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Solving unmet needs through startup companies

Posted on February 4, 2013June 13, 2013 by timbatchelder

In Big Tech, Bet on Companies That Seek a ‘Better Way’
Sarah Mitroff, wired.com

Consumer internet companies are notorious for selling us something we don’t really need, whether it’s Foursquare telling us to check-in to the restaurants and shops we enter, or Facebook encouraging us to share every detail of our lives. But it’s…

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Do we need Facebook or Foursquare? No. Bet on companies that seek a ‘better way’, by @sarahmitroff (nextlevelofnews.com)
Foursquare Is Generating Too Much Useless Noise (adage.com)
Foursquare Morale Hits A New Low And Employees Look For Ways Out (businessinsider.com)
Foursquare Plans to Sell Your Data to Advertisers (news.softpedia.com)

3 billion check-ins let Foursquare highlight the most awesome places

Posted on January 31, 2013February 12, 2013 by timbatchelder

3 billion check-ins let Foursquare highlight the most awesome places in the U.S.
John Koetsier, venturebeat.com

Three billion check-ins and tens of millions of tips ought to add up to something. In Foursquare’s case, that means the “Best of” series, which highlights “the most awesome places in cities across the U.S.”The location-based social network, which …

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Foursquare rolls out new feature enabling members to share venue info with non-members (digitaltrends.com)
3 billion check-ins let Foursquare highlight the most awesome places in the U.S. | VentureBeat (venturebeat.com)
Foursquare continues recommendation engine transformation with sharable media-rich pages for venues (thenextweb.com)
Digital Marketing Trends: Add some fun (and discounts) to your Christmas shopping with Foursquare (digitalsurgeons.com)
Foursquare uses 3 billion check-ins and 10 million tips to create ‘most awesome places in the US’ lists (digitaltrends.com)
Foursquare Launches Its Second Ever iOS App, Foursquare For Business (cultofmac.com)
Foursquare Launches Stand-Alone App for Businesses (socialtimes.com)
The Best of Foursquare Features Top Check-ins Per City (marketingpilgrim.com)

ZenPayroll Launches Cloud-Based Payroll Service With $6.1M In Seed Funding From CEOs At Yammer, Box, Yelp And Dropbox

Posted on December 16, 2012June 1, 2013 by timbatchelder

Seed statue (Photo credit: Ben.Millett)

Alex Williams, techcrunch.com

Y Combinator company ZenPayroll launched its cloud-based payroll service today with $6.1 million in seed funding from Google Ventures and investments from the CEOs at Yammer, Box, Yelp and Dropbox. It is the largest seed round ever …