Archive for April, 2008
Announcing MashBash Tel Aviv and Israel Media Tour
We’re pleased to announce MashBash Tel Aviv, Mashable’s first International MashMeet! Israel’s tech community is growing at a substantial rate. Large corporations that have major offices in Israel include AOL, Cisco, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft. Israel also has over 50 Venture Capital Funds and over 15 Technology incubators. There are literally hundreds of startups and [...]
My Life of Travel is Now a “Real” Site
My Life of Travel started out as a personal side project for Calan Horsman back in 2005, but has demanded more as the site began to grow organically. Nearly three years later, My Life of Travel has gained almost 20,000 users, with tens of thousands of entries created, and half a million images uploaded. [...]
On The Web, Everything Counts In Large Amounts
“Grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves
After all
It’s a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts“
So, how much do you value Facebook? Do you think that Silicon Alley Insider’s fictional list of the most valuable web startups in the world comes close to at least some degree of accuracy, or do you think - an opinion [...]
GamerDNA Acquires 360voice to Grow Gaming Platform
GamerDNA just received $3 million in funding in order to grow its social interaction capabilities for MMPORGs, and just a week later, GamerDNA is taking steps towards this goal. In acquiring 360voice’s parent company It Can Talk, GamerDNA is gaining an integral networking tool that’s designed to work with Xbox games.
As an [...]
MyStrands Scrobbles Last.fm for Mobile Users
MyStrands has always had a very large push on the mobile front; being a European-based company has allowed MyStrands to explore this front more so than it could do strictly in the US. It’s latest announcement takes mobile access to MyStrands to another level, with scrobbling integration for Last.fm content.
With the latest [...]
Bendecho Looks to YouTube to Save Video Aggregation
One byproduct of YouTube’s latest API for direct uploads to YouTube has been the ability for video aggregators to layer in an easy way for users to add new videos to their own sites. Instead of searching for videos or uploading videos on other sites, and then linking back to the video aggregator, the [...]
Not Using Tweetscan to Manage Your Brand? You’re Not Doing Your Job
This is far from the first story about Twitter and its third-party search tools (Tweetscan, Summize, etc.) being used to create an incredibly positive PR moment, but since it involves one of my favorite bloggers and one of my favorite startups, I thought I’d make mention of it and hopefully drive home a few points [...]
Mashable’s Guide to Upcoming Web 2.0 Conferences and Events
Here’s our latest round-up of upcoming Web 2.0 events, parties, and conferences. Not included on this list? Email us and let’s establish a media sponsorship!
April 29, 2008: Have you ever wanted to start a company and needed to know the resources required to begin? Join Girls in Tech on April 29th for [...]
Swarmcast Streams Entire 2008 MLB Season
Earlier this month the Major League Baseball organization suffered a few bouts of down time for its web streams, so it’s not entirely surprising that MLB is broadening its distribution strategy for its online viewing capabilities. MLB.tv has chosen Swarmcast’s Autobahn platform to power all 2008 regular season games live on the Internet. [...]
MashBash NYC is May 16th - Tickets Selling Fast, Get Yours Now
Our huge MashBash NYC is coming on May 16th! No presentations this time around - just a great night of drinks, music, and fun with Mashable and the NYC tech scene. Purchase your tickets now before they are gone!
Here are all the details:
What: MashBash NYC : Mashable’s NYC Spring Party!
Who: 400 Mashable [...]