Phone.com today officially launched a mobile software application that gives Android phone users advanced calling features such as free or cheap international calling. Phone.com hopes to have similar apps available on the Apple iPhone and Blackberry platforms soon.
Phone.com Launches Advanced Calling Features for Android Phones and iPhones.
Thumbtack.com has raised another $1.2 million from angel investors including WebBlogs and Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis. Thumbtack provides listings of local service providers, but differentiates itself by only including listings for companies that compete profiles.
Well-known angels back local services startup Thumbtack.com | VentureBeat.
TurnHere has partnered with Yelp to become their exclusive video production service. Yelp will use TurnHere’s 8,000+ filmmakers to help shoot videos for local businesses that advertise on Yelp.
TurnHere And Its Network Of 8,000 Filmmakers To Flood Yelp With Videos.
JackRabbit Systems raised $1.3 million from Kickstart Seed Fund and Sun Mountain Capital. JackRabbit’s system competes with other online hotel booking services, such as Kayak, Orbitz and Expedia, but differs in that it is a white labeled system that integrates with partner sites.
JackRabbit Systems Raises $1.3 Million For Online Travel Software.
Twitter is claiming that they are now receiving 190 million monthly visitors and 65 million tweets per day. By comparison, Compete shows that Facebook had 135 million visitors in April and Twitter had 21 million. So where ever these numbers come from, it appears as though Facebook is still MUCH larger than Twitter in terms [...]
Etouches, a provider of online event registration services, has raised an undisclosed amount lead by Greycroft Partners. The funds will be used to continue the build out of their Software as a Service (SaaS) integrated event management and marketing tools.
via peHUB » Greycroft Leads Round for Etouches.
Ziff Davis, once a leading publisher of consumer interest magazines, has been sold to a group backing a former executive from Time Inc. The focus for the new owners is to push Ziff publications to an online only format, including PC Magazine.
Ziff Davis — what’s left of it — sold to former Time executive | [...]
Ad Age recently posted a Q&A session with Demand Media’s Chief Revenue Officer, Joanne Bradford. Joanne, who recently left Yahoo to join Demand Media, discusses the need for Demand to build out a bigger sales organization and create greater awareness in the advertising industry. She goes on to say that the companies goal is to [...]
paidContent has a post today on Yahoo & and their recent acquisition of Associated Content suggesting that they, and their competitors, Demand Media and AOL’s Seed, work on improving the quality by 1) investing in a vertical approach, and 2) investing in tools and functionality that compliment their articles (e.g. quotes for business articles, sports [...]
Websites in the news this week:
Gilt.com
Gilt is closing in on Groupon’s turf. In April, Gilt quietly launched a beta version of “Gilt City,” a local deals service that offered a set of weekly deals for New York.
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ComiXology
With the advent of the iPad, the digital age of comics may finally be blossoming. The iPad as a [...]