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Victorious, a startup building mobile apps where YouTube stars can interact with their “superfans,” says the strategy seems to be paying off. Specifically, since the first apps launched in April, they’ve seen a total of 250 million views and 300 million engagements, with fans creating 1 million pieces of user-generated content. Read More... →

We’ve outsourced the storage of our devices onto the cloud through services like DropBox, so why not look to shift the muscle behind them to the cloud as well? Frame, a company that allows you to run desktop applications in your browser over the cloud, is launching its services with a worldwide beta this week. Users can now run any Windows program they desire through the service… Read More... →

Sam Altman, the president of prominent Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator, is a busy guy. “Very time-poor these days,” he wrote today in an ask-me-anything session on Facebook, in response to a question about whether he played the game StarCraft II. It turns out that Altman — an investor in Instacart, OpenDoor, Optimizely, and Reddit, […]... →

If you’ve ever developed a website, you’re probably familiar with Font Awesome. The free service lets developers adorn their site with over 500 icons using only a line of CSS, and is used on about 40 million websites including the official website of the White House. Now, Dave Gandy, the creator of Font Awesome, is launching Fonticons, a subscription service that will take… Read More... →

Just a few weeks back, Apple released iOS 9 as a public beta that anyone could download — not just those people with $99 per year developer accounts. Two weeks later, they’re back with another one. The company has just released iOS 9 Public Beta 2. So what’s new in v2? Bug fixes, mostly. Speed enhancements, too. The most significant “new” thing, though, is the… Read More... →

YouTube advertising and analytics startup Strike Social is launching a new feature today called Strike Predict. The company already helps advertisers track the performance of their videos on YouTube and on social networks. CEO Patrick McKenna said that with Strike Predict, marketers can take a video to their boss, propose an ad campaign to promote the video, and answer the key questions… Read More... →

Dear friends, readers, and general internet-goers! The TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off is drawing near, and it would truly break my heart if you missed out on our big night, either as a general attendee or a participant in the world-renowned TC Pitch-Off. What does that mean? Good question! The TechCrunch Meetup is an event that gives ten of the brightest and most exciting startups from NYC… Read More... →

Using the iOS app, users can schedule a time when they want a stylist to come to them. Then the service will find the right match.... →

Thanks to the Internet, productivity software, virtual staffing solutions, and freelancers and consultants of all types at your disposal, a single person can cause a major economic ruckus. According to new statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau, an increasing number of single-person businesses are breaking into seven figures of revenue.... →

Google has told us they pushed out a Panda refresh this weekend and it will take months to fully roll out. The post Google Panda 4.2 Is Here; Slowly Rolling Out After Waiting Almost 10 Months appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.... →

As an email startup CEO, I hear it every week. “I hate email. Email sucks. Why can’t anyone fix it? And why would you want to spend your life working on something everyone hates?” Email is an obvious target for blame, since we collectively send 183 billion of them every single day. But blaming email is like shooting the messenger (or shooting the envelope, rather). Read More... →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Hotel Finder, Google Maps Timeline & Bing Revenue Porn appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.... →

Лид-инвестором стал Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V... →

The administration of New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio is dropping plans to cap the number of new drivers added by Uber and similar services. Under a new agreement, the city will conduct a four-month study on how these services affect traffic congestion in New York. The deal, which does not preclude the possibility of driver caps in the future, was first reported in The New York Times and… Read More... →

Online real estate service Zillow today announced that it has acquired DotLoop, a service that aims to simplify the complex process of buying and selling real estate by taking much of the document sharing and signing process online. Read More... →

Онлайн-аукцион подержанных машин CarPrice, одним из инвесторов и основателей которого является Оскар Хартманн, привлек новый раунд инвестиций объемом $40 млн. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Возглавил раунд Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V. Также в сделке участвовал действующий акционер Almaz Capital, который увеличил свою долю в компании. В раунде еще приняли участие фонды прямых инвестиций и ряд частных инвесторов, среди которых Александр Черняк (инвестор таких проектов, как Settle и Allset). Оста... →

Cazena, a new platform that wants to make it easier for enterprises to process their data, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series B round led by Formation 8. Other participants include Andreessen Horowitz and North Bridge Venture Partners, who both also participated in the company’s $8 million series A round last October. Read More... →

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio has lost round one against Uber. After locking horns with Uber, De Blasio has backed down from his plan to cap Uber’s growth in New York. Under a new agreement the city will conduct a four month study on the environmental effects of these services rather than limiting the number of […]... →

There is a surprising similarity between the rules of dating and how you build connections on LinkedIn. Who knew that dating advice from Cosmopolitan magazine could be so helpful for understanding how to best connect on LinkedIn? The Missing Link host Sean Jackson and Mica Gadhia didn't know either, but they wanted to try it ' and it worked . In this 32-minute lively episode of The Missing Link,... →

Following the bell today, Qualcomm announced its fiscal third quarter financial performance, including revenue of $5.83 billion and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.99. Using normal accounting methods, the firm earned a slimmer $0.73 per share. The street had expected Qualcomm to earn an adjusted $0.95 per share on revenue of $5.85 billion. Following its mixed earnings report, shares… Read More... →