Original post by INGRID LUNDEN via TC Facebook has today moved one step closer in its proposed acquisition of photo-sharing app Instagram. The Office of Fair Trading in the UK has given the deal the all-clear. The announcement was made via an RNS regulatory statement, which briefly says the OFT would not refer the deal to the Competition Commission. A […]
Original post by London Media Centre Tech City, in East London, is one of the fastest-developing areas of the capital, attracting creative and technology start-ups and entrepreneurs from around the world. Benjamin Southworth is the deputy chief executive of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO), which supports the growth of the tech cluster in East […]
Original post by Matthias Marschall via DZone The DevOps Zone is presented by DZone with partners including ThoughtWorks Studios andUrbanCode to bring you the most interesting and relevant content on the DevOps movement. See today’s top DevOps content and be sure to check out ThoughtWorks Studio’s Continuous Delivery Video Series and UrbanCode’s Webinars. The Lean Startup teaches us to focus on learning about what really works for our […]
Original post by startupchamp Just because you are a small business start-up with a limited budget, it doesn’t mean that your marketing has to suffer. There are plenty of low cost marketing strategies that you can harness to rocket your business success forward without costing you the world. Marketing Your Business on a Budget With a […]
Original post by RocketWatcher Most startup marketing plans are useless static documents. A great startup marketing plan is a dynamic operational blueprint that drives everything marketing is doing. It won’t be a single document but rather a set of documents used to actively manage marketing projects as well as acting as the current record of inputs, assumptions, […]
Original post by Christina Farr via VB This year’s Olympics earned the nickname “Socialympics.” It has inspired huge waves of tweets, brought down the reputation of old media giants, and earned athletes millions of new followers in weeks. Since the Beijing Olympics four years ago, the use of Facebook and Twitter has exploded. In 2008, there were […]
Original post by Nick Clayton via WSJ Berlin’s SoundCloud has been going through a period of rapid change and growth. The start-up, with its stated mission to “unmute” the Internet has revamped its services with what it calls “The Next SoundCloud” as well as last year receiving investment from leading tech VC companies Union Square Ventures […]
Original post by Samit Sarkar via THE VERGE Hotline Miami, the top-down action game from indie developer Dennaton Games, will launch on PC on Steam, Get Games, and “other fine digital distribution platforms” later this year, publisher Devolver Digital announced today. A representative for the publisher added, “Plans for console versions are underway as well.” The game, which […]
Original post by Kelly Faircloth via BetaBeat Old-school publisher takes over new-fangled festival. Sounds like changes are coming to that staple of the Silicon Alley social calendar, Internet Week New York. Crain Communications–the company behind publications like AdAge and Crain’s New York–has made a “strategic investment” in the festival. What’s more, the publishing conglomerate will be taking a role in the event […]
Original post by Marcus Moretti via BI In October, we will publish the most eagerly awaited rankings list in New York: The Silicon Alley 100. The Silicon Alley 100 ranks the 100 people who have done the coolest stuff in the New York digital community this year. We’ll be celebrating this year’s list with a huge bash on the floor […]
Original post by BM Magazine The new centre, which also joins fellow telecom company O2 who recently created their own incubation Wayra base in the capital, will provide innovative businesses in the mobile internet and creative media industries with technical expertise, potential financial assistance, logistical support and access to more than 400 million Vodafone customers […]
Original post by GamenGuide Apple is contemplating buying The Fancy, a social e-commerce website. The Business Insider reported Apple is in discussions to acquire the New York-based, fast growing startup, The Fancy, which is backed by co-founders of Twitter and Facebook. The site describes itself as “part store, blog, magazine and wish.” It is similar to Pinterest as it […]
