Microblogging

StatusNet Gets $875K for Open-Source Microblogging

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 9:28am.

Montreal, Canada - StatusNet, the developer of an open-source microblogging service called identi.ca, has raised $875,000 in seed funding, TechCrunch reports.

Buzz Watch: Flutter - The New Twitter

Authored by Jay Baage on April 6, 2009 - 9:38pm.

As Twitter-mania reaches new levels with speculation of a Google-bid, this Mockumentary has perfect timing. In three days, the video has had almost 200,000 views on YouTube. In other words, online news magazine Slate V shows that is has the finger on the pulse of popular culture.

Report: Facebook Valuation Doomed Twitter Acquisition

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2009 - 9:17am.

New York - Facebook was unsuccessful in its attempt to acquire the Twitter microblogging service last year due to the disputed valuation of Facebook, early Facebook investor Peter Thiel tells BusinessWeek.

Twitter Lands Another $35 Million in Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2009 - 11:23am.

San Francisco - Twitter, the popular microblogging service, said on Friday that it has raised $35 million in its third round of funding, co-led by Institutional Venture Partners and Benchmark Capital. "We weren't actively seeking more funding... Nevertheless, our strong growth attracted interest and we decided to accept a unique opportunity to make Twitter even stronger with a very attractive offer," the company said in a blog post.

Report: Twitter to Secure New Funding at $250M Valuation

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 26, 2009 - 8:23am.

San Francisco - Microblogging service Twitter has signed a term sheet with Institutional Venture Partners to raise a new round of funding at a $250 million valuation, TechCrunch reported, citing two unnamed sources.

Identi.ca Gets Angel Funding for Open-Source Twitter Alternative

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 20, 2009 - 9:22am.

Montreal - Identi.ca, the developer of an open-source alternative to the Twitter microblogging service, has raised an undisclosed sum of angel funding from Montreal Start Up, according to published reports.

TweetDeck Gets Angel Funding for Twitter Organizational Tool

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2009 - 9:15am.

London - TweetDeck, a start-up developing tools to help users organize content streams on the Twitter microblogging service, is raising an angel round of funding led by Betaworks, All Things D reported.

Webcam Video Distributor Seesmic Acquires Twhirl

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 8:20am.

San Francisco - Seesmic, a provider of webcam video distribution services, announced on Friday that it has acquired Twhirl, an application that connects with Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku and other "microblogging" services.

Analysis: 8 Unique Reasons People Like Twitter (And Why Microblogging Matters)

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on September 23, 2007 - 8:37pm.

On the surface, capturing what you are doing on daily, hourly or even minutely (double meaning intended) basis seems like a useless activity. Who has the time to send these incessant "tweets" all day long? As it turns out, lots of smart folks with respectable jobs, but that's besides the point. Driven by Mark Simon's dismissal of Twitter and my hectic travel schedule of 5 cities in 5 days last week, I decided to give Twitter a real test run and become an active user of my dormant account I created several months ago but never really used.