Blog Profile / Silicon Alley Insider
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| Filed Under: | Technology / Technology Industry News | |
| Posts on Regator: | 45054 | |
| Posts / Week: | 168.3 | |
| Archived Since: | April 6, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
This 6-Person Startup 'Won' SXSW — And It's Nearly Profitable After Just One Year
When you think of event planning and ticketing services, companies like Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, Ticketfly, and Ticketleap probably come to mind. But event planners often times need more than just ticketing services. Enter Splash, a one-stop shop for planning events, selling tickets, and engaging with attendees after the event. Show More Summary
15 Startups Leading The Hardware Revolution
New hardware companies are one of the hottest trends in the startup world. Instead of building apps and Web services, companies are building real physical hardware that you can buy and use. A lot of these find life on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where the community votes with its wallet on what gadget they want to use. Show More Summary
The 14 Lucky Early Employees And 3 Investors Behind The $1.1 Billion Tumblr Deal
Tumblr was recently acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion. Which early employees hit the jackpot with their stock options? We rounded up 14 of the earliest employees at Tumblr. They were the site's first users, template designers, and friends of David Karp's. Show More Summary
11 Awesome 'Illegal' Airbnb Apartments You Can Rent In New York Right Now
Earlier this week, an administrative law judge in New York City ruled that a man renting out his East Village apartment through Airbnb violated the city's law. New York City has a law that makes it illegal for people to rent out their homes or apartments for less than 29 days. Show More Summary
Google Considers Outbidding Facebook To Buy Waze For ~$1 Billion – Report
Google is considering a bid for Israeli mapping startup Waze, Bloomberg News reports. There have already been several reports that Facebook wants to buy Waze for a price north of $1 billion. Facebook's deal may be stalled, however. The reason: Facebook wants Waze to move its operations to California. Show More Summary
CHART OF THE DAY: The Long View Of Amazon (AMZN)
Here's a chart of Amazon from analyst Benedict Evans. As you can see, for its life, Amazon's net income has essentially been flat fluctuating between small losses and small profits. Its revenues, on the other hand, have skyrocketed. This is the Bezos-way. Show More Summary
Hugely Popular Dating App Tinder Just Launched A New Killer Feature
Tinder, the extremely popular iPhone dating app, just launched a new matchmaking feature. Matchmaker allows users to create a match between any two of their Facebook friends for any reason. Once the couple has been matched the two friends can then chat in Tinder without sharing contact information, unless they choose to do so. Show More Summary
Here's Where Some Former HP Big Data Engineers And Execs Have Ended Up
HP is facing the decline of several key businesses, but it still has talented engineers and execs that are coveted by other enterprise tech vendors. HP’s Vertica unit is one part of the company that's getting a lot of attention these days, especially from Boston-area big data startups. Show More Summary
Twitter Ads Will Target TV Tweeters
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The FTC Is Probing Whether Google Hurts Competitors In Web Display Advertising (GOOG)
The FTC has launched an antitrust probe into whether Google's dominance of the display ad business on the web hurts competition, Bloomberg reports. The assessment, which is preliminary and may not develop into a full investigation, is...Show More Summary
Arianna Huffington's Advice To Tumblr's David Karp: 'Soak It All In, Then Come The Lawsuits'
David Karp, founder of $1.1 billion Tumblr, attended the Webby Awards Tuesday night. There, he received some advice from a fellow New York entrepreneur who sold her company for a boatload of cash, Arianna Huffington. Huffington and her co-founders sold The Huffingto Post to AOL for more than $300 million. Show More Summary
17 Stanford Business Students Who Are Going To Change The World
Stanford's Graduate School of Business is the most selective MBA program in the world, accepting only 7% of the people who apply. Harvard accepts 12%. It's ranked 1st by US News and Business Insider, and 2nd by the Financial Times. Located...Show More Summary
Sorry, Google, Normal People Don't Care About Google Glass
The tech community has been going crazy recently over the release of Google Glass for developers. We gave it a try as well. Will it be the next revolutionary device? Will it be a bigger hit than the iPhone? Is it worth the price? We won't know for sure until it's released for consumers. Show More Summary
Ben Ling Turns His 'Hobby' Of Finding Billion Dollar Companies Into A Full Time Job At Khosla
Former Google, YouTube, and Facebook executive Ben Ling is joining Silicon Valley venture capital firm Khosla Ventures. There, he'll be leading investments in small mobile and Internet startups that he believes can grow up into huge, multi-billion dollar companies. Show More Summary
VIDEO REVIEW: Nokia's Newest Lumia Windows Phone (NOK, MSFT, VZ)
Nokia has a new flagship phone, and it's called the Lumia 928. Unlike the six-month-old Lumia 920, the Lumia 928 is a Verizon exclusive. Otherwise, it's basically the same phone but with an uglier design. Check it out for yourself in...Show More Summary
REVIEW: Nokia's Newest Lumia Still Isn't The Best Windows Phone (NOK, MSFT, VZ)
Nokia has a unique approach to its smartphone business. Even though it has other options, it still chooses to make its best phones with Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system, which isn't nearly as popular as Google's Android. It's a bold bet that Windows Phones will be the next big thing, despite a lot of evidence to the contrary. Show More Summary
Photos Of The New Nokia Lumia 928 (NOK, MSFT)
Nokia has another new Lumia phone, the Lumia 928. It's pretty much the same device as the older Lumia 920, but sports a different design. You can read the full review of the Lumia 928 right here, and check out the gallery below to see some of the best features. Show More Summary
Microsoft Has Another New Ad Bashing The iPad (MSFT, AAPL)
Microsoft has a second tablet ad that bashes the iPad. In his ad, Microsoft simply lists some features Windows 8 has that the iPad doesn't. We doubt this helps Microsoft's weak Windows tablet sales, but it's much better than its previous ads which show people dancing and say nothing about the product. Show More Summary
Moms Are Power Users Of Social Media On Mobile
This news note comes from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's research and and analysis service. The charts and data featured here are available for download in the BI Intelligence library. Please sign up up for a free trial here. We already know that general audiences spend more time on social media if they access it through mobile devices. Show More Summary
Kim Dotcom Claims To Own The Password Technology That Twitter And Google Use
Kim Dotcom claims to own the patent for two-step verification, password technology used by Google and Twitter, reports The Guardian. Two-step verification is a means of logging in to a site with a one-time-use password sent to your mobile device every time you access the service. Show More Summary