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Capsule Wants To Be Your One Stop Shop For (Private) Events
Jan 19, 8:29AM
Events management startup Capsule describes itself as a little bit of Path, Color, Evite and GroupMe, but also none of those things according to co-founders Cyrus Farudi and Omiri Cohen. >From what I can tell, the startup is attempting to fix the beleaguered events space, which basically something which could be totally amazing if Facebook separated its Events vertical into a separate "Messenger" type app. Oh Lord please do this. With Capsule your every connection is defined by the "Who," "What," "Where," 'Why " graph of experience. The startup views themselves as a one stop shop for events, sort of like an Erly with addon scheduling capabilities.Oops – Sony Ericsson Swings To A 247 Million Euro Loss In Q4 2011
Jan 19, 8:00AM
Smartphone maker Sony Ericsson this morning posted a pre-tax loss of 247 million euros in the fourth quarter of 2011, after reporting a profit of 31 million euros before taxes in Q3 2011. The company, a 50:50 joint-venture between Sony and Ericsson, blames "intense competition", "price erosion" and effects from the flooding in Thailand as some of the main drivers for the drop.Ticketmaster's New Facebook App Recommends Concerts From Your Listening Activity
Jan 19, 6:24AM
Of all the new Open Graph apps launched tonight, Ticketmaster's new Facebook experience is the most impressive. Sure it can share that you've "bought" tickets, but lots of apps have similar publishing functionality. What makes Ticketmaster's app cool is that it pulls your Facebook profile's music app activity from services such as Spotify or Rdio, and recommends nearby concerts of artists you actually listen to, not just those you say you Like.Google Fiber-Inspired Gigabit Challenge Unveils Winners; Senator Announces STOP SOPA Petition
Jan 19, 4:04AM
Back in 2010, Google announced plans to build out a fiber-optic network for an entire city in the U.S., promising connection speeds of 1GB/sec, 100 times that of the norm. Naturally, over 1,000 cities applied. But only one could claim the prize, and that one was Kansas City.OrcaM "Reconstruction Sphere" Digitally Recreates Any Object Placed Within
Jan 19, 3:30AM
Occasionally, in this line of work, I need to have a slight freak-out moment where I rave about the fact that things like this OrcaM "reconstruction sphere" actually exist. Not only does this thing look like a prop out of a sci-fi movie (or Transmetropolitan), but it acts like one as well.TCTV: Live At SF vs SOPA, The Biggest Tech Protest In Decades
Jan 19, 2:52AM
When you hear the words "San Francisco," there's a good chance that the word "protest" will also come to mind. Or, if you're on a different wavelength, "Ron Conway." But today, the city's favorite pasttime and its top angel investor came together at a special appearance in Civic Center Plaza to speak out against SOPA and PIPA, the two slimy "anti-piracy" bills currently worming their ways through through Congress.
Google Collected 4.5 Million Anti-SOPA Signatures Today
Jan 19, 2:52AM
Google generally gets in hot water when it is thought to be abusing its pole position in the search industry. But it's no use denying that while some moves skirt the edges of abusing monopoly, others are more than welcome. During natural disasters, for instance, Google has provided helpful links and resources for people who want to donate or volunteer. And their logo doodles pay homage to personages and events many people would otherwise have overlooked. Today must rank among the best applications of their choice placement: a link on the Google homepage and thousands of shares have produced a mind-blowing 4.5 million signatures on their anti-SOPA petition.There Were More Than 2.4M Tweets About SOPA Today
Jan 19, 2:22AM
Today was the internet's big protest day against SOPA and PIPA, and not surprisingly, there was plenty of discussion about the issue on Twitter. Specifically, the company tweeted that that there were more than 2.4 million SOPA-related tweets between midnight and 4pm Eastern time.Brass Monkey Grabs $750K To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Wii Controller For Browser Games
Jan 19, 1:41AM
Six months ago, Brass Monkey had built and released some well-developed software development kits (SDKs) for Android, iOS, and beyond that, simply put, enabled gamers to turn their mobile devices into remote controllers, with support for Flash, Unity3D, and desktop games and apps. The Brass Monkey team, CEO Chris Allen tells us, believed that bringing the functionality of a Wii controller to smart devices was something gamers could get excited about -- but, at the time, they were missing one important piece. Support that would allow gamers to play on the browser. So they went about acq-hiring Emotely and its Founder and CEO Francois Laberge, bringing him on as CTO.Facebook's New Timeline Apps Introduce New Actions Like "Bought," "Want" And "Love"
Jan 19, 1:25AM
Facebook has partnered up with sixty different startups to add their "stories" to Facebook Timeline, through apps that span different verticals from Food, Fashion to Travel. Already apps like Fab.com, Foodspotting, Foodily, Ticketmaster, Pinterest,Rotten Tomatoes, Pose, Kobo, Gogobot, and TripAdvisor have signed on to share these stories -- which go beyond what we're used to on Facebook.Pinterest and 60 Others Demo Open Graph Sites + Apps That Auto-Publish To Facebook
Jan 19, 1:09AM
Facebook's Open Graph app launch event is underway here in San Francisco, where over 60 new Open Graph websites and apps are either demo-ing or launching remotely. The apps can publish user activity back to Timeline and Ticker, even from offsite. Launch partners include Pinterest, Ticketmaster, Gogobot, Rotten Tomatoes, and many others. Carl Sjogreen, Facebook project manager, also announced that Facebook will now begin approving apps from third-party developers who aren't partners.Foursquare Adds Restaurant Menus, What About Food Check Ins?
