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- Facial Recognition Tech Startup Face.com Raises $4.3M From Yandex And Others
- European LinkedIn Rival XING Hits 10 Million Users
- Mindflash Releases Online Training Software To The Public
- Microsoft Promises You'll Use Your Phone Less With Windows Phone 7
| Facial Recognition Tech Startup Face.com Raises $4.3M From Yandex And Others | Top |
| Yandex , operator of Russia’s largest search engine, has invested in Tel-Aviv based facial recognition technology startup Face.com , marking its first investment in an Israeli company. In total, Face.com has raised $4.3 million in Series B funding in a round led by previous investor Rhodium . The news was first reported by TheMarker (in Hebrew) but we’ve confirmed the news with a Yandex representative, who declined to say how much it is investing in the startup. Face.com, founded in 2007, has developed a number of face recognition apps for Facebook ( PhotoTagger and Photo Finder ; the latter is currently in private alpha mode). Last May, the company said its technology had helped users scan over 7 billion photos , and moved to launch a developer community and open API, providing third-party devs access to their core facial recognition technology. One of the startup’s closest competitors, Polar Rose , was reportedly acquired by Apple for about $29 million . CrunchBase Information Face.com Yandex Rhodium Information provided by CrunchBase | |
| European LinkedIn Rival XING Hits 10 Million Users | Top |
| XING , the European social network for business professionals, has recently passed the ten million registered user mark (even if it still advertises 9 million members on its main website ). The publicly-listed company says the second quarter of this year proved to be XING's most successful period of member growth in the last 15 months. | |
| Mindflash Releases Online Training Software To The Public | Top |
| Online training software startup Mindflash.com is debuting its software to the public today after being in private beta over the past few months. We have a 20 percent discount on the software for TechCrunch readers here. Mindflash.com is a portal small businesses can use to train employees. Geared towards non-technical users, Mindflash allows participants to upload and share training documents or videos on the web. They can even include quizzes and games to test employees' comprehension of the content. The platform then manages the entire training management process – from sending training invitations to tracking employees' progress to producing real-time progress reports. Mindflash aims to replace tools like PowerPoint to train employees remotely, and adds analytics to the mix so employers can ensure that employees are completing online training seminars. Over 2,000 small businesses requested early access to Mindflash during the six-month private beta period. For example, College Hunks Hauling Junk launched a training program for 50 franchises run by college kids across the country in just two weeks. Mindflash CEO Donna Wells (who was Mint’s former CMO ) says that the software is particularly helpful for companies who have mobile employees. Pricing plans start at just $79 per month for up to 20 trainees. CrunchBase Information Mindflash Technologies Information provided by CrunchBase | |
| Microsoft Promises You'll Use Your Phone Less With Windows Phone 7 | Top |
| As we all know, early adopters hate pulling out their phones. They would, quite honestly, prefer to leave their phones safely ensconced in little leather holsters on their belts, glancing at them only once or twice during the day and spending the rest of the time riding tandem bicycles with loved ones and eating delicate smoked cheeses. This is, it seems, the message Microsoft is trying to impart with these new | |
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