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Minority-Focused NewME Accelerator Announces Second Class of Startups
Feb 12, 3:36AM
NewME Accelerator, the incubator launched last year to support minority entrepreneurs, just announced its latest group of startups. In her blog post about the new class (NewME's second), founder and CEO Angel Benton also offers also talks about the success rate of the first group of NewME alums — 60 percent of them have raised money, adding up to a little more than $500,000 in total funding. For the current class, Benton says NewME received more than 300 applications.Should Mark Zuckerberg Think Twice About Establishing A Dynasty?
Feb 12, 12:52AM
Congratulations Facebook! You have made history and changed the world. So, here are some thoughts from one of your biggest fans. Like the rest of the planet, I love Facebook and use it every day. So, there may never be a better time than now, when things are going really well, to add a dose of humility and perspective to the Facebook conversation. Remember the movie Gladiator? Commodus, the bad son, murdered his aging father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, preventing him from passing the empire down to his adopted good son, Maximus. Thus, instead of carrying on a centuries old tradition of merit-based succession, power passed to an unworthy blood relative and corruption followed.Agencies Show Their Age On Mobile
Feb 11, 11:26PM
Mobile strategy is about more than just phones. Mobile platforms and engagement strategies in our digitally enabled world need to support all marketing initiatives, both offline and online, and be truly multi-channel. Mobile maturity is one area, however, where brands and agencies are playing catch-up with consumer demand. A siloed approach to mobile has been commonplace over the past couple of years. Many agencies have supplemented traditional creative with mobile ads that lack a larger strategy, subbing out app development that offers no real value and failing to thoughtfully consider the best platforms and devices for mobile campaigns.Big Cuts at Airy Labs, Ex-Employees Blame Management
Feb 11, 10:24PM
Airy Labs, an educational gaming startup backed by Google Ventures and others, has eliminated the vast majority of its 20-person staff, leaving only a skeleton crew to keep the company going. That's what I've been told by former employees, and when you bring up the "team" page of the Airy Labs website, you now get a 404 error message. (There's still a link from the jobs page.) When I contacted founder and CEO Andrew Hsu, he acknowledged that there have been cuts, saying, "We're a young company and we tried some early experiments… some worked and some didn't, so now we're focusing a smaller team on the areas that worked."Four Mistakes Publishers Make When Bringing Content to Tablets
Feb 11, 9:00PM
Many revolutions have been televised, but the publishing revolution has already become digitized, and now, mobilized. There's no doubt that the second half of 2011 was a difficult period for newspaper and magazine publishers. An Audit Bureau of Circulations report revealed that single-copy sales of consumer magazines dropped by nearly 10 percent in a year, while the five magazines with the highest newsstand sales all reported sharp declines as well. Most importantly, the fall in sales has hit revenues, making it more important than ever for publishing businesses to rapidly modernize their trade.Where The Ladies At? Pinterest. 2 Million Daily Facebook Users, 97% Of Fans Are Women
Feb 11, 8:25PM
OMG. Pinterest now has over 10.4 million registered users, 9 million monthly Facebook-connected users, and 2 million daily Facebook users, according to Inside Network's AppData tracking service. With gorgeous photography, and links to shopping sites, Pinterest is becoming an obsession for flocks of women. And they're not afraid to show it, I mean, Like it. AppData and Facebook's advertising tool show that over 97% of Pinterest's Facebook fans are women.Moshi Monster Madness (In Which I Get A Snookums Tattoo)
Feb 11, 7:29PM
It's February, which means Toy Fair in New York City. Every year, Mind Candy CEO Michael Acton Smith comes to town to peddle his little monsters. Those would be Moshi Monsters, one of the largest social game sites for kids 6 to 11, with 10 million monthly visitors. It's huge in the UK, and this year Smith is going to make a major push into the U.S. And it's not just online. Moshi Monsters are finding their way into all sorts of kids merchandise, including collectible toy figurines (more than 20 million sold in the UK alone last year), plush dolls, games, the No. 1 kids magazine in the UK, mobile apps, and even temporary tattoos.Is Facebook Finally Going To Do Something Interesting?
Feb 11, 6:11PM
I can think of few subjects less interesting than Facebook's forthcoming IPO. There, I said it. I honestly don't get what the big deal is. So a few thousand people will finally liquidize their locked-up wealth, and the hoi polloi will at last be able to buy Facebook shares. Stop the presses! (It won't meaningfully affect their ability to buy other companies; they already have $4 billion in cash on hand, and I seriously doubt they have any multibillion dollar acquisitions in mind.) I guess if you measure innovation by keeping financial score, this seems exciting, but if you measure by, you know, actual innovation, this is a total nonevent. However. All the IPO furore has introduced one interesting data point: Mark Zuckerberg's S-1 letter, which includes the unexpectedly striking--daring, even--paragraphs We hope to change how people relate to their governments and social institutions.
