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PublishingTwitter Launches Spanish-language Version of SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:29pm.
San Francisco
- Twitter has launched a Spanish-language version of its website, co-founder
Biz Stone announced in a blog post published yesterday. The site was created
with the assistance of volunteers -- similar to how Facebook has used
volunteers and software to create foreign language versions of its site.
tags: Publishing | Twitter |
Yahoo Testing Real-Time Data in Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 11:28am.
San Francisco
- Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) is experimenting with providing real-time search results from services
like Twitter, and has partnered with real-time search providers including
OneRiot on the trials, Reuters reported.
Tribune Newspapers to Go Without AP for a WeekAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 8:54am.
Baltimore - The Baltimore Sun and eight other daily
newspapers owned by Chicago-based Tribune plan to publish next week without
using articles or photos from the Associated Press (AP), an experiment to see
how difficult it would be to possibly sever ties with the international wire
service, The Chicago Tribune reported.
Peek Launches TwitterPeek Dedicated Twitter Mobile DeviceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 10:35am.
New York
- Consumer electronics firm Peek on Tuesday introduced the TwitterPeek, a
mobile device designed exclusively for the purpose of accessing the Twitter
microblogging service. The device, which features a QWERTY keyboard, is available
for $199 with lifetime unlimited nationwide service, or $99 with a six-month
service contract. The TweetPeek lets users send tweets, replies, retweets and
direct messages, and also allows users to view pictures on TwitPics.
Marvell, E Ink Introduce New E-book Reader ChipAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 9:02am.
Santa Clara,
Calif. - Marvell, a provider of
storage, communications and consumer silicon technology, and partner E Ink on
Tuesday announced the launch of a new line of semiconductors aimed at the
e-book reader market.
Financial Services Firm Motley Fool Raises $25 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 8:12am.
Chantilly,
Va. - The Motley Fool, a
multimedia financial services and news publishing company, has received a $25
million investment from BIA Digital Partners and Patriot Capital II.
tags: Deals | VC | News | Publishing | BIA Digital Partners | The Motley Fool | Patriot Capital II |
Godengo Raises $2.2 Million for Online Magazine ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 6:39am.
Emeryville,
Calif. - Godengo, a provider of
advertising, SEO and other online services for magazines, has raised $2.16
million in new funding, SiliconTap reported, citing a regulatory filing.
Politico to Launch Site Covering Local D.C. NewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 11:52am.
Washington - Political news
blog Politico plans to launch a new site that will cover local news in Washington, D.C.,
The New Republic reported. The new Metro site, which will compete with the
Washington Post, will be headed up by former Washingtonpost.com editor Jim
Brady.
Omaha World-Herald Acquires WikiCity Local Wiki NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 7:21am.
Omaha, Nebr. - WikiCity, an online network of over
22,000 city-based wikis, has been acquired by newspaper publisher Omaha
World-Herald Co, the World Herald reported on its website.
Co-founders of Reddit Exit Conde NastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 12:16pm.
New York - The founders of social news service Reddit, who
three years sold their company to publisher Conde Nast, have announced that
they are leaving the company, PaidContent reported, citing a post on the Reddit
blog. Co-founders Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian said in the post that they
plan to pursue other interests.
StatusNet Gets $875K for Open-Source MicrobloggingAuthored 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.
tags: Deals | VC | Publishing | Open-Source | Microblogging | iNovia Capital | Identi.ca | StatusNet | Montreal Startup |
Report: MySpace, Facebook in Talks on Content SharingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2009 - 12:00pm.
 London - As News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS)
MySpace looks to rebrand itself as more of a social entertainment destination,
the company is in negotiations with rival Facebook on sharing content between
the two sites, London's
Telegraph reports. "Facebook is focusing on building the best technology
which helps people share content, while at MySpace they are focusing on more a
content-led strategy. We would like to have their content, as we already do
with many other sites, shared across our network because it is good for our
users," Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told the Telegraph.
Yahoo Hires Talking Points Memo Writer for Political BlogAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2009 - 10:42am.
Los Angeles
- Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) has hired former Talking Points Memo deputy publisher Andrew Golis to
head up a new political blog, PaidContent reported. Yahoo maintained that it is
not launching a new site or vertical, but rather "ramping up" its
original content.
HotPotato Lands $1 Million for Real-Time Event MessagingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2009 - 9:35am.
New York
- HotPotato, the developer of a real-time communication service geared towards
events, has raised around $1 million in funding, led by First Round Capital and
RRE Ventures, All Things D reports.
tags: Deals | VC | Publishing | First Round Capital | RRE Ventures | Betaworks | Ron Conway | HotPotato |
Newsday to Charge $5 per Week for Website AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 12:10pm.
New York
- Cablevision-owned (NYSE: CVC) Newsday will next week begin charging a $5 per week
subscription fee for access to all of its website content, the Associated Press
reported. Some online content -- including the site's home page, classifieds,
weather, obituaries and community notices -- will remain free. The site will
also remain free to print subscribers, and subscribers to Cablevision's Optimum
Online Internet service.
Amazon Releases Free "Kindle for PC" ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 12:09pm.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday released a new, free software application that will
allow users to read books purchased from its Kindle Store on a PC. The Kindle
Store offers over 360,000 titles for $9.99 or less. The Kindle for PC
application includes Amazon's Whispersync feature, which will save and sync
bookmarks in e-books across devices, including the Kindle, iPhone and now PC. Separately,
the company knocked $20 off the price of the international version of its
Kindle 2 e-book reader, which will now sell for $259 -- the same price tag
sported by the version sold in the U.S.
Google to Include Real-time Twitter Data in Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 8:57am.
 Mountain View,
Calif. - Shortly after Microsoft (NASD: MSFT)
announced a similar deal, Google (NASD: GOOG) yesterday said that it had signed a deal with
Twitter, to include real-time status updates in its search results. "We
believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from
the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product
that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months,"
Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience,
wrote in a blog post.
HP to Print Paperback Copies of Digitized, Out-of-Print BooksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 10:52am.
Palo Alto,
Calif. - HP (NYSE: HPQ) on Wednesday
announced a new service that will print on-demand bound copies of digitized,
out-of-print works. The HP BookPrep service launches with a deal to make some
500,000 public domain titles from the University of Michigan
available. HP estimates that a 250-page paperback book will cost about $15 on
BookPrep, the Associated Press reported.
Microsoft to Add Facebook, Twitter Data to Bing Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 8:54am.
 San Francisco
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it has signed separate deals with
Facebook and Twitter, to bring real-time status updates from the services to
its Bing search engine. While financial terms of the nonexclusive agreements
were not disclosed, PaidContent cited
earlier reports pegging Twitter's take as "several million dollars,"
in addition to a share of ad revenue.
Ad.ly Lands $500,000 for In-Stream Twitter AdsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2009 - 10:15am.
Los Angeles
- Ad.ly, a month-old provider of in-stream Twitter advertising services, has
raised $500,000 in seed funding from GRP Partners, TechCrunch reported.
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