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Former MySpace Director Ulf Waschbusch Becomes Chief Product Officer at Gaming Startup ‘Garena’
February 24, 2010 – | View Comments
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.

Tomorrow’s TCA’s Pitch the Angels event includes a Sequoia-Funded Keynote
February 23, 2010 – | View Comments
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

Twitter Suspends Refollow
February 11, 2010 – | View Comments
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.

CrowdGather’s stock heats up; CEO reveals VC is not the only way for startups to raise capital
February 11, 2010 – | View Comments
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

Don’t Miss Tonight’s GDP Talk (it’ll be much better than the Yahoo event)
February 4, 2010 – | View Comments
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.

TechCrunch Hacked Shortly after Posting Apple Tablet Pictures
January 25, 2010 – | View Comments
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.

Don’t Miss Media Leaders LA | Jan 26 @ The Other Room (Venice Beach)
January 22, 2010 – | View Comments
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.

Seesmic Beats Twitter to Google’s Nexus One Campaign (a sign of things to come?)
January 19, 2010 – | View Comments
Seesmic Beats Twitter to Google’s Nexus One Campaign (a sign of things to come?)

Google has featured Seesmic as one of six applications in their new Nexus One campaign. Could this indicate an even brighter future for the company?

Stealth Startup Bidzilla Is Not Just another Swoopo Clone
January 14, 2010 – | View Comments
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.

MySpace Leverages Facebook Connect for Fan Video (Coolest Campaign Ever)
January 13, 2010 – | View Comments
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.