Spot.Us partners with USC to foster local journalism

September 22, 2009 4:29 pm

Spot.Us, a web site that cultivates local and investigative reporting by connecting journalists with outlets willing to pay for their… Continue reading ⟩

Admob buys mobile ad aggregrator AdWhirl — takes out major threat

August 27, 2009 8:51 pm

updated with comments from Quattro and Mobclix Admob, a leading mobile advertising service, is acquiring AdWhirl, a service that aggregates… Continue reading ⟩

Roundup: Jobs hard at work on new tablet, Wikipedia to review revisions on living people, and more

August 25, 2009 2:21 am

Here’s the latest action: Steve Jobs is really honestly definitely back at work, driving people crazy and working on that… Continue reading ⟩

SocialCord creates payment platform for Twitter; now what will people pay for?

August 2, 2009 9:07 pm

Let the monetization begin: SocialCord has created a platform for musicians, writers and brands to build a “freemium” model delivered… Continue reading ⟩

Twitter enterprises take off but can they turn a profit?

May 8, 2009 2:11 am

Twitter traffic is growing by more that 1,000 percent a year, with some pundits estimating the company’s value at up… Continue reading ⟩

Google makes a Digg for the Recession

March 5, 2009 8:18 pm

When I first read that Google was launching something called Tip Jar, I assumed it was again spreading its monetization… Continue reading ⟩

Huffington Post's Lerer teaches journalism students to think like VCs

February 4, 2009 5:50 am

[Editor's note: As newspapers watch their business models crumble, journalism schools are moving fast to restructure their curricula to emphasize… Continue reading ⟩

Y Combinator plants permanent roots in Bay Area

January 22, 2009 10:06 pm

Y Combinator, the incubator that’s become famous for mentoring and providing seed funding to young entrepreneurs, announced yesterday that they… Continue reading ⟩

Social search product Aardvark: Yahoo Answers meets Twitter — but better

November 6, 2008 2:46 am

Public details have been scant about the social search product from The Mechanical Zoo, a company chock full of former… Continue reading ⟩

Roundup: More cuts at Yahoo, food cuts at Google and more

September 25, 2008 9:31 am

Here’s the latest action: More job cuts coming at Yahoo? — Chief executive Jerry Yang has hired consultants from Bain… Continue reading ⟩