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Appfuel Is A Simple Way For App Developers To Balance Monetization And Growth
Jun 25, 12:48AM
Appfuel is aiming to make it easy for mobile app developers to manage the tradeoff between user growth and monetization. Cross-promotion between apps is a big part of the ecosystem, but CEO Andrew Boos said Appfuel is unique because of its simplicity. Developers add a "suggested apps" unit to their own apps, and they can either grow their user base by getting a reciprocal recommendation in another app, or they can earn money by running sponsored suggestions — or rather, with Appfuel, they do a mix of both. To adjust the program, they just move a slider determining how much of their inventory goes towards recommendation swapping versus sponsored links, and Appfuel handles the rest of the optimization process.AppScale Launches As An Open-Source Backup Equivalent To Google App Engine
Jun 25, 12:47AM
Startup AppScale has launched its open-source backup up service for Google App Engine (GAE), which is compatible with standard cloud services that developers use when building apps. The company, which was one of six startups that presented at the Structure conference last week, stood out even if it did not win an award for overall best startup and even though it wasn't the audience award winner. Here' why: It is a backup Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a PaaS and infrastructure services."Facebook Reader" Is Real, But It's Not RSS Or A Google Reader Wannabe
Jun 25, 12:25AM
Facebook is working on a fresh way to read news, a source tells TechCrunch, and an image leaked to us by another might show the "Facebook Reader" in action. It's not based on RSS, and Facebook isn't rushing the launch of what could compete with Flipboard. That's because reading is a high-stakes, long-term project that could get us to invest even more time in the social network.Datameer Smart Analytics Is Designed For The Person Who Is Not A Data Scientist
Jun 24, 11:00PM
Datameeer, like a lot of companies, is trying to make its data-analytics platform accessible to people who are not data scientists. It's part of a growing trend to ease the complexity of data analytics so the practice is accessible to the far larger group of people who are more versed in using spreadsheets to do their work. Datameer 3.0 features what the company calls "Smart Analytics," which simplifies Hadoop by building in the work that data scientists calculate themselves. It's time for this shift. Hadoop has achieved deep enough adoption that it should be more accessible.Medical E-Booking Platform ZocDoc Opens Up $55 Million In New Convertible Debt
Jun 24, 10:21PM
ZocDoc, the company that makes a web-centric platform for booking health appointments, has drawn on $2 million of a new $55 million convertible debt note. In a phone call this afternoon, ZocDoc CEO Cyrus Massoumi said that the debt note is being provided by a "handful of folks." He declined to provide further details on the entities involved.Dropbox's Drew Houston And Sequoia's Bryan Schreier On How To Recruit (And Retain) Top Talent
Jun 24, 10:00PM
Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston and Sequoia Capital partner Bryan Schreier joined us in the TechCrunch TV studio for a special three-part series on how Houston and Schreier work together on recruiting, growing as a CEO, and building the company. The first part of this series is focused on recruiting and retaining talent.
Snapchat's First Monetization Move Will Be In-App Purchases
Jun 24, 9:59PM
Fresh on the heels of the announcement that Snapchat received $60 million in funding led by International Ventures Partners, co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel has told TechCrunch that the first phase of the monetization strategy will involve in-app transactions. According to Spiegel, the company is already playing with hidden features and doing experiments to see what works best.Enterprise Leaders Marc Benioff, Jeff Weiner And Doug Leone At Disrupt SF
Jun 24, 8:00PM
San Francisco, here comes Disrupt. Starting on September 7, our annual conference kicks off at the San Francisco Design Concourse. As usual we've rounded up Silicon Valley's luminary entrepreneurs and savviest investors along with the best up-and-coming startups. And this year's show is going to be great. Today we're excited to announce Marc Benioff, Doug Leone, and Jeff Weiner are set to take the Disrupt stage.Microsoft and Oracle Team Up To Bring Java, Oracle Database, Linux and WebLogic Server To Azure And Windows Server
Jun 24, 7:51PM
Ahead of their joint press conference later today, Microsoft and Oracle announced a new partnership that will bring a number of Oracle products to Windows Server and the company's Azure cloud computing platform. These Oracle products include Java, Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic Server.Snowden Took Booz Allen Job With Intent To Expose NSA
Jun 24, 7:36PM
Surveillance whistleblower and current Carmen San Diego impersonator Edward Snowden was a man on a mission: According to his latest interview, he took a private contractor position with the intent of exposing the National Security Agency. "My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked," he told The South China Morning Post on June 12. "That is why I accepted that position about three months ago."Honest Buildings Gets $5.5 Million To Scale Out Its Online Network For Real Estate Pros
Jun 24, 6:03PM
