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Millenoki Launches Mobile Data Compression App Datasquasher To Put The Squeeze On Onavo, Snappli
Nov 08, 9:00AM
The irony of the UK rolling out its first "super fast" 4G network last week, courtesy of EE, won't be lost on consumers for too long: we can now burn through our rationed mobile data plans even faster. It's unsurprising, then, that a number of startups have emerged over the last year or so with ways to help reduce our mobile data usage by compressing traffic on the fly, proxy-server style.Clear For Mac Launches, Translates A Made-For-Mobile Experience To The Desktop
Nov 08, 5:42AM
Clear for Mac had a unique challenge in making its way from the iPhone to the desktop, since Clear was obviously built with iOS in mind.. In fact, its primary appeal was the fact that it largely did away with control elements inherited from the desktop, dropping buttons in favor of gestures made commonplace thanks to the success of iOS. So bringing it to OS X, and keeping Clear recognizable while addressing the needs of mouse and keyboard users, presented quite a bit of a challenge.Square Wallet Now Accepted In Over 7,000 Starbucks Stores In The U.S., Only 3 Months After Deal Signed
Nov 08, 5:18AM
We knew that Square did a huge deal with Starbucks that would eventually wipe out the need for old-school cash registers, and the company shares tonight that the shift is in full effect. Starting now, over 7,000 Starbucks stores in the US will be able to accept Square Wallet. Don't pull a card out ever again, it's all ready to go. If you haven't used the service at other locations, it's a super time-saver, and I imagine that Starbucks will save tons of man-hours and annoyances by eventually not having to deal with swiping cards.Tumblr Updates Its iOS App To Be "Completely Native," Features Redesigned Dashboard, Notifications And Gestures
Nov 08, 4:04AM
Tumblr, the micro-blogging service that allows everyone to be a creative publisher, has updated its iOS app to become faster and more engaging. Tumblr says it's "completely native." By "native," the company means that the app feels faster and more integrated into your iOS experience. After a few minutes of playing with it, I can tell you that the company has backed up its claims in every sense of the word. Recently, the company built a standalone photo-sharing app that was lovelier than its own app, so I knew that something was up.Intern Sushi Goes Nationwide With Its Video-Centric Internship Site
Nov 08, 3:05AM
Intern Sushi is trying to improve the often-horrible internship application/selection process, and it's expanding with full nationwide support, as well as adding new industries. Here's the idea: Resumes are pretty useless when it comes to choosing interns. Actually, they're pretty flawed in general, but they're particularly bad for internships, where employers are probably choosing one or two candidate from a large list of applicants whose resumes are going to look pretty similar (because they don't have much professional experience yet). Instead, with Intern Sushi, users are asked to create a profile that captures their personality and ambitions. That centerpiece of the profile is a short video, but users can include a portfolio of their work too. They can also create content tailored to a specific opening, like a video cover letter outlining why they really really really want that internship.Here's What A Piece Of Viral News Looks Like As It Makes Its Way To Google+ Explore
Nov 08, 1:05AM
The No. 1 thing about the Internet that fascinates me is the fact that information can travel at the speed of light. One moment, something can happen in one part of the world, and seconds later, someone on the opposite side of the world can know about it. That is absolutely epic in my opinion. Be it a video, link or tweet, things travel quickly, but we rarely see how they travel.The Narcissism Of Minor Silicon Valley Differences
Nov 08, 1:00AM
There's a prevalent myth in Silicon Valley, the myth that people aren't snobs here. This isn't true. A sort of reverse/meta-snobbery exists here, mostly intellectual in its nature, and the line between the alphas and the betas is extremely clear cut for those who can see it. "We're so snobby we're above snobbery." Yes, much like Los Angeles and New York, very few people who are here are from here and almost all of us who are here at one point aspired to be here. And, maybe because we're not as pretty as New York or Hollywood, we'd like to think we're smarter.In Its First Report Since Going Public, Trulia Posts First Profitable Quarter, Record Revenue
Nov 08, 12:55AM
How are the recent class of tech IPOs faring? Real estate search engine and Zillow competitor, Trulia went public in September, debuting at $22.10 per share (up 30 percent from its initial pricing) with a valuation around $580 million. Today, Trulia announced its third quarter earnings -- its first report as a public company. While results were mixed overall, the company still managed to give shareholders a few reasons to be optimistic.Unmetric Launches SatisfactionMetrics To Track How Companies Tweet At Customers
Nov 08, 12:21AM
Unmetric, a company that scores the social presence of brands, has launched a new tool called SatisfactionMetrics, which offers details about how companies handle customer service on Twitter. The new modules look at a brand's replies to customer tweets, then breaks them down into five common responses — apologies, prompting customers to send direct messages, prompting customers to call a number, asking customers to email a specific address, or direct customers to a link. Unmetric doesn't tell you which of these strategies actually result in satisfied customers, but it's useful to see what the competition is up to — the idea, Unmetric says, is to reveal "industry-wide norms" and best practices.Well, What Do You Know: The UK Prime Minister's iPad 'App' Is Real. We Have Details.