Gillmor Gang 02.10.12 (TCTV)
Feb 11, 6:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — took a leisurely stroll on a late winter Friday afternoon. The subjects: Path and the Address Book, SuperBowl dynamics, and 21st Century Fox, aka the new television/social media hybrid model. It may seem like all stories are self-referential in this time of trending to zero barrier to entry, but as with many realtime transitions, it's hard to see the forest for the trees until you get enough altitude. With 98 million simulsharing social media out of 119 million in realtime, the uber address book that's being built will absorb all the big players including Facebook and Twitter.Don't Call Me a Douchebag
Feb 11, 4:29PM
I was once backstage at a news show. Six people were on a box in the screen screaming at each other about the economy. The producer was laughing. He leaned over to me and said, "the whole idea of this is to fill the time between one commercial segment and the next." Every day they want to scare me. Greece is going to suddenly disappear. Or have some sort of debt "contagion" that will spread across the Atlantic. Everyone is a "contagion" expert. Just like we were all experts on "Avian Flu". Whatever happened to that one? Did anyone die of Avian flu?Motorola Droid 4 Review: Initial Impressions (Video)
Feb 11, 3:37PM
Before we chat out the Droid 4 there's a bit of other news we need to address right quick. As you'll surely notice, we're doing smartphone reviews a little differently now. That said, this video and my basic hands-on impressions are just the first in a three-part series reviewing the phone. Stay tuned for what comes next! Alright then, back to business... The Motorola Droid 4 has spent exactly 24 hours on shelves, and from the time I've spent with the phone I wouldn't be surprised to hear that it's doing quite well there.Patience is a Virtue, for Losers
Feb 11, 3:15PM
Patience is one of the seven virtues, the lesser-known cousins of the seven sins. And indeed, "patience is a virtue" – or so goes the saying. But another saying states that "fortune favors the bold." So which one is it? It's not that patience isn't valued; it's that no one else is actually all that patient. Whether you are growing a business or chasing a girl or trying to lose weight or auditioning on American Idol, no one will sit around and wait for results. They will be impatient. This doesn't mean you should be impatient, it just means that in the words of George Jackson: "Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice."Daily Crunch: Wings
Feb 11, 9:00AM
Here are some recent posts on TechCrunch Gadgets: Tesla Unveils The Model X, An Electric CUV With Futuristic Gullwing-like Doors Android Hack Exposes Google Wallet PIN On Demand Review: Benarus Megalodon Diving Watch For And Against The iPad MiniInstagram Just Gave You One Less Reason To Use Camera+
Feb 11, 7:59AM
Photosharing app Instagram went through a subtle redesign this afternoon. In addition to the brand new "Sierra" filter, Notifications improvements and a UI/UX refresh where the feed, popular, share and news buttons have all been divorced of their copy and are now just streamlined symbols, the company has added the "Lux" feature. Lux, denoted by an eclipse symbol in the bottom left hand corner of the app's image edit dashboard, is basically an adjustment of image brightness, midtone contrast and saturation in order to bring out the details in an iPhone photo -- sort of like what iPhone HDR wishes it was.Zynga Marketing Master Padma Rao Joins Foundation Capital As An Entrepreneur In Residence
Feb 11, 2:31AM
Padma Rao's analytical marketing skills have made a big impact at more than one company in the Bay Area, and now she's bringing a decade of experiences to her new role as an entrepreneur in residence at Foundation Capital. Her most recent efforts helped turn a gaming startup into a booming public company. Few people realized it at the time, but in late 2008 and early 2009 social game developer Zynga had figured out how to get a great return on investment from Facebook advertising. The social network had developed its ad system over the previous few years to the point that it was able to deliver ads closely targeted to users' interests -- but most people hadn't realized that yet, so prices were cheap.Busta Rhymes Waxes Enthusiastic On Google Music
Feb 11, 1:56AM
When Google Music launched a couple months ago, there was some criticism regarding how the service was promoted. What many saw as just another music locker and streaming service (albeit a perfectly good and free one) others saw as a great new vector for music sales and distribution. But the music locker portion seemed to hog the spotlight, and the cool Band Camp-esque new artist hubs lurked in the gloom. Busta Rhymes seems to be a fan of the latter, and not just because he's in an official partnership. In an interview on MTV, he was positively effusive about Google's new platform. Check out the short clip inside.Whale Hunting: Facebook Hooks 1st-Time Buyers With $5 Of Game Credits For $1
Feb 11, 1:16AM
Only about 5% Facebook gamers pay to play freemium games. If Facebook could up this percentage, it and its third-party app developers could make a lot more money. That's the idea behind a new promotion Facebook announced today where those who've never bought Facebook Credits virtual currency before will be offered $4 in free Credits when they buy $1. This gets users to set up their credit card and experience the rush of paying for an enhanced gaming experience.Kickstarter's Big Day: $1.6M Pledged In 24 Hours
Feb 10, 11:15PM
They say when it rains, it pours. That's not usually a good thing, but when it's raining money, things are a little different. That was the case at Kickstarter yesterday, where they had their biggest day of funding ever, beating the record set... the day before yesterday. It was also the day that marked the first Kickstarter project to break $1,000,000 in funding. And the day that marked the second project to hit that number. And New York's city council endorsed the site as a way to highlight community projects that need funding. Oh, and they're on Portlandia. Definitely the biggest day in the site's history, then. They've commemorated it with a great blog post that might just make your Friday a little better. It also brings up a few new and interesting questions regarding how the site should or will be used.Look Out AT&T Customers, Your Upgrade Fee Doubles On Sunday
Feb 10, 11:03PM
If you're an AT&T customer coming off of a contract and looking to snap up a new phone, you should get on that right now. According to an AT&T memo obtained by BGR, AT&T will be raising their device upgrade fee from $18 to $36 as of February 12, which means you've got until Sunday to swap phones before your first post-upgrade bill gets even bigger. The memo states that the fee hike is needed because "the overall costs associated with upgrading to a new device have increased."New Hybrid Solar Cells Harness More Of The Sun's Light Spectrum
Feb 10, 9:38PM
Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK have found a way to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells by as much as 25% through harnessing more of the sun's spectrum than most traditional silicon-based solar cells can.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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