The Government Is Drowning In Data: Report
May 15, 2012The government is collecting a staggering amount of data, but attempts to use or analyze that information have been starkly limited
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Q&A Site Quora Raises $50 Million Round Led By Peter Thiel
May 15, 2012Q&A destination Quora is ramping up efforts to dominate long tail search results by raising a $50 million round led by Peter Thiel.
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Toodalu: Turning Consumers Into Charitable Champions
May 15, 2012Chicago-based startup Toodalu just launched loyalty rewards program with a charitable twist
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Facebook Updates Its Mobile App On All Platforms Just Days Ahead Of IPO
May 15, 2012This week, Facebook quietly unrolled a new look for its iOS, Android, and mobile web apps which does a better job of bringing the crisp, image-focused look and feel of Faceboook’s Timeline UI to mobile users’ News Feeds.
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[Deveoping Story] Mark Zuckerberg To Ring Opening Bell From Facebook HQ On IPO Day
May 14, 2012COME FACEBOOK‘S IPO DAY — WHICH IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED — CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL BE RINGING THE OPENING BELL VIA REMOTE LINK FROM FACEBOOK’S 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CAMPUS.
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Hawk Light Brings Safe Solar Lighting To Africa’s Most Populated City
May 14, 2012A South African designer has set out to provide poor citizens living in the Alexandra township of Johannesburg with a safe and affordable lighting alternative.
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Startup Smackdown: 5degrees vs. Cloudbot
May 14, 2012Chicago Social contact management system apps 5degrees and Cloudbot go head to head in this week’s startup smackdown.
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Brad Feld Launches Random Acts Of Kindness On GiveForward
May 14, 2012Venture capitalist and avid marathoner Brad Feld is using GiveForward to raise money for sick families.
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Facebook Experimenting With Paid “Sponsored Stories For People”
May 13, 2012Facebook is experimenting with a feature that lets users bump their stories to the top of their friends’ news feeds for $2. Would you pay for this? Should you?
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Where Are The Entrepreneurs? On A Boat, Naturally
May 13, 2012They’ve got their swim trunks, and their flippy-floppies, but T-Pain is nowhere to be found. That’s because the idea behind this boat is to provide a physical location for entrepreneurs with big ideas – but no visa to work in the United States.
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