TechCrunch40, 2007 TechCrunch40: Productivity and Web Apps The second and final day of the TechCrunch40 conference is underway with the first of the final four start up sessions. Session 5 focuses on productivity and web applications. Below are my thoughts about each of the startups that presented. Xobni Xobni ("inbox" spelled backwards), makes the Insight plugin for Microsoft Outlook that adds… Emre Sokullu View comments
News Google Joins Mobile Ad Fray Google announced yesterday that it would bring its contextual text ads service, AdSense, to the mobile web. AdSense for Mobile will allow mobile web site publishers in 13 countries to monetize their content with text ads using the familiar pay-per-click model. Analyst Frost & Sullivan predicts that the mobile advertising market will reach $2.12… Josh Catone View comments
RSS Readers Google Reader Goes Multilingual, Comes Out of Beta The Google Reader team announced today that the project has left Google Labs and added 9 language options to its existing English interface. Those languages include French, Italian, German, Spanish, English (UK), Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, and Korean. I'm glad that many international RWW readers will now be able to read the… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
web Lunarr Launches Thought Provoking Collaboration Tool - With Issues Portland, Oregon based Lunarr is launching a deceptively simple looking collaboration platform tomorrow and we've got invites for the first 200 readers who want to check it out (see bold line below). The company had a very nice launch party tonight and they give a heck of a demo - but here's what I think after using it just a bit myself. Lunarr… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News IAC Buys UGC Gaming Company, GarageGames Barry Diller's Interactive Corp. announced tonight that it is taking majority share of Eugene, Oregon based GarageGames, a company that shepherds independent online game developers to market. IAC will place GarageGames at the center of an innovative project called InstantAction.com - due for release early next year. InstantAction will include a… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments