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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in startup

Denver-based hybrid loyalty #startup Plink raises $3 million Series A from Grotech Ventures via @TheNextWeb http://t.co/AeW0Ckjr
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Denver-based hybrid loyalty startup Plink raises $3 million Series A from Grotech Ventures

As retailers try to figure out how to bridge the gap between online and offline, finding a loyalty program that can work with both sides of the equation can be equally as difficult. Denver-based Plink is one company that is making things easier for restaurant chains and today the company has announced a $3 million Series A round of funding led by Grotech Ventures.

http://pulse.me/s/bNZj1

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Lumia

Nokia launches nail polish to match the pink #Lumia 900 via @verge http://t.co/JGLZGnVT
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Nokia launches nail polish to match the pink Lumia 900

Nokia is promoting its flagship Lumia with nail polish to match the new pink 900 model. The "Nokia Lumia Pink" polish, designed by Duality Cosmetics, looks to be even more limited than the AT&T-exclusive pink phone itself: it's only available at one-day pop-up salons in Dallas, Denver, and Los Angeles, where Nicki Minaj nail stylist Kandi Banks will offer pink, possibly phone-themed manicures and pedicures.

http://pulse.me/s/bOcgx

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard

Domain Wars: The Big Money Scramble for New Web Turf via @mashable http://t.co/CS8LAnSZ
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Domain Wars: The Big Money Scramble for New Web Turf

If you operate a website, you're currently tied to one of 22 different top-level domains. We're talking .com, .org and the ever-elusive .biz. In June, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) agreed to create new generic top-level domains (gTLD), allowing companies and organizations to apply for domains that engender a more specific brand presence.

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Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Communications

Standing On Its Own: Wix Spin-Off daPulse Scores 1.5m Series A For Its Internal #Communications Tool via @techcrunch http://t.co/6QF6CdE2
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Standing On Its Own: Wix Spin-Off daPulse Scores 1.5m Series A For Its Internal Communications Tool

It's always interesting to see when a company builds a product on the side purely to scratch its own itch, and then decides that said product has the making of a startup in itself.

http://pulse.me/s/bNvYT

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard

Content Crunching App Silk Raises $1.6 Million Seed Round via @techcrunch http://t.co/v5jV0P0j
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Content Crunching App Silk Raises $1.6 Million Seed Round

Silk, makers of a free web-based personal database/content crunching app, today announced a $1.6 million seed funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from Atomico, Anil Hansjee, Jens Christensen and Philippe Cases.

http://pulse.me/s/bN6Ll

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in BlackBerry

Executive behind RIM’s #BlackBerry 10 UI jumps ship [updated] http://t.co/GTJLzFaw
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Executive behind RIM's BlackBerry 10 UI jumps ship

By: Zach Epstein | Aug 1st, 2012 at 08:45AM Hampus Jakobsson, user interface guru and founder of The Astonishing Tribe, announced on Tuesday that he has left Research In Motion (RIMM) to pursue other projects. RIM acquired TAT in late 2010 and BlackBerry fans grew giddy at the possibility of modern UI designs hitting their beloved smartphones.

http://pulse.me/s/bNgXC

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Twitter

Thirst Re-Imagines #Twitter on the iPhone via @mashable http://t.co/YlKA33Sm
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Thirst Re-Imagines Twitter on the iPhone

After coming to the iPad in May of this year, Thirst is now available on the iPhone. A new way to look at Twitter, the app uses its own natural-language processor to filter and organize tweets into an easily digestible format that will change the way you look at your Twitter stream for good.

http://pulse.me/s/bOjMN

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in TV

Get live #TV via these upcoming mobile devices (pictures) via @CNET http://t.co/sGcsgyYK
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Local TV on the really small screen - Get live TV via these upcoming mobile devices (pictures)

View images and photos in CNET's Get live TV via these upcoming mobile devices (pictures) - Dyle is a service run by Mobile Content Ventures, a consortium of broadcasters that are building a network to deliver local and live TV channels to mobile devices.

http://pulse.me/s/bNbQa

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in Startups

What #Startups Should Do Before They Get Into The VC’s Office via @techcrunch http://t.co/4DbV6W2D
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

What Startups Should Do Before They Get Into The VC's Office

This is a guest post by Eze Vidra, Head of Campus London, Google's dedicated startup space in East London housing accelerators and cowering spaces. He tweets at @ediggs and blogs at VCCafe.com. An experienced VC would have heard thousands of pitches in his day.

http://pulse.me/s/bOuWv

Posted Aug 01 2012 by Andrew Richard in App

Psst. Facebook Turned On Its #App Center Worldwide Overnight via @techcrunch http://t.co/dIgkNyLU
Andrew Richard (@biz78)August 01, 2012

Psst. Facebook Turned On Its App Center Worldwide Overnight

Facebook took one more step further in its global ambitions today: the social network has now made its App Center, the storefront for Facebook desktop and mobile applications, available in every country where Facebook is.

http://pulse.me/s/bNJU1

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