For blog items about internet businesses 135 Internet Businesses 2012-02-09T08:37:28 Karl Moneyman barry.david.adams@gmail.com TechCrunch 2012-02-09T04:07:46

The following is a guest post from Hipster CEO Doug Ludlow, following yesterday and today's revelations that select apps were uploading user's entire address books to their database.

3db85fcff7f1b7425d82609df1578308 TechCrunch 2012-02-09T03:01:58

Got FOMO? (That's "fear of missing out" for those of you who don't do slang.) There will soon be an app for that, or so says the $3.4 million in angel funding the stealthy D.C.-area startup called timeRAZOR has raised. In its pre-launch state, the curious company is already lining up brand partnerships with big names like Marriott and L'Oreal in preparation for its March debut. But what the heck is a timeRAZOR?

a22ac630fc23685c0c0e4c0d0f6e9de9 TechCrunch 2012-02-09T01:17:48

, : Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO apps Comment DeNA Has Big Quarter , Acquiree Ngmoco : Has Layoffs Eric Eldon posted yesterday Comments View Staff Page Follow me on twitter Eric Eldon is a writer at TechCrunch . He was previously the cofounder and editor of Inside Network , where he managed publications including Inside Facebook , Inside Social Games and Inside Mobile Apps . Before that , he spent a couple years covering technology and finance at VentureBeat , a leading Silicon Valley publication where he was the first employee . While Inside Network sold . Learn More Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA bought mobile app developer

61be05a884803395c7b8e3ac633e78f6 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T23:48:52

Canadians with an entrepreneurial bent are invited to bring their ideas to the big stage. CBC’ Dragons’Den is holding a series of open auditions all around the country, and if you’e got a product that you think could be the next big thing, this could be your chance to get some [...]

f64f1f843bb36e013b25fcdc066cd407 TechCrunch 2012-02-08T23:39:32

: , Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO mobile Comment Addressgate : After The Path Fallout , Whose Address Book Is It Anyway Keith Teare posted yesterday Comments Editor’s note Guest author Keith Teare is General Partner at his incubator Archimedes Labs and CEO of newly funded just.me He was a co-founder of TechCrunch . Just.me is a stealth company in the mobile space and as such Keith’s opinions on this issue are likely to reflect his product . focus Addressgate seems like an appropriate name for what is dominating Silicon Valley headlines Path’s mobile app uploading all of your contacts . Today Michael Arrington suggested that Path

129004ede6cb846bf2e67b308762479c TechCrunch 2012-02-08T23:38:59

Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO wtf Comment Here’s What Facebook Stock Looks Like Josh Constine posted yesterday Comments View Staff Page Follow me on Twitter Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products . He is currently a writer for TechCrunch . Previously , Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook , where he covered Facebook product changes , privacy , the Ads API , Page management , ecommerce , virtual currency , and music technology . Prior to writing for Inside Facebook , Constine graduated from Stanford University . Learn More In a few months time , here’s what the world will

b76e37edfa36de000e86eeb25c58faa7 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T23:38:24

Just when Apple fans thought it couldn’ get any better, the iPad has become one of the most useful home management tools on the planet. Imagine going on the road for a number of days and being able to control important home devices/appliances (from the air conditioner, to house lights, to [...]

20cb7f88ddee09b18bbdaa4fdab12835 TechCrunch 2012-02-08T23:04:08

Facebook is huge on mobile -- as an application developer. But questions have circled for years around how it can be a real mobile platform on top of operating systems controlled by Apple and Google. But we got a little more data on what it's already accomplishing on the platform front, today at the Inside Social Apps conference here in San Francisco.

dda0f63ea4a28df3e81b7e5159b5d24e TechCrunch 2012-02-08T22:43:55

, Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO TCTV News Gumroad Gets 1.1 Million From Chris Sacca , Max Levchin And Others To Turn Any Link Into A Payment System Comment Gumroad , the buzzy one-man startup launched by Pinterest and Turntable app designer and 19-year-old college dropout Sahil Lavingia , officially launches today with over 1.1 million in seed funding from investors Accel Partners , Chris Sacca , Max Levchin , SV Angel , Josh Kopelman , Seth Goldstein , Read More Video Partners : NewTek Tricaster Ooyala Ustream Just Posted : Crunchies 2011 Best Overall Startup Dropbox Looks To LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Says IPO And The Crunchie Goes

0b30510a129b5b2a74350974aeb82ffd TechCrunch 2012-02-08T22:35:31

Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO gadgets Comment Nokia Cuts 4000 Jobs Last European Phone Assembly Work Goes To Asia Devin Coldewey posted yesterday Comments View Staff Page Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer . He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007. Some posts he’d like you to read : The Dangers of Externalizing Knowledge Generation i Surveillant Society Choose Two Frame Wars The User’s Manifesto Our Great Sin His personal website is coldewey.cc . Learn More It’s a sign of the times , though not a particularly surprising one : Nokia has finally eliminated its European phone assembly infrastructure

a21ccb4693abfdfe982c5f5c3e313e8c TechCrunch 2012-02-08T22:25:12

Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO apps Comment Foursquare Rolls Out New Version Of Explore” On Mobile With Filters Improved Search Sarah Perez posted yesterday Comments View Staff Page Follow me on Twitter Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch , after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb . Prior to becoming a professional blogger , Sarah worked in I.T . across a number of industries , including banking , retail and software . Learn More This morning , Foursquare launched an updated version of its Explore” feature for both its iPhone and Android applications . The new version brings over several of the

