awards
July 19, 2010 by
Lady Getjar may have dominated the stage, but Layar took home the big prize last week. VC-backed Layar, the Netherlands-based developer of augmented reality software for use on smartphones, was named the top mobile app at Getjar’s first annual Gettie Awards last week. The awards ceremony featured a performance by Lady Getjar, which was the emcee Lauren … read more here
Are you smarter than a fifth-grader at stock trades?
June 16, 2010 by
USA Today When it came time to beta-test its new Web-based stock trading platform, the development team at Kapitall.com turned to business students at Harvard University, Boston University, Johns Hopkins University — and, among others, a group of fifth-graders here at Cold Spring Elementary School. Who better to work out the kinks in a video-game-inspired, … read more here
Europe’s tech entrepreneurs
June 10, 2010 by
Index Ventures MENTION the name of a big European technology firm in Silicon Valley and chances are the reaction will be a mixture of pity and disparagement. SAP, the German software heavyweight? Past its prime. Finland’s Nokia, the world’s biggest maker of handsets? Missed the boat on smart-phones. Ericsson, of Sweden, the leading vendor of … read more here
