Mobile advertising startup Locket has successfully set customers a-clicking. The company has approximately 100,000 users, a quarter of whom downloaded Locket within two days of launch. The company announced a new program,…
Alert Logic Announces Deal with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Cloud data security company Alert Logic announced today that its executive management, together with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, now owns a majority interest in Alert Logic. With the…
Zillow Acquires StreetEasy for $50M – Expand Real Estate Footprint
Real estate kingpin Zillow has acquired StreetEasy, a go-to New York real estate listing service with over 1.2 million unique monthly visitors. The $50 million sale gives Zillow a local presence to…
Facebook Acquires Team Behind Jibbigo Speech Translation App
Facebook has acquired Mobile Technologies, the 12 year old company behind Jibbigo, a speech recognition and machine translation app. The app is the first to offer speech to speech translation in both…
Fly Under the Radar with OFF Pocket
Even when your phone’s off, you might not be off grid. The OFF Pocket, a metalized-fabric case currently on Kickstarter, blocks signals to mobile phones and ensures users digitally disappear. The product’s…
Musk Reveals Plans for Hyperloop: His Fifth Mode of Transportation
Elon Musk followed up on his Tweet heard round the tech world today with published plans [link via Gizmodo] for the Hyperloop. The pod-and-tunnel design revolves mainly around a low-pressure tube system,…
Apigee Lands $35M to Power API Platform
Apigee, which provides an API platform to simplify the creation of apps, has landed $35 million in a Series E sizable enough it could carry the company to an IPO. The round…
Local Beer Buffs Kickstart Funding for Homebrew Tech
San Diego-based Inebriated Innovations, LLC wants to help homebrewers make great beer with a tool that’ll smooth the road to fermentation. With their Kickstarter campaign up almost $40,000, they’re nearly halfway to…
Locket Monetizes Mobile Ads, Pays You
It’s rare that consumers celebrate ads on their devices. But they may be singing a different tune after downloading Locket, which pays them for their time. Adding to the pros: Locket CEO…
Proven: A Mobile App and Early Bird
There’s an adage in business: If you’re early, you’re on time, and if you’re on time, you’re late. But to land a job in the first place, you’ll need to beat the…