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Former MySpace Director Ulf Waschbusch Becomes Chief Product Officer at Gaming Startup ‘Garena’

Ulf Waschbusch will become the new Chief Product Officer at Garena, a Singapore-based gaming software company with over 25 million users worldwide.

by Tim Schulz on February 24th, 2010
16 Comments   Business

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Tomorrow’s TCA’s Pitch the Angels event includes a Sequoia-Funded Keynote

Tomorrow's Pitch the Angel's competition includes two panels, a keynote speech about entrepreneurship, and pitches from 12 new start-ups

by Tim Schulz on February 23rd, 2010
No Comments  Events

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Twitter Suspends Refollow

Twitter recently revoked OAuth access for Refollow, a great product that also could be abused by spammers. Other Twitter-based startups should watch this situation closely.

by Tim Schulz on February 11th, 2010
1 Comment  Featured, Technology

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CrowdGather’s stock heats up; CEO reveals VC is not the only way for startups to raise capital

CrowdGather has been growing quickly this year. We sat down with their CEO to discuss the company, how they raised capital, and what they think of the recent cross-town startup Gravity.com

by Tim Schulz on February 11th, 2010
5 Comments   Business, Headline

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Don’t Miss Tonight’s GDP Talk (it’ll be much better than the Yahoo event)

What started a couple months back as an idea to help local start-ups and entrepreneurs connect is shaping up to be a very exciting event that nearly 100 people plan to attend.

by Tim Schulz on February 4th, 2010
No Comments  Events

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TechCrunch Hacked Shortly after Posting Apple Tablet Pictures

One of the world's largest tech blogs was hacked shortly after posting apparent pictures of the Apple Tablet.

by Tim Schulz on January 25th, 2010
2 Comments   Business

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Don’t Miss Media Leaders LA | Jan 26 @ The Other Room (Venice Beach)

TrendSlate is proudly sponsoring the upcoming Media Leaders event, which is now one of the fastest-growing networking groups in the country.

by Tim Schulz on January 22nd, 2010
2 Comments   Events

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Stealth Startup Bidzilla Is Not Just another Swoopo Clone

For the avid deal shoppers who are looking for the ultimate experience, Bidzilla might be just what they've been waiting for.

by Tim Schulz on January 14th, 2010
2 Comments   Featured, Headline, Technology

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MySpace Leverages Facebook Connect for Fan Video (Coolest Campaign Ever)

MySpace recently launched a new campaign that brings fans closer to their favorite artists. The campaign, dubbed “Fan Video”, inserts you into a scene with one of eight top music artists, including 50 Cent and Alicia Keys.

by Tim Schulz on January 13th, 2010
1 Comment  Headline

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One More Week to Go for a Free Trip to Davos

Citizen journalists have only one week left to enter the MySpace Journal competition, which will send one lucky person to Davos, Switzerland to report on the World Economic Forum. This is a banner week for MySpace. In addition to this ongoing competition, the MySpace Developer...

by Tim Schulz on January 4th, 2010
No Comments  Featured, Headline