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Twitter Debuts User Testimonials, Er, Stories: For When 140 Characters Are Not Enough Top
storiesLast year, Twitter debuted a marketing campaign, called Twitter Tales, that showcased ways in which users interact with the microblogging platform. Today, the company is launching a similar campaign, called Twitter Stories, which seems to show interesting Tweets and ways the site's users are communicating via the platform. For example, Maureen Evans uses Twitter to share recipes with users. Aaron Durand was able to save his mother's bookstore using Twitter. Well-known film critic Roger Ebert uses Twitter as voice after he lost his voice.
 
Personalized News Reader News360 Arrives On iPhone Top
05b.-PersonalizeNews360, the cross-platform news reader, is arriving on the iPhone today, after having been previously available on virtually all other platforms, including Android, the iPad, Windows Phone, the Web and even the BlackBerry PlayBook. In addition to the added support for the smaller screens on Apple devices, the service is also adding support for logins, allowing you to sync your reading trends and behavior, (aka your "interest graph") across devices. Support for Google+ has been added as well.
 
Founders Brings The Crazy And The Foolish Ones To Dublin Top
6302472627_f5a7556434_zLast year I attended a brand new event in Dublin called Founders (or F.ounders if you prefer the branding). I duly wrote it up here as an "overnight must-attend" and a welcome edition to the European tech events scene. As one of the few writers to attend the first one, it was indeed a pretty damn good event, and an amazing achievement for 27 year old entrepreneur Paddy Cosgrave. And I see various others coming out with a bunch of superlatives to describe the events, which was run alongside the Dublin Web Summit. First I'll say what happened, then I'll have something to say about what I think is going on here.
 
Advise.me Partners With Xero, GetSatisfication, Zendesk & SEOmoz, Adds 8 More To Team Top
adviseme-logoNew startup accelerator Advise.me has today formalized partnerships with the law firm Perkins Cole, plus Xero, Zendesk, GetSatisfaction, and SEOmoz all of which will provide services to its startup participants for free. The incubator, which is encouraging global entrepreneurs to apply to its program, has also just added eight more members to its team, including folks from GetSatisfaction, Facebook, Microsoft, Yammer, About.me, MetaLab, Posterous and Unitas Global.
 
Keen On … Why Steve Jobs Matters (TCTV) Top
Ooyala Backlot Web-clip 2 deuAs a Steve Jobs watcher, Alan Deutschman has been at it longer than almost anyone. He is the author of the 2000 biography The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, the e-essay How Steve Jobs Changed Our World and is currently working on a book entitled Why Steve Jobs Matters which will be published by St. Martins Press next year. So why does Steve Jobs matter? According to Deutschman, who I interviewed over Skype, Jobs matters because he transformed the CEO into a rock star. Just as John Lennon was a hero for the flower power generation of the 60's, Deutschman explained, so Steve Jobs is the "patron saint" of the "creative class" – people who have a great passion for their work and look for fulfillment in their working lives
 
The Complete Guide To Disrupt Beijing (Day 2) Top
DisruptTechCrunch Disrupt Beijing kicked off its second and final day with a bang last night, with Sarah Lacy chatting with Lei Jun (Angel Investor, Co-founder of Xiaomi), on how he plans to take on the likes of Apple in the mobile phone industry. Next up was Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, who talked about the photosharing startup's international efforts and how it plans to deal with the onslaught of clones. In an "Attack Of The Clones" panel, a few of Groupon's fiercest Chinese competitors discussed the daily deal space and how it is maturing in China. Additionally, a number of panelists from e-commerce companies in China ventured into what the future of online retail is in the country.
 
Google Cleans Up Gmail With New Design And Better Search Top
controlGoogle is rolling out a new design for Gmail over the next few days. It features more white space, less clutter, threaded conversations, new themes, and better search. Messages aren't as bunched up as before and easier to read. Adding a social element, Google is adding profile pictures beside each message, and the labels pop out more. The density of the text also adjusts depending on your screen size and resolution, making it easier on the eyes. The new design is in line with some of the changes Google just made to Google Reader in terms of spacing and overall feel.
 
GarageBand Arrives On The iPhone And iPod Touch Top
mzl.geivjksa.320x480-75GarageBand, Apple's music creation app, is now available on the smaller screens of the iPhone and iPod Touch, after its introduction on the iPad earlier this year. Like the iPad version, the new app has Touch instruments like keyboards, pianos, organs, drums, guitars and basses. It also allows you to plug in your electric guitar to record music or a mic to record vocals.
 
Sprint Inks Deal To Become Official Wireless Carrier Of San Diego Top
sprintSprint is no stranger to forging big-name partnerships -- the NASCAR Sprint Cup comes to mind -- but this time the folks in Overland Park have struck a deal with a rather unexpected party. Sprint has just announced that after nine months of competition, they have been named the official wireless provider of San Diego, California.
 
(Founder Stories) How Dropbox Got Its First 10 Million Users Top
Ooyala Backlot Web-4Dropbox co-founder Drew Houston has one of the hottest startups in the game. With $257.2 million in funding and a $4-billion valuation it's poised to triple an already impressive user base of 45-millon. So when did Houston know he was sitting on something pretty? Erick Schonfeld finds out in episode III of Drew Houston's Founder Stories interview.
 
