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Consumers pay the hidden costs for the 'free' app ecosystem
Time is money, and apps don’t last forever. You’re never going to get back the hours you spent O Continue reading…
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How Aviary came back from the brink to power photo filters for Twitter and Flickr
As the veteran venture capitalist Bill Gurley said recently, it's important to be an optimist in the Continue reading…
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Is fitness the new app ecosystem? Nike+ launches startup accelerator
Nike+ announced today that it is launching Nike+ Accelerator, a startup accelerator program in Continue reading…
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Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom: 'I’m not really one for ritual. Life’s more interesting that way.'
Kevin Systrom is the CEO and co-founder of Instagram, the popular photo-sharing and filtering app Continue reading…
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Why Apple acquiring Color makes sense in Silicon Valley: the strange logic of the acqui-hire
Color, a photo sharing app that launched in August of 2010, has the unpleasant distinction of having Continue reading…
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Find out if your favorite web services are profitable with 'How do they make money?'
If you've ever wondered exactly where your favorite web services get their funding, a simple and Continue reading…
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Industrial Revolution 2.0: how Quirky created 15 new iPhone 5 accessories in one week
As soon as the new specs for the iPhone 5 arrived last week, the users at Quirky, a worldwide group Continue reading…
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Life after Twitter: StockTwits builds out its own ecosystem
As Twitter transforms from an open web platform to a more traditional media company, startups that Continue reading…
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Failure is a feature: how Google stays sharp gobbling up startups
I stepped out of my car in the parking lot of Google’s Mountain View headquarters and, not having Continue reading…
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Six months of Paper: sketching the future of app startups
Nearly six months after launching Paper for iPad to much praise and fanfare, George Petschnigg still Continue reading…
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How the $4,000 'Cards Against Humanity' Kickstarter became a multi-million dollar business
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The Weekender: a new 'Star Trek', Google's big event, and government and science as games
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Mercedes-Benz shows off self-driving car technology in its new $100,000 S-Class
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What's the difference between consumer marketing and propaganda?
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