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Mobile messaging is eating the world. So it follows that mobile messaging interfaces will eat UI design. To wit: meet Stepes, a “chat-based translation app” created by veteran software localization company CSOFT. For “chat-based” read: it has a mobile messaging style UI. Read More... →

In the tech world it’s just not the holidays until First Round Capital drops its annual holiday video. It’s that time again, folks. The annual festivities started way back in 2008, the year of our blog. Then it happened again and again. If you’d like to sing along, you’ll find the lyrics below the video. They are most certainly…special. I won’t ruin anything… Read More... →

Kamcord, the YC-backed company that offers a Twitch-like game streaming service for mobile devices, just made its biggest announcement to date after it enabled any user of its Android app to live-stream their gaming. Read More... →

Flipboard has launched new publisher tools intended to help content creators better promote themselves, analyze the traffic they receive, monetize their work, and enlist their readers’ help in sharing content to the magazine service. All of this is designed to facilitate content discovery in the app while showing publishers how much the company values them. […]... →

Flipboard, the mobile and web app with some 82 million monthly active users who use the app to read content from around the web in a magazine-style layout, is today taking the wraps off a new version of its profile pages for publishers that includes new features like verified badges (a la Twitter), more monetization recirculation links (a la Taboola/Outbrain) and new ad tools.… Read More... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Songkick raises $10 million Songkick, the company behind the eponymous cross-platform app that lets you track when and where all your favorite bands are playing live, has raised an additional $10 million in […]... →

VB INSIGHT: We can’t say it enough. Email marketing remains the leading channel for marketer ROI and is the preferred channel for customers to hear from their favorite brands. According to recent VB Insight research, personalized messaging is the leading indicator as to why email is so successful. And that’s exactly why some of the biggest email […]... →

Российский сервис онлайн-рекрутинга Skillaz откроет офис в Литве. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Представительство компании будет открыто для продаж в Германии, Великобритании, Франции. Skillaz начинает поиск партнеров для развития в этих странах. Также у компании есть уже первые клиенты. В декабре 2015 года российский частный инвестор, имя которого не раскрывается, вложил €160 тысяч в Skillaz. По данным источника, близкого к сделке, постинвестиционная оценка Skillaz составила €700-800 тысяч. Официальн... →

Гендиректор центра стратегических коммуникаций «Апостол» Тина Канделаки покинула свой пост и ушла из компании. Об этом сообщает «Интерфакс».... →

Мавроди продвигает биткоины, Hyperloop наш, а на российском рынке происходят сделки такого объема, которых мы давно не видели, - управляющий инвестиционным портфелем ФРИИ обсуждает уходящий год. В общем, все не так уж плохо - если не брать грустный тренд, который фонд предвидел еще в 2014 году.... →

Purch just announced that it has acquired ShopSavvy, the mobile shopping startup backed by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Purch was formerly known as TechMediaNetwork and operates sites including Tom’s Guide and AnandTech. The company recently raised a $135 million funding round, and has been actively buying up companies — this is its fourth acquisition in the past year.… Read More... →

VB EVENT: VentureBeat is pleased to announce that the Call for Speakers for Mobile Summit 2016 is now open. Applications will be accepted until January 8, 2016 at 11:59pm PT. Mobile channels, customer engagement, automation, analytics, big data, content, authenticity—the buzzwords continue buzzing, but beneath the noise, there are real best practices, and real in-the-flesh leadership. Those beyond-the-buzzwords […]... →

Издание Business Insider попросило представителей зарубежной ИТ-индустрии рассказать о том, какие приложения они держат на первом экране своего смартфона и почему. В подборку попали основатель Product Hunt Райан Гувер, генеральный директор Microsoft Сатья Наделла и другие.Редакция vc.ru выбрала несколько интересных моментов из материала.... →

VB INSIGHT: Full Circle Insights, a sales and marketing analytics company, is announcing today a $4.7 million series B round led by Aligned Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Along with the company’s previous round, this brings the total raised to $9.5 million — with the plan to significantly expand sales and marketing and develop new products. I caught up with […]... →

Tastemade, the maker of food and lifestyle videos, has raised a $40 million financing round led by Goldman Sachs. Participating investors in the Series D round include, Redpoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Media and Scripps Networks. Founded in 2012, Los Angeles-based Tastemade says it has 100 million monthly active viewers on its Tastemadenow programming and over 1 billion views of… Read More... →

This year a bunch of tech companies have gone public, including Apigee, Atlassian, Box, Etsy, Fitbit, GoDaddy, Match Group, Shopify, and Square. But 2016 could be even more exciting. The 2016 Tech IPO Pipeline from private company research startup CB Insights has many staggering figures. Never before in the annual report has there been so […]... →

Service, the LA-based customer service startup that recently closed a $3.1M seed round, just launched its iOS app. As a refresher, Service acts as an intermediary between disappointed customers and businesses. For example, instead of a customer having to fill out a generic complaint form for an airline or retailer they contact Service, who have dedicated support staff to contact the company… Read More... →

Кремль аккредитовал почти 1400 представителей СМИ... →

Проект «Промокадабра» выяснил, где россияне планируют покупать подарки и от чего это зависит... →

Facebook заключил партнёрское соглашение с сервисом личных водителей Uber, сообщает Venturebeat. Для вызова машины пользователю нужно нажать на кнопку «More» в приложении и выбрать опцию «Transportation», или же просто нажать на адрес в переписке.... →