From Disrupt NY To A $43 Million Skype Acquisition, GroupMe Tells All - TechCrunch

From Disrupt NY To A $43 Million Skype Acquisition, GroupMe Tells All TechCrunch It's totally free and works on every phone. GroupMe is based in New York and was founded in May 2010 at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon. In August 2011, GroupMe was acquired by Skype, which was subsequently acquired by Microsoft. and more »

Final Nail In The Joost Coffin: Adconion Rebrands, Folds Video Service Into ... - TechCrunch

Final Nail In The Joost Coffin: Adconion Rebrands, Folds Video Service Into ... TechCrunch On the strength of the founders' popularity and that of its other P2P products, Skype and KaZaa, the pair got funding of around $45 million from investors including Sequoia, Index Ventures and CBS; lots of premium content deals; and some one million ... and more »

Team Coco Backing Rdio! Interview with CEO, Drew Larner - Examiner.com

Team Coco Backing Rdio! Interview with CEO, Drew Larner Examiner.com One of the pioneers of the movement were Kazaa founders Janis Friis and Niklas Zennström. They bounced back and created a little service called, Skype which of course has become the leading instant messaging and online communication service on the ...

Meet the anti-Groupon - CNN

Meet the anti-Groupon CNN Many of the cards are free and retailers can specify to whom they are available (women 18 to 24 in Chicago, for example). If you are the one doing the giving, you can add money to a card. You can also publish your gift on Facebook, where others can ... and more »

Skype Launches Ridiculous New Facebook App, “Humoticons” - TechCrunch

Skype Launches Ridiculous New Facebook App, “Humoticons” TechCrunch Skype introduced a new Facebook app this morning, and before you get your hopes up, it's not some amazing new way to Skype from the browser plug-in free, or kick off multi-person video chat sessions right from the News Feed. Nope. and more »