hi5 , one of the world’s most popular social networks, has been actively remodeling its site to cater to the gaming industry. Last fall, the social network launched a totally revamped site that places a much stronger emphasis on games and virtual... 

A bill introduced today in the Senate by Democrat John Kerry and Republican Richard Lugar proposes a new type of visa for immigrants who create startups and jobs in the U.S. A similar proposal is part of an immigration reform bill in the House. The Startup... 

These days, APIs are a must for just about every web service. It’s no longer enough to simply be a web site, everyone wants to be a platform, and APIs are the hooks that enable that by way of data. Since 2006, Mashery has existed as a company to... 

Social music player TuneWiki is on a funding roll. The startup just raised $7 million in Series B funding from Motorola Ventures, I ntellect Capital Ventures , HillsVen Capital, Novel TMT and Benchmark Israel. Today, TuneWiki is announcing that NOCOMO... 

PackLate.com , a new startup that aims to make it easier for people to book affordable vacation rentals online at the last minute, recently raised $685,000 in seed funding from Philadelphia-based Genacast Ventures, First Round Capital, ETF Venture Funds... 

For decades, educators have been scrambling to find better ways to prepare students for the real world. It began with the mildly apocalyptic government report, A Nation at Risk , which warned that an outdated school system was unwittingly sabotaging... 

Something tells me Kwedit , which launches today, is going to be a hit. It’s a new payment service that absolutely doesn’t guarantee payments. In fact, its unreliability is what makes it so attractive to social game publishers and other people... 

Sighted online by Peter Juan : A great time-waster, and proof that the Pong concept isn’t dead . Post from: The Gadget Blog View original post here: The Best Damn Pong Variant Ever  Read More →

The iPhone (and iPod Touch) is lately becoming the mobile platform of choice for the classic games connoisseur. Yesterday we wrote about Ultimate Genesis, the official Sega Genesis emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and today Kotaku reports that... 

Last week, we wrote about MyTown , an iPhone application created by Booyah already had 500,000 users. More here:  MyTown 2.0 Evolves The Gaming And Monetization Of Location View original post here: MyTown 2.0 Evolves The Gaming And Monetization Of...