Verizon Doc Points To November 10 Launch For The Droid RAZR Top
RAZR launch, smallRemember that one time Motorola and Verizon announced the new Droid RAZR, but failed to offer up any in-store availability dates? A date as vague as "November" can only tide over the masses for so long, which may be why Verizon "passed along" this internal document (full-size below) to Droid-Life, which details in-store availability across "all channels" on November 10. The beastly 4G-LTE packin' RAZR will go for $299.99 on-contract.
 
Trustpilot Raises $4.5m To Scale Up Trust Ratings For Shopping Top
Screen Shot 2011-11-01 at 15.52.44Trustpilot, a site which rates the trustworthiness of shopping sites via a toolbar, has raised €3.3 million from two Nordic venture funds, SEED Capital and Northzone Ventures. The money will be used to scale internationally. Right now it's available in 10 European countries but plans further rollouts.
 
Google's GoMo Launches To Help Businesses Go Mobile Top
gomo-main-logoAs was previously leaked, Google is now launching its new GoMo service, which aims to help businesses easily create a mobile-friendly website. The website for the service was discovered earlier this week, but the details sat behind a password-protected front page. Today, Google is making GoMo available to the public.
 
AT&T Announces Availability And Pricing For New BlackBerry Line-Up Top
BlackBerry Bold 9900Despite RIM's successive screw-ups (including a massive server outage that left thousands of customers without BBM or internet service... twice), there are still some hardcore BlackBerry fans out there. If you're one of them, feel free to breathe a sigh of relief because the only news I bring you today is the announcement of three new BlackBerry models for AT&T: the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the BlackBerry Torch 9860, and the BlackBerry Curve 9360. Then again, it's not even noon yet.
 
CanIStream.it Shows You Where You Can Stream, Rent, Download Or Buy Movies Top
canistreamit-logoAdd this site to your bookmarks because I guarantee you, at some point, you're going to need it. CanIStream.it is a new search engine that shows you where you can stream, rent, download and buy movies. The site checks the libraries at Netflix, Amazon, iTunes and Hulu and provides links to the appropriate listings. And if a movie isn't available, you can sign up for CanIStream.it, set a reminder and the service will email you when the movie's availability changes.
 
TapBuy Deals: Mobile Shopping, Without The Hassle Top
tapbuyshotThe future may be mobile, but trying to shop at an online retailer from your phone is often a surefire way to get a headache. Sure, online stores are now much better about offering mobile-optimized sites than they were a few years ago — but even then, plugging in your credit card information on your phone's keyboard is a pain, and quickly buying multiple items from multiple stories is basically out of the question. There are a few good experiences to be had (I've used Amazon's mobile apps plenty of times, and they generally work well). But it's the exception, not the rule. That's why Kima Labs built TapBuy, a new mobile app (and platform) with a focus on making the mobile shopping experience as good as it should be. You enter your credit card information once, and can use it across multiple stores. There's no shopping cart — you just tap and buy, without having to go through a lengthy purchase/shipping flow. You can download their first app, TapBuy Deals for iOS, right here.
 
The Eatery: A Photo App That Promises To Improve Your Health Top
tomato eateryPeople take photos of food with their mobile phones all the time. But to what end other than to gain cred on Foodspotting or brag about your gourmet meal on Instagram and Twitter? The Eatery is a different type of photo app. It is about you, and taking photos to make yourself aware of what you are eating so that you can change your behavior and eat healthier foods. The Eatery is the first app from Massive Health, co-founders Sutha Kamal's and Aza Raskin's startup which wants to make people healthier by arming them with better data about what they doing to their bodies. The iPhone app is simple. You take pictures of everything you eat and rate it on a scale from "fit" to "fat."
 
Pontiflex Brings Its "Signup" Mobile Ads To iOS5, Android Tablets Top
iphone4_big_newsdkMobile advertising Pontiflex is releasing an update to its AppLeads Smart SDK today, which brings its online "signup" platform to iOS5 devices and Android tablets, including the Kindle Fire. Previously, the system worked on older versions of iOS and Android smartphones. These signup ads are a different type of mobile advertising - one where the click-through is not the goal, but getting the customer to opt-in to hear more from the advertiser in question, is.
 
CakeStyle Is A Personal Shopping Service For Women Top
cakeWe've written a number of times about Trunk Club, a personal shopping service for men. The model is pretty simple-professional stylists on staff coordinate with clients via phone and email, and actually purchase goods for clients from retailers. A FedEx package is sent to clients with the hand-picked styles and the men can keep what they want and send back the clothes that don't work. Today, CakeStyle is launching a similar service, but for women. CakeStyle buys fashions and accessories from designers, like Kate Spade, Elie Tahari, Rag & Bone and more, at wholesale prices and stores them in its warehouse. Personal stylists coordinate with clients via email and phone on what their style and preferences are, and will curate a collection of clothes for each season.
 
Samsung Asks Apple To Hand Over iPhone 4S Source Code Top
Screen shot 2011-11-01 at 9.37.16 AMIf Apple was a melody and Samsung was a beat, their legal battle would be the song that never ends. It's been more than six months, spanned more than half the continents, and is still in its formative stages. Final decisions have yet to be made in almost all of the cases, and in predictable fashion, the duo are igniting new battles at what feels like a daily rate. This time, Samsung is asking for some juicy deets in its Australian counter suit against Apple. After Apple won a preliminary injunction on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung vowed to get more aggressive. And so they have, filing for a preliminary injunction against Apple's brand new iPhone 4S. In doing so, Samsung has requested the source code for the iPhone 4S, as well as details on Apple's subsidy deals with Australian carriers.
 

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