Zeebox Is Coming To Shake Up Social TV In The US: Here’s What It Looks Like
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Second-screen social TV app Zeebox is coming to the U.S. later this summer, after a successful run in the U.K. The app is the brainchild of Anthony Rose, former CTO of the BBC and a big driving force behind the development of the public broadcaster’s iPlayer. As such, he knows a thing or two about changing viewer habits, and Zeebox is uniquely positioned to take off where other similar apps have failed to get traction. I got the chance to talk with Rose for TechCrunch TV and to get a demo of the app. First of all, how is the viewing experience changing and why do we need apps to take advantage of that shift in behavior? According to Rose, broadcasters are looking to take advantage of s[...]
Continue ReadingMobile payments biz Square doubles users to 2M in just six months
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Mobile payments startup Square now has more than two million businesses and individuals accepting credit cards with its service, the company announced Thursday.
The company reached the one million user threshold about six months ago and now has doubled that. As it announced yesterday with its new CFO hire, the company is processing more than $6 billion in payments annually.
?Square’s incredibly simple and convenient solution meets the needs of every type of business,? said Square COO Keith Rabois. ?With more than 80 percent of Americans using credit cards, making payments with Square is becoming part of everyday life.?
On top of its core mobile payments business, the company is looking[...]
Continue ReadingThe company reached the one million user threshold about six months ago and now has doubled that. As it announced yesterday with its new CFO hire, the company is processing more than $6 billion in payments annually.
?Square’s incredibly simple and convenient solution meets the needs of every type of business,? said Square COO Keith Rabois. ?With more than 80 percent of Americans using credit cards, making payments with Square is becoming part of everyday life.?
On top of its core mobile payments business, the company is looking[...]
Chinese Police Investigate Foxconn Worker's Fatal Fall
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A worker at a Foxconn facility in southwestern China fell to his death on Wednesday, just a week after a dispute erupted with company employees in the same city[...]
Continue ReadingGrindr’s Joel Simkhai Announces 4M Users, 1M Daily Uniques, And Weighs In On The Skout Disaster
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I love Grindr, and not just because it’s all about the gays. (Full disclosure: I’m super gay.) The reason I love Grindr is because it’s one of the few location-based social networks to show sustained growth and user loyalty, and with that, Grindr is making a difference in the political realm through Grindr for Equality.
Founder Joel Simkhai dropped into our studio to give us a bit of a status update on not only Grindr but Blendr, the open-to-everyone location-based social network. He proudly announced that in the past three months, Grindr has surpassed 4 million users (with 500,000 new users in the last quarter alone), and 1 million active daily uniques.
Blendr, the gender-[...]
Continue ReadingFounder Joel Simkhai dropped into our studio to give us a bit of a status update on not only Grindr but Blendr, the open-to-everyone location-based social network. He proudly announced that in the past three months, Grindr has surpassed 4 million users (with 500,000 new users in the last quarter alone), and 1 million active daily uniques.
Blendr, the gender-[...]
TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 Demo Day: From interactive movies, to the death of bookkeeping
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It’s graduation day for startup accelerator TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 cohort — though from the vibe at Webster Hall, it feels more like we’re at a rock concert.
The Spring class kicked off in March with 13 companies chosen from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants. This is TechStars NY’s third demo day, after launching in the city just 18 months ago. The accelerator proudly notes that five of the companies demonstrating today have female cofounders, and two of the companies are also international.
TechStars NY invests $118,000 in all of its cohort� companies: $18,000 in seed funding, and an additional option $100,000 in convertible debt note. The companies get[...]
Continue ReadingThe Spring class kicked off in March with 13 companies chosen from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants. This is TechStars NY’s third demo day, after launching in the city just 18 months ago. The accelerator proudly notes that five of the companies demonstrating today have female cofounders, and two of the companies are also international.
TechStars NY invests $118,000 in all of its cohort� companies: $18,000 in seed funding, and an additional option $100,000 in convertible debt note. The companies get[...]
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