In UK Online Property Landgrab, Zoopla Will Power Listings For Lebedev’s Independent, Evening Standard
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Hot on the heels of completing its acquisition of Findaproperty last week, Zoopla is increasing its online real estate inventory once again: it will operate the property portals for the UK daily newspapers the Independent, the Evening Standard, and the Evening Standard’s popular standalone property site (itself an offshoot of a printed supplement)�Homes And Property, on an exclusive basis.�All three publications are owned by the Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev. The partnership went live today.
The move is interesting on two levels. First of all, it’s a sign of how Zoopla is continuing to move aggressively in its bid to outpace its biggest rival, RightMove, and potentially Goog[...]
Continue ReadingThe move is interesting on two levels. First of all, it’s a sign of how Zoopla is continuing to move aggressively in its bid to outpace its biggest rival, RightMove, and potentially Goog[...]
Embracing Silicon Valley, EA gears up for its digital empire (interview)
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Electronic Arts generated $1.2 billion in digital game revenues in the past year. That includes revenues from downloadable content, Facebook games, web titles, mobile games, and other non-retail categories. But that’s just the beginning of EA’s transformation into a digital game company, since chief executive John Riccitiello says that games are moving from “that disk you buy to a place you go.”
Making that place into a good experience for gamers is the job of Rajat Taneja, EA’s chief technology officer, and Kristian Segerstrale, executive vice president of digital gaming at the company. Taneja is heading an effort to create a single sign-on and user experience[...]
Continue ReadingMaking that place into a good experience for gamers is the job of Rajat Taneja, EA’s chief technology officer, and Kristian Segerstrale, executive vice president of digital gaming at the company. Taneja is heading an effort to create a single sign-on and user experience[...]
Focused On Europe, Mobile Payments Startup iZettle Gets $31.4M From Greylock, MasterCard & More
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Just days after releasing an API�to integrate its payment platform into third-party apps, iZettle, known as the “Square of Europe” for its dongle-based iOS mobile payment system, has even more news: it has just completed a �?25 million ($31.4 million)�Series B round of funding as part of its bid to become the biggest mobile payments platform in the region. The round was led by new investors Greylock Partners and Northzone, with participation from others — including the eye-catching news that payment giant MasterCard is now an investor — along with other new backer SEB Private Equity, and previous investors Index Ventures and�Creandum.
The funding takes the total inves[...]
Continue ReadingThe funding takes the total inves[...]
Dropbox adds automated photo uploads to iOS app, may be killing public folders
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Cloud storage startup Dropbox has upgraded its iOS app with several new features, including automatic photo and video uploads. Rumor has it the service will also be killing its public folders feature.
Dropbox has rolled out several new features ever since momentum built around the launch of Google’s Drive service, including a new easy way to share links to files, automated photo uploading from PCs and Macs, and a new Photos page. Now it continues the march to out-feature the competition with an improved iOS application.
Version 1.5 of the Dropbox iOS app lets users automatically upload photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular data, lets you see images and videos in a gallery view, lets[...]
Continue ReadingDropbox has rolled out several new features ever since momentum built around the launch of Google’s Drive service, including a new easy way to share links to files, automated photo uploading from PCs and Macs, and a new Photos page. Now it continues the march to out-feature the competition with an improved iOS application.
Version 1.5 of the Dropbox iOS app lets users automatically upload photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular data, lets you see images and videos in a gallery view, lets[...]
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