Archive for June, 2008

Developers Turn to Meebo to Make Social Networking Apps Stickier

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Web sites are always trying to make themselves stickier – in other words, keeping people on their pages longer so they can serve more ads. Through its API, chat provider Meebo is now looking to help developers make their applications within social networks like Facebook stickier, and this morning is announcing partnerships with several [...]

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Friday, June 27th, 2008

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ClickPass Adds Google, Facebook, Yahoo, And Hotmail To Its OpenID Gateway

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Clickpass, a startup that has simplified the OpenID login platform, has built out support for additional third parties that brings the promise of a universal login even closer. Users will now be able to use their Google, Facebook, Yahoo, or Hotmail passwords on any site that includes the Clickpass authentication system.
The new Clickpass system requires [...]

Aniboom Believed to Raise $10 Million from DFJ

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Update 6/27/08: The round is now confirmed. Additional investors include DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures and Evergreen Venture Partners
Israeli-based animation site aniBoom is about to announce a $10 million B round, a source tells us. We believe the round was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, although the company won’t confirm this. An announcement is [...]

introin Connects Renters, Landlords, and Prospects

Friday, June 27th, 2008

introin is a new apartment search and resource site that connects renters, landlords and prospects all in one place. If you’re looking for a new apartment and you’d like to hear firsthand about the complex or property you’re considering, you can search for it on introin and see what existing renters have to say. [...]

SYS-CON’s Virtualization Expo Attracts More Qualified Delegates Than Any Gartner Event in the Past Two Years

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Virtualization has quickly become a staple new concept for enterprise IT. At SYS-CON’s 3rd International Virtualization Conference & Expo, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, June 23-24, we had exceptional speakers with high-quality use cases not only of how virtualization maximizes the use of resources and thus saves companies money, but also of how it is fundamentally altering the way that businesses run IT. The two content-packed days emphasized value with a rich array of sessions about the business and technical value of virtualization.

Yahoo CTO: The ReOrg Is All About Moving Past The Microsoft Deal

Friday, June 27th, 2008

What does Yahoo’s latest reorganization all mean, especially in light of the situation with Microsoft still being up in the air? Like yesterday’s assertive letter to shareholders defending its Google deal, Yahoo is trying to show that it is getting on with its life, thank you very much.
The announcement is clearly aimed [...]