Honest Buildings, a New York City-based startup that’s created a web platform to connect professionals in the real estate construction and design space, is announcing today that it’s raised $5.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by the Westly Group and RockPort Capital Partners, and brings the total invested in Honest Buildings to date to $7.5 million. This past fall, Honest Buildings raised seed funding from RockPort and Mohr Davidow Ventures. Honest Buildings, which has been described as a cross between Yelp and LinkedIn for building pros, was originally conceived as a platform to let commercial real estate owners assess the environmental impact of their new office building projects and choose the building construction and design firms accordingly. Today it is a more general marketplace for building solution providers to showcase portfolios of their work and connect with people looking to build new buildings or upgrade existing ones. The funding comes on the heels of some solid growth for the company, which has a full-time staff of 12: Over the past five months, some $25 million in building contracts were originated through the Honest Buildings platform, and the company counts industry giants such as Cushman & Wakefield as users. Also, Honest Buildings says it recently launched an office in London to expand into the UK market. The enterprise software space is heating up, and the commercial real estate sector has notably lagged behind residential when it comes to web-based tools, so it will be interesting to see how services such as Honest Buildings grow in the months ahead.Hacker Scrapes Thousands Of Public Phone Numbers Using Facebook Graph Search
Jun 24, 5:45PM
A hacker has exploited Facebook's graph search to collect a database of thousands of phone numbers and Facebook users. Both parties agree that all the information was left public by users (even if the users themselves may still not realize it). But Facebook issued him a cease and desist after the hacker continued to scrape data and argued with Facebook that the availability of the information invades users' privacy.Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta For iPad And iPad Mini With New Update, Brings Voice Memos Back
Jun 24, 5:36PM
Apple has released a new beta of its iOS 7 software for developers today, and the big news is that the iPad version has arrived. Back when Apple announced iOS 7, it said the tablet version would follow the iPhone version a few weeks later, and they've stayed good to that promise. The iPad version support is available from the developer channel for those registered as iOS devs.Win A Case For The Unreleased Redesigned iPad
Jun 24, 5:28PM
So I just got an iPad case in the mail. It's for the iPad 5. That model is not out yet. But you can have this case anyway. Of course I have no way of knowing if this will, for an absolute fact, fit the next iPad, but the chances are good. At best, you'll win a case for the next iPad. Or, likewise, you could win a fun conversation piece.There Is No Google Reader Replacement, Only Alternatives
Jun 24, 5:28PM
Google Reader is slowing down. Over the past few days, buttons have broken, marking feeds as read seemed to take a bit longer than usual, and the Android mobile website on some devices shifted over to the desktop view with no way to change things back. As users up until the bitter end, we can no longer complain about these events because Google doesn't care - it's shutting down Google Reader on July 1st and we all have to leave.Leap Motion Opens Up Beta Access To Developers In Preparation For Its July 22 Launch
Jun 24, 5:00PM
Leap Motion is about a month away from shipping its 3-D gesture controller to consumers, and it wants to make sure there are plenty of apps for users to play with. With that in mind, the company is opening up access to its Airspace app store for any developers who are already testing out the device, and it will further open its developer portal to those who don't already have access to it.Snowden Still Seeking Asylum, Wikileaks May Publish Rest Of His Docs
Jun 24, 4:31PM
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is in political limbo as he seeks asylum with any country that will help him escape from U.S. extradition. On a press call today, Wikileaks Editor Julian Assange assured journalists that he is "healthy and safe," meaning that they still have no idea where he'll eventually end up. "I cannot give further information as to the whereabouts or present circumstance except to say that the matter is in hand," added Wikileaks spokeswoman, Sarah Harrison.Google Launches Cloud Playground, A Browser-Based Environment For Trying Its Cloud Platform
Jun 24, 4:20PM
Google's Cloud Platform is slowly becoming ay fully featured environment for running complex web apps, but it's not easy to just give it a quick try. To get started with Cloud Platform, after all, you have to first install the right SDK and other tools on your local machine. Today, however, Google is launching its browser-based Cloud Playground, which is meant to give developers a chance to try some sample code and see how actual production APIs will behave, or to just share some code with colleagues without them having to install your whole development environment.Africa-Focused Savannah Fund Graduates Its First Batch of Startups
Jun 24, 4:08PM
Even though its startup scene is still nascent, Sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow pools of capital and entrepreneurial know-how in hubs like Nairobi, Kenya. Today, the Nairobi-based Savannah Fund, which is raising up to $10 million for startups in the region, just graduated its first batch of companies at PivotEast, a Disrupt-like competition for African mobile startups. They include a Ghanaian e-commerce startup called Ahonya that sells electronics, a Ugandan mobile game developer called Kola Studios that's popularized a local card game and SafariDesk, a site that helps travelers find off-the-beat experiences and places for luxury camping.After Exiting From Crashpadder, Founder Hopes Pact Will Be The 'Zappos Of Coffee'
Jun 24, 3:50PM
You can't really keep a good entrepreneur from continuing to launch companies. That appears to be the case once again with Stephen Rapoport. Rapoport previously built and sold the apartment-sharing site Crashpadder to Airbnb, but has since got itchy feet once again after exiting a few months ago. And what started out as a hobby business to keep him interested before the next big thing has turned into a much bigger project.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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