Mobile Platform Wars

Back in the day, many of us lived during epic war of the PC. There were many battles but some of them stand out.  For example, Microsoft would create awful version of their successful Windows products for the Mac. Some of you may recall Internet Explorer for the Mac (nightmare). Microsoft Office has always been […]

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Connecting local voices

When it comes to national or global issues, the conversation and debate gets loud and active. Sometimes too loud due to special interest groups and such. But our individual and collective voice can break through. Just look at what’s going on with the #SOPA backlash and the impact that Twitter and Tumblr have had. Bottoms […]

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It appears that Tumblr built in a day or two what no D.C.-based technology supplier could come up with in the last five years. MediaShift Idea Lab . #DontBreakTheInternet: How The Web Became a Political Force vs. SOPA | PBS (via matthew)

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RunKeeper

At Spark Capital, we have always believed that one social graph was insufficient.  And we have put our money where our mouth is investing in Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Boxee, Svpply, Exfm and others. A passionate focus from the founders + targeted engaged community is something we care a great deal about.  We like it even […]

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Tumblr doesn’t show others how many followers you have by default. It’s an interesting approach for sure and very different than other social networks. And the number of followers you have isn’t visible on the main page of the Dashboard either – it requires another click.  Again, very different than other networks.  A few moments […]

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