Nov 08, 12:03AM
We were pretty skeptical when newspaper reports circulated last December that the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, had commissioned his very own iPad app to stay on top of government business -- and it wasn't even silly season. Well, as it turns out, we were only partly right. The 'app' does exist and is currently running as a Beta inside select government circles. However, it's not actually a native iPad app, but built to run in a browser (as per UK government guidelines on a standards-based approach to its IT), and isn't designed solely to be used by the PM.Is Election Predictor Nate Silver A Witch? Probably. And Quantified Self Data Will Make You One Too
Nov 07, 11:33PM
Scientists are yesterday's wizards and demigods. And Nate Silver is a scientist. One whose ability to predict the outcome of elections is so precise, it's nearly indistinguishable from magic. That's why IsNateSilverAWitch.com is so funny. But really what his flawless prediction of the presidential election signifies is the coming of age of the quantified universe.Travtar Lets You Sell Those Hotel Reservations You've Booked But Can't Use
Nov 07, 11:30PM
If you're like me, when it comes time to actually pay for a hotel reservation online, you double- and triple-check the dates (and the schedules of your travel companions) before you click that payment button. Hotel reservations typically set you back at least a few hundred dollars, and depending on the place, they're not always easily refundable -- especially as you get closer to the time you're scheduled to stay there. So if you made a mistake, or even just have a last-minute time conflict that prevents you from staying those days, you can be out of a lot of money.Come Swim With The Sharks (We're Hiring!)
Nov 07, 10:47PM
TechCrunch is currently experiencing a success problem. We're growing - fast. And, thanks to you beloved readers, we've now got some hiring to do, also fast. Now while it's a given that we want the best and brightest folks around on our team, we also want our new folks to bleed green, TechCrunch green. I personally bleed 8-bit TechCrunch green, but I won't ask everyone to do that - TechCrunch green is just fine. And, with this type of stringent requirement, we thought it might be best to see if you, our readers, might be also interested in working here. After all, you're the most likely to have the right blood-type (green) - as opposed to the folks that might find us on random websites with names like "Brass Ring" or "Inside Jobs".Awkward! ACLU Defends Pedophiles To Preserve Anonymous Free Speech
Nov 07, 10:23PM
Rights groups were put in an awkward position yesterday after California passed an anti-human trafficking ballot proposition that deters anonymous speech from convicted sex offenders. Specifically, the law forces sex offenders to notify law enforcement everytime they adopt a new online identity, which could allow websites to selectively restrict their comments.Facing Regulatory Scrutiny, Ride-Sharing Service SideCar Hires A Head Of Policy
Nov 07, 10:19PM
Just a few months ago, ride-sharing services SideCar, Lyft, and Tickengo received cease-and-desist letters from the California Public Utilities Commission. Well, at least one of them is taking that threat very seriously: In response to regulatory scrutiny, SideCar has brought on industry veteran David Phillips as its new head of policy. Phillips is no slouch when it comes to government and regulatory concerns: He was one of the first lawyers to join AOL, back in 1994 when it was bringing a whole new wave of connectivity to users. He's also at various times represented Napster and IGN/Fox Interactive Media. So with that background, what makes him want to join a startup like SideCar?Reminder: The TechCrunch Detroit Meetup Is Tonight!
Nov 07, 10:07PM
In case you didn't hear the deafening roar coming from Comerica Park, this is a reminder that the Detroit TechCrunch Meetup is tonight.Founder Stories: Bradford Cross Of Prismatic On Running His Startup
Nov 07, 10:04PM
Our TCTV show, Founder Stories, returns with a new West Coast host, Michael Abbott @mabb0tt. Mike is a general partner at KPCB and was previously Twitter's VP of Engineering and a founder himself. Prismatic is an app that creates a custom newsfeed based on your interests. Its news discovery iPhone app launched in August to positive reviews. For our West Coast premier episode of Founder Stories, we invited co-founder Bradford Cross back to our studios to learn how he is managing the business.Jetlore Helps Businesses Turn Short Social Updates Into Usable Data
Nov 07, 9:46PM
We cover a lot of startups using social data, but Eldar Sadikov, co-founder of a company called Jetlore, said whenever someone else wants to build a social app, they have to "reinvent the wheel again and again." That's why Jetlore is launching a platform designed to power these kinds of services. Sadikov said he wants his platform to serve as "a layer that sits between social networks and consumer Internet companies." The company's specialty is analyzing pieces of text and matching that text with different topics. According to Sadikov, Jetlore isn't just identifying keywords, but also figuring out the context in which those keywords are being used. To use one example that he actually showed me, if you mention the Giants in a tweet or Facebook post, Jetlore can tell from the context whether you're talking about the football team or the baseball team. Or if you're mention bridesmaids, the platform distinguishes whether you're referring to the movie or an actual wedding.Content Wants To Be Free, And Qabila Media In Egypt Is Making It Happen [TCTV]
Nov 07, 9:37PM
We're very lucky at TechCrunch to get some really interesting and brilliant visitors. When I step foot into the office, I never know who's going to show up next. Today, we had a great group of folks come in that are part of GIST (Global Innovation through Science and Technology). In our San Francisco office, we were able to speak with some cool up and coming entrepreneurs from all over the world. I had the pleasure of speaking with Perihan Abou-Zeid, Communications Director of Qabila Media Productions, a company that is creating opportunities for content creators in Egypt that didn't exist before. Check out our interview above.Airbnb Partners With NYC.gov To Provide Free Housing For Hurricane Sandy Victims
Nov 07, 9:21PM
Last week, Airbnb waived fees for users affected by Hurricane Sandy. It also encouraged hosts with listings in affected areas to lower their prices and take in those without food, power, or housing. Now it's partnering with NYC.gov and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the peer-to-peer home-sharing service is enabling users to offer up housing to Sandy-affected users for free.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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