94349d2772ef980225b29e43331cb31b Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T22:16:37

You may have seen some impressive stories come out of Canada's Interactive Digital Media Industry as of late on Techvibes as the achievements of industry leaders behind it all have certainly not gone unnoticed. The creative force behind Interactive Ontario's X-Summit, GameON: Finance, [...]

a7e5fcfead50181f66377cfc53e97c8e TechCrunch 2012-02-08T22:05:11

Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO social Comment Facebook’s Amended S-1 Exhibits Zynga Agreement Filed Last Year Josh Constine posted yesterday Comments View Staff Page Follow me on Twitter Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products . He is currently a writer for TechCrunch . Previously , Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook , where he covered Facebook product changes , privacy , the Ads API , Page management , ecommerce , virtual currency , and music technology . Prior to writing for Inside Facebook , Constine graduated from Stanford University . Learn More Facebook has just

4b39d8de1ea0dd8a5c7f5755401f5058 TechCrunch 2012-02-08T21:55:19

Nest is ready to fight. The Palo Alto company just issued a followup statement regarding Honeywell's recent patent infringement suit. In short they're not going to roll over. They're going to stand tall. The plan is to "vigorously defend itself" from what they call an attempt to stifle "thoughtful competition." Nice. Go get 'em, boys.

e18398f919cb893ae06eaa3b0ae6fd1e Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T21:49:09

Join a networking crowd of investors, startups and entrepreneurs in Toronto or Montreal for the Canadian screening of Ctrl Alt Compete – a Microsoft documentary on what it takes to be a startup. Among the cast of Ctrl Alt Complete are Josh Sookman - Founder of Toronto's Guardly. Check out [...]

94955bb47cebc721f3c471626cfa9eed TechCrunch 2012-02-08T21:44:45

Home Startups Mobile Gadgets Social Video More Enterprise Fundings Exits GreenTech Gaming Opinion Crunchies Awards CrunchBase Hot topics Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO startups Comment Techmeme Aims For Community Aggregation With A Big New Tech Event Calendar Eric Eldon posted yesterday Comments View Staff Page Follow me on twitter Eric Eldon is a writer at TechCrunch . He was previously the cofounder and editor of Inside Network , where he managed publications including Inside Facebook , Inside Social Games and Inside Mobile Apps . Before that , he spent a couple years covering technology and finance at VentureBeat , a leading Silicon Valley publication where he was the first employee . While Inside Network sold . Learn More As part of news aggregator Techmeme s big

e35d97ae8c8a8117e5d61821518b0054 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T19:37:20

Akamai Technologies announced today that it is acquiring Ottawa's Blaze Software for an undisclosed sum. The Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai said the purchase will complement its technology to optimize the speed that web pages are rendered, regardless of the device. From Blaze's blog this [...]

2d77de8531f3df406b471c567ea72ae5 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T18:55:19

Reality shows are among the most watched shows on television. But not everything has to be on TV. Idea2Delivery is a web-based reality show that helps entrepreneurs understand the fundamentals needed when starting a business. The only difference is that the idea2Delivery reality series features [...]

10cdf40cdde96edf41c0d0ed21f35602 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T17:58:16

Welcome back to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies. Follow Wavefront on Twitter at @WavefrontAC. On select Wednesdays we'll be summarizing some of [...]

53723c08c955e20ff2c946b4b586d041 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T17:25:31

Accelerators can play a key role in growing early-stage companies and university research and intellectual property into market ready ventures, but not all accelerators follow the same model or offer the same services. On February 28th join the Vancouver Enterprise Forum and hear from a [...]

83f8c098e92ca85dadffd1c8dceabb2f David Risley dot com 2012-02-08T17:10:28

Banner ads continue to be the de facto way to make money with a blog - or so it seems. But, the headline says it all: click-through rates on banners are typically pretty horrible. This has an effect on everybody involved.

d5087ce585c4408aaf8af17cc97617f6 Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T16:55:37

Le Huffington Post Quebec goes live today featuring HuffPost’ unique combination of original reporting, aggregation, and social engagement tools. The announcement was made today by Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington and Graham Moysey, general manager of AOL Canada. Le Huffington [...]

2288612dbf25690ae250063e0ce2a99a Techvibes Global Blog 2012-02-08T08:50:10

The mPower M2M Summit held at the Westin Bayshore February 7th brought together technical and business professionals alike. The event discussed the current state of the Machine to Machine market and the future M2M technology will bring. With many current market leaders presenting at the event [...]

