StackSocial Raises Seed Funding, Launches Platform Publicly

StackSocial, a digital commerce startup that aims to match web publishers with readers, publicly launched its platform and announced a $800,000 seed round today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the funding round was over-subscribed and came from 500 Startups, Tim Draper, Paige Craig, Siemer Ventures, Amplify, Jim Pallotta, Rick Merrill, Josh Resnick, Mark Schwartz and Jeff Lapin.

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PlayUp App Lets Fans Enjoy The Olympics In A New Fun Way -- AppAdvice

PlayUp, the first social networking app exclusively for sports fans, socializers, and gamers, announced the launch of PlayUp Version 3.1, becoming the first international fan engagement platform where Olympic fans worldwide can socialize over the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Tablet Travelers Still Pulling Content, Not Pushing Productivity

Surveys of US travelers confirm tablets are still all about about consumption of content. That has big implications for tablet makers and apps developers. Don't Leave Home Without Your Tablet One recent survey of American travelers showed that for most, tablets usually come along for the trip.

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Finding the right revenue model for office sharing

As competition heats up in the office sharing market, two different revenue models are taking shape. When it comes to the share economy and sharing physical space, Airbnb and its billion dollar valuation has stolen much of the show in the first act of a larger story about how consumers are choosing access over ownership.

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NextDoor, the social network for neighborhoods, raises $18.6M

While Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have helped us connect to social networks online, there's still a big opportunity in helping people connect to the real-world social community - our local [REAL] neighborhoods - right outside our doors.

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