Pinterest Will Open Promoted Pins To All Advertisers Following Success Of Beta Program
After years of questions about how it will make revenue, Pinterest’s roadmap to monetization is becoming more clear. The company announced today that its Promoted Pins program, which it made available in beta to certain brands eight months ago, has performed “just as good and sometimes better than organic Pins,” and it will make the program available to all advertisers on… Read MoreRussian Startup Livemap Lands $300K Grant For Its Motorcycle Helmet With Built-In Navigation
As we’re coming up on the next Consumer Electronics Show, I got an update from one of the companies that participated in TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield at the last CES — Russian startup Livemap. The Livemap team is working to create motorcycle helmets with voice control and GPS navigation directly in your field of vision — so while you’re riding, you can… Read MoreApparently The Bitcoin Bowl Is A Real Thing That’s Happening Right Now
When I first heard about the Bitcoin Bowl, I assumed it was a joke, or maybe a weird startup publicity stunt. It turns out that yes, the Bitcoin Bowl is promoting BitPay, a bitcoin-processing startup — but it’s also real college football game that’s underway as I write this on Friday evenin Read MoreTesla Announces The Roadster 3.0 With A 400 Mile Range
Tesla isn’t done with its iconic Roadster. The company just took the wraps off the next generation of the sport car. Chief among the updates is a new 400 mile range, which will allow drives from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Tesla notes that it expects a 40-50% improvement on driving range between the original Roadster and Roadster 3.0.Read MoreFacebook’s ‘Year In Review’ Feature Will Chronicle Your 2014, Good Or Bad
Facebook has again unleashed its Year In Review app, automatically compiling some of the most-liked photos from your feeds over 2014 and puts them into a neat little timeline. When you sign into Facebook, you’ll see an advertisement to check out your Year In Review, customize it, and share it with your friends. If you’re still having trouble finding it, you can simply sign into… Read MoreNubeliu Is Bringing The Private Cloud To Latin America
Private cloud enterprise solution Nubeliu has raised a seed round from Latin American powerhouse investors Kaszek Ventures in the “couple of millions,” according to a source close to the company. Storm Ventures and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) founder and CEO Marcos Galperin also participated in the round. Read MoreHere Lets You Inform People You’ve Arrived With A Selfie
From the makers of meeting prep app Lowdown, Here lets you send a push notification or an automated email to let attendees know when you have arrived. Read MoreStartup Brain Power Uses Google Glass To Develop Apps For Kids With Autism
Though many developers have begun to abandon Google Glass, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup called Brain Power believes that the hardware still has plenty of possibilities for children with autism. Brain Power develops Google Glass apps, as well as hardware add-ons, that help kids learn social and communication skills while at the same time providing feedback to caregivers. Brain… Read MoreThe “Snappening” Had No Impact On Snapchat Growth, Usage Or Engagement
No single bad PR incident can impact Snapchat’s growth or popularity, it seems. Earlier this year, the mobile social network made headlines when thousands of Snapchat accounts were hacked, causing around 200,000 private photos – many of a decidedly racy nature – to be leaked publicly to the web. Meanwhile, Snapchat’s tone-deaf response to the event – dubbed… Read MoreFloppy Cloud Sneaks An NES And SNES Emulator Into The iTunes App Store
Emulators on iOS usually get shut down as soon as Apple’s App Store review team catches wind of their existence – usually thanks to news and blog coverage. (Sorry.) But guess who’s on holiday break right now? Yep. That’s why a new app called Floppy Cloud, which is secretly an NES and Super Nintendo emulator is still available for sale on the iTunes App Store as of… Read MoreAppcues, Now Backed By $1.2M, Lets Anyone Personalize A Product Experience Without Writing Code
When done well, user onboarding – meaning the initial experience a customer has when adopting a new product or service for the first time – can increase the chances that a user sticks around to become a loyal, engaged customer for a company, ultimately impacting its bottom line. A startup focused on improving that experience for software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses… Read More
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