Jan 19, 1:04AM
Less than a week after unveiling the Explore section of its website, Foursquare announced a nice addition — restaurant menus. Foursquare says it has partnered with startup SinglePlatform to add menus and pricing information for almost 250,000 restaurants in Explore. This seems like a pretty natural addition, and a way to make Explore a viable alternative to a site like Yelp.Ness, The Restaurant Discovery App, Adds Crucial Mapping Feature
Jan 19, 12:40AM
I made heavy use of Ness's restaurant-finding iOS app during a recent trip through the East Coast, because lots of places are still sadly short on Yelp reviews, and I wanted a quick way to find the best local spots to eat. While I got some good results, I would have been all over a new feature that Ness has just pushed out in an update today: maps. Yeah, another restaurant app with a map. You're not shocked, I'm guessing, but you should take a closer look because of the data that Ness offers. It uses machine learning technology that uses a variety of social signals that you provide it from Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter, as well as your behavior and other data, to figure out which places you'll like the most. The result is often what you're hoping for -- suggestions for great places that you might not have seen on other restaurant discovery apps, or anywhere else for that matter.>From Edu To Non-Profits, YouTube Aims To Walk The Path To Good
Jan 19, 12:32AM
YouTube may be best known for its viral sensations, lawn gnomes, and feline shenanigans, but the site's massive collection of content has given rise to plenty of more benevolent — and, some might say important — trends. Like helping non-profits including charity:water harness the power of video to connect to millions of viewers. And serving up lectures from major universities, opening the doors of learning to remote villages hundreds of miles away from the nearest school. In short, YouTube has done a lot of good so far. And it's hoping to do a lot more. Hunter Walk, a long-time Director of Product Management at Google who has steered YouTube's product side for years, recently decided that he wanted to spearhead YouTube's social good efforts. Granted, the role he wanted didn't exactly exist yet, but he managed to convince YouTube chief Salar Kamangar to let him create it. Walks's new, self-appointed mission: Bake 'good' into any part of YouTube he can.Is This Activism?
Jan 19, 12:07AM
Hundreds of websites (TechCrunch included) have gone dark or visibly changed their appearance as a protest against the Stop Online Privacy Act and its Senate doppelganger, the PROTECT IP Act. It's a powerful statement and many are saying that it is already producing effects: Senators are changing positions, awareness is rising, and the opposition is becoming a dinner-table topic. But is this activism? I'm not asking whether it's a good thing (it certainly is) or whether it is effective in guiding policy (it certainly might be), but whether it is right to call it activism.AT&T's Data Plans To Get Pricier Overall But (Slightly) Cheaper Per Megabyte
Jan 18, 11:09PM
When our friends over at The Verge got wind of a price change coming to AT&T's data plans, AT&T responded that it was "an error. There are no changes to our data plans." What they should've said was "There are no changes to our data plans... yet." AT&T has just announced a new set of data plans for smartphones and tablets. As you'd probably guess, they're a bit pricier than those they replace. On the upside, they're (ever so slightly) cheaper per megabyte.Motorola Mobility's Shaker Investment A Sign Of Mobile Virtual Clubs To Come
Jan 18, 11:09PM
Shaker's certainly been keeping busy ever since they won our Disrupt competition back in September -- not only did they win our $50,000 check, the team also closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by Shervin Pishevar of Menlo Ventures not long afterward. Now it looks like Motorola Mobility Ventures is looking to get in on the action as well, as they have recently invested in the Israeli startup. Neither Shaker nor Motorola would comment on the amount of the investment.PayPal Will Be Expanding Mobile Payments Test To 51 Bay Area Home Depot Stores
Jan 18, 10:27PM
PayPal recently revealed that it was testing an in-store payments technology both via mobile and point of sale systems on a 'friends and family' basis at Home Depot. Initially, the pilot was only for 5 stores. Today, on eBay's earnings call eBay President and CEO (and interim PayPal president) John Donahoe revealed that PayPal will be extending the pilot to 51 Home Depot stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. Basically, via the pilot customers (for now, this only applies to PayPal employees) are able to pay for items via their PayPal account at Home Depot's point of sale systems. They can either use a pin code via their mobile phone or a specialized PayPal credit card that can be swiped, the payment amount will be deducted from their PayPal account.@WalmartLabs Crowdsources Walmart's Product Selection With New "Get On The Shelf" Contest
Jan 18, 10:00PM
@WalmartLabs, the digital technology division of the world's largest retailer, is launching a contest today which uses crowdsourcing techniques to determine which items the company should stock in its stores and on its website. The contest, called Get on the Shelf, will be heavily promoted by all of Walmart's social media presences, including Facebook, Google+ and, most importantly, Twitter.Veterans Need Employment, Jobvite's Apps For Heroes Helps Them Find It
Jan 18, 9:39PM
When military veterans complete their service, they shouldn't have to struggle to find jobs. That's why Jobvite and The White House's Joining Forces initiative are teaming up to release "Apps For Heroes". The feature set allows Jobvite's recruiting platform clients to check a box and flag the job openings they post to be automatically included in Veterans Job Bank. Clients can also easily add a Veterans Affairs Blue Button to their job application submission forms to allow vets to upload their military service history.If at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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