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SPONSORED: Mobile apps must continually seek new ways to differentiate in a competitive market that is only getting fiercer by the second. Brought to you by Skyhook, this post is part of a series called “Apptitude”  looking at how app owners can reduce friction, boost user engagement, monetize, and get to the user’s home screen. See all the […]... →

Talkspace, the service that lets users have unlimited messaging to their therapists for $25/week, has today publicly launched asynchronous audio and video messaging between patients and therapists. This will allow users to connect via more than just text messages, and given that a level of trust between patient and therapist is the basis for effective psychotherapy, the deeper level of… Read More... →

More than two-thirds of Americans now own a smartphone, and almost half have a tablet. These latest findings come from American think tank Pew. More specifically, the organization found that 68 percent of U.S. adults now have a smartphone, up from 35 percent in 2011, and tablet computer ownership has grown to 45 percent among […]... →

The Amazon-owned video game streaming site Twitch is doubling down on what the company says has been a rapidly growing source of non-gaming videos on its site: creative content. Yes: like arts and crafts and music. Today, Twitch is launching a dedicated landing page for this type of content, aimed at increasing video views and improving discovery for streams focused on activities like… Read More... →

VB INSIGHT: Mobile video has tons of momentum. It more than doubled from 2013 ($720 million) to 2014 ($1.5 billion) and is predicted to reach $6 billion by 2018, which would put it at about half of all online video spending. Those are huge figures, and what’s amazing is that they may be way too conservative. A […]... →

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the federal government's collection of phone records belonging to millions of Americans...... →

"Мосгортранс" оборудует 8 тысяч транспортных средств бесплатным интернетом... →

Data Insight и Ruward опубликовали совместный рейтинг интернет-магазинов E-Commerce Index TOP-100 2015

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Мельбурнское дизайнерское агентство Navy разделило рабочий день сотрудников на две части — «тихую» (когда кому бы то ни было в офисе запрещено говорить) и обычную. Как рассказал один из сотрудников компании Олли Кэмпбелл в своём блоге на Medium, это позволило агентству повысить продуктивность работников на 23% и перевести всю команду на четырехдневную рабочую неделю.... →

Наконец-то появились эмоджи для «дай пять», закатывания глаз и жеста Спока... →

«Газпром-Медиа Холдинг» 29 октября провел презентацию, посвященную телеканалу «Матч-ТВ», вещание которого начнется в России 1 ноября. Сопроводительные файлы к ней оказались в распоряжении vc.ru.... →

Если ему не удастся вселить 15 компаний до конца 2015 года, то Свердловской области придется возвращать в бюджет 609 млн рублей... →

Last week, when Helsinki-based Angry Birds publisher Rovio confirmed it would cut 213 jobs, it also said it would shut down its education division, with some of its education employees forming a spinoff. Today, an educational gaming startup called Lightneer is launching in Helsinki. It is not the spinoff Rovio had referred to. But that doesn’t make it any less infused with Rovio… Read More... →

The tablet market has now been in decline for a full year. Q3 2015 is the fourth straight quarter in a row to see a decrease year-over-year: 48.7 million units shipped worldwide, down 11.2 percent from the 55.7 million units that shipped the same quarter last year, according to market research firm IDC. The top […]... →

Основатель сервиса Dostavista Михаил Александровский написал для vc.ru колонку о роли правильно спроектированных рейтингов для сервисов, которые соединяют заказчика с исполнителем.... →

По словам аналитиков, на сотню этих магазинов приходится 58% от всех заказов и сопоставимая сумма оборота.... →

Наджел Симпкисс представил имиджевый фильм для нового бренда Ravon... →

Modsy is today launching a private beta for its novel approach to home design. Using sophisticated 3D rendering solutions, the service turns photos of your simple room into the swanky home of your dreams. This startup has built a service that can bring professional interior decorating to the masses. The service works like this: The homeowner takes several pictures of the space they want to… Read More... →

The only way I got through English class (in any grade) was by cheating. I'm not proud of it, but it's true. I was a dyslexic kid who tested at a second grade reading level when I was entering the eighth grade. I felt stupid and worthless. If you had told me then that I would one day be the author of a book that would appear on the front table of every Barnes and Noble in the U.S., I would have thought you were crazy and/or lying. Crazier things have happened, however,... →

Бывший глава бизнес-инкубатора «Ингрия» Игорь Рождественский стал генеральным директором компании Martal SPb. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Martal SPb является российским представительством международной консалтинговой группы Martal, работающей на рынке услуг для технологических компаний и инновационной инфраструктуры. Martal SPb сосредоточится на поиске эффективных технологических решений для индустрии РФ, выводе российских компаний на зарубежные рынки, привлечении инвестиций, управленческом консалти... →