817c514969849255cfce29b1dd8dbe16 Internet Marketing Business Blog James Schramko 2012-02-08T05:43:55

Apps are popular so James schramko interviews Software Integrations expert Steve “O” (Ovens) about ‘apps (and other geeky stuff like ‘gyroscopic’). Steve was a software developer in Silicon Valley when the first tech boom occurred. Will it happen again? Listen in for our discussion surrounding IPads, iPhones, Androids, Apps, Games, User behaviour and more. Enjoy! [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report...All about Apps

3bfb7c2e599623fea2dedcdd22840283 David Risley dot com 2012-02-06T16:12:26

What if I told you it might make sense to delete a bunch of email subscribers from your email list? Would you think I was nuts? Well, let me explain why it isn't nuts. And, in fact, it might be something you want to do on an annual basis.

34880e3c1f5ae4553a5e95e1d389c69e David Risley dot com 2012-02-01T18:30:23

We all want to build up our email lists and get more subscribers. And the common way to go about that is to offer an "ethical bribe", or "free giveaway". And, in almost all cases, this ends up being an ebook. In some niches, an ebook is still a rather novel idea. However, in a growing portion of the Internet, free ebook giveaways are getting so common that the effectiveness of the offer has dropped a lot.

d40de703045f3d46814786cd6b31d22c David Risley dot com 2012-01-31T14:31:24

Several months ago, I did an open, public Q&A event on GotoWebinar. The idea was simple... Take 20 questions beforehand, and prepare an entire presentation where I do nothing but answer those 20 questions. The questions can be anything related to blogging, social media, marketing, copywriting, videos, tech stuff - whatever.

0ead7fbe6847f48537b0fd1b7ea8f2b4 Internet Marketing Business Blog James Schramko 2012-01-30T20:50:30

Some marketers are happy with 5% email broadcast open rates and others achieve 25% or much higher. The difference? The relationship with the list according to copywriter and conversions expert Alexi Neocleous. Should you hammer your lists with up-sells and down-sells? Or work on the lifetime value of the customers instead? – Watch this short [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report...Building Relationships With Your Customers (with Alexi Neocleous)

2afc844ab70ee3d5c5cd8529c443007b David Risley dot com 2012-01-30T14:00:13

This whole biz-ness of internet marketing and social media has it's share of little buzz phrases. And some of them just need to go away. Let me explain...

1802c287d8123e1b6f638339cf0757a8 David Risley dot com 2012-01-27T13:45:41

This week was fun. In short, making a few internal changes in my company, planning another direction with the PCMech membership, hosting a pretty kick-ass webinar on affiliate niche blogging, doin' some more writing, and of course... Finding some cool stuff from around the web. And here it is...

4ddcc3ccab86ee9bad0ea5beda8c487b David Risley dot com 2012-01-25T14:10:41

Let me start off with a quick story about Chris Brogan. And, no, this is not an ass kisser post, although it might seem that way. :) Chris and I have met at several different events. The first time, though, that we really hung out was at an Izeafest event in Orlando, FL. We ended up going to dinner with several other people, but a small enough group where we all had a chance to talk for awhile. My friend from Vegas, Warren Whitlock, was there, too. It was a great meal.

d174efab71ee7fa97c784434c25d2bfa David Risley dot com 2012-01-23T14:17:15

How would you like to learn how to use simple little Wordpress to literally deposit hundreds of dollars a day into your Clickbank account? Did that sound.... spammy? Probably. But, give me a minute. Because, what I have to tell you is indeed the real deal.

9ad02eabd28502bc6cd3ccce6b0ed431 Internet Marketing Business Blog James Schramko 2012-01-23T09:55:30

When you are observing Internet Marketing success you often only see the surface. You don’t see the behind the scenes effort and functions that went into that success. Ed O’Keefe explains how to accelerate your own business results by devouring everything from the best source: This was one of the videos from James Schramko’s FastWebFormula [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report...Success Mindset Strategies with Ed Okeefe

35e2db77ffc584b53987d11146010d60 Internet Marketing Business Blog James Schramko 2012-01-21T11:47:39

When you have a great core strength for your business you can wrap a different outer layer over the top of it to appeal to different markets. James Schramko coined the expression ‘veneering’ to make this powerful business strategy easy to understand: Get access to all the amazing FastWebFormula information here Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report...Veneering Core Business Units for Increasing Asset Value

cac74602b5411e60c5b7d57ae7e577ad David Risley dot com 2012-01-20T19:56:21

It is one thing for me to blog and share my own stuff here on DavidRisley.com. It is another to share the love and point out some great stuff I've come across in the last week - on OTHER people's sites. And, so... I am starting what will probably end up being a new weekly feature (probably on Fridays). I'll share out some stuff I've come across during the week.

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eBook & Internet Publishing News 2012-01-13T17:08:00

CBRocket is our PHP script that reads the ClickBank marketplace product data (as well as our own MarketingRocket.com product data feed) into a MySQL database. It allows people using the script to easily display search results of the ClickBank products on their websites (see demo). We are pleased to announce the availability of version 3.01 of this script - fully compatible with ClickBank’s new January 2012 marketplace.

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