The Realtime Report

JULY 9, 2014

Facebook acquires LiveRail for $400M to $500M to serve video ads everywhere, improve its own – Facebook purchased video ad tech startup LiveRail, which connects marketers to publishers on both web and mobile to serve video ads (TechCrunch). Related Stories Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Acquires Pryte, Instagram 6.0,

News 173

News Social Media Twitter Facebook 173

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 20, 2014

Facebook could launch its Flipboard-like news reader this month – Facebook may launch “Paper,” a news reading service for mobile devices similar to Flipboard, before the end of January (re/code).

News 150

News Flipboard Social Media Twitter 150

The Realtime Report

APRIL 21, 2014

Twitter agrees to buy data partner Gnip – Twitter has acquired Gnip, a startup the micro-blogging platform has been working with for years; plans are to offer more sophisticated data sets and better data enrichments for businesses using the data from Twitter’s “Firehose” (re/code).

News 173

News Adsense Social Media Facebook 173

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 4, 2014

Facebook forces users worldwide to download Messenger for mobile chat – Facebook is no longer allowing messaging in its main iPhone and Android apps; now users worldwide must download its standalone Messenger app.

Foursquare 177

Foursquare News Instagram Social Media 177

The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Location analytics startup Placed convinced those people to download a mobile app that tracks them wherever they go, 24/7, in exchange for accumulating $5 and $10 gift cards over time, as well as being eligible for drawings of bigger ticket items, like an Apple iPad. Related Stories Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S.

Privacy 164

Privacy Apple Mobile Foursquare 164

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Gap is the first brand to use startup Sincerely’s new “brand-centric service” Postagram Direct, which launched last week. Last week the Gap announced a social media promotion for the holidays: the brand’s Facebook fans can send their own photos as real, printed postcards to their Facebook friends – for free.

Retail 164

Retail Facebook Startup Mobile 164

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

LinkedIn to acquire job-seeking site Bright for $120 million – data-driven job search startup Bright is LinkedIn’s largest acquisition to date; Bright used algorithms to match job seekers to positions (re/code). Any social media updates that we missed this week? Let us know in the comments below.

Foursquare 142

Foursquare News LinkedIn Data 142

The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The award-winning startup has also been recognized by the likes of Microsoft GrowthX and Expo2020 (The World Expo). This is especially true for segments that have a consultative sales process or offer high value items, such as luxury, furniture, mobility, wellness and much more for which the software is ideally suited.

Retail 91

Retail Video Microsoft Loyalty 91

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Facebook testing Instapaper-like “Save for Later Reading” feature – recent mobile screenshots reveal that Facebook is testing a feature that will allow users to save links that were shared on Facebook onto a list for future reading (AllThingsD). Any social media updates that we missed?

News 156

News Foursquare Features Social Media 156

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Developing a startup is not for the faint of heart. As a result, we can expect more movement with new startups, and with that, many women innovators will take a role leading their own technology companies. Previous clients include T-Mobile, DAZN, Indeed.com, among others. The Great Resignation, in part, led to 5.4

Startup 20

Startup Industry Compete B2B 20