Interactive storytelling startup Hullabalu has spent the last several years producing a series of apps for kids based around a group of characters it has developed. But after making multiple apps of its own, the company has decided to open up its... Hullabalu releases Lightwell, a platform for creating interactive storytelling appsThis entry was posted in Apps Entertainment Mobile TC on April 24, 2017 by Ryan Lawler
It’s been six years since Twitter acquired TweetDeck, but the company might finally bring new features to the client. In a survey sent to some power users today, Twitter asked which features they would most like to see added to an “advanced” version of TweetDeck. Read More Twitter remembers it owns TweetDeckThis entry was posted in Social TC tweetdeck and tagged twitter on March 23, 2017 by Ryan Lawler
Online finance startup SoFi got its start refinancing student loans but gradually has been adding other services to members. To expand into new regions and move closer to becoming a full-service financial services company, SoFi has confirmed that... SoFi confirms $500 million in new funding as it pushes ...This entry was posted in Enterprise Fundings & Exits Mobile Social TC on February 24, 2017 by Ryan Lawler
It began shortly after lunch. The texts appeared, first a trickle. It wasn’t long before the deluge began in earnest. “A friend* added you on ChitChat,” they said. “Tap here … to get it,” they said. WTF is chitchat? — Willis F Jackson III (@wfjackson3) February 4, 2017 What ChitChat is I’m not prepared to say, as I refuse to download it.… Read More ChitChat is Silicon Valley’s spammiest new appThis entry was posted in Mobile TC on February 3, 2017 by Ryan Lawler
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. wanted to present a growing and and highly engaged user base today in its bid to go public. But there are reasons for concern, especially when you look more closely at user growth in Europe and the rest of the world With the release of the company’s S-1 filing today, Snap revealed that at the end of 2016 the company had 158 million daily active users who… Read More Snapchat international user growth slowed in the second half of ...This entry was posted in Apps Finance Fundings & Exits Mobile TC and tagged snapchat on February 2, 2017 by Ryan Lawler