Ryan Lawler

What does it say about us as a culture that is slowly killing off its primary method of information transferral. In 20 years, if there are no physical books, what…

Video discovery is becoming a big deal, as startups seek to help users sort through the millions of videos that are now available over the Internet. But until now, the…

Klip is coming out with a new app update today that is designed to increase engagement for its users by providing better communication tools between them. The latest version of…

Wello makes personal fitness easy and affordable, by providing low-cost training session by video over the Internet. Now it’s raised a $1 million seed round of financing from investors in…

After the success of Louis CK’s direct-to-fan specials, video startup Chill is pivoting — again — and coming out with a new product that it hopes will provide a new…

TiVo reported solid third-quarter financials thanks to subscription growth from MSOs and payments in litigation it settled with Verizon earlier this year. It reported service and technology revenues of $61…

I’m a big fan of Animoto and its automatic video-creation service. But even if you get a service to automatically create videos from photos that you’ve chosen and uploaded, you…

YouTube announced today that it’s expanding the number of languages that will automatically be captioned in videos uploaded to its library, with support for six European languages. The new languages…

Avocado’s new calendar feature was built from the ground up and is designed to allow couples to share scheduling, and both receive reminders for events. The feature sends notifications to…

Video-sharing site Vimeo has updated its iPhone app, working to improve its upload process and simplify navigation for watching other people’s videos. Changes revolve around things that Vimeo has taken…

Stitch Labs wants to be the connective tissue between various online shopping carts and marketplaces, making it easier for small vendors to peddle their wares and manage inventory across them.…

If you travelled by air for the wonderful holiday weekend, you might have been faced with the hell that is the typical airport car rental experience. There are the lines,…

500 Startups yesterday filed an SEC document for a 500 StartupWallah fund, which presumably would be focused on investments in India. And today, a document surfaced for a 500 Luchadores…

Peek has rolled out a section of the site just for Perfect Days that are created by the community for cities all over the world. And it’s giving users the…

The idea behind ShopNear.me is simple: Rather than going to big box retailers or shopping for goods online, it gives users an easy way to buy from boutiques and independent…

VYou has built a community around question-and-answer type interactions via video, both on the web and through mobile apps. Now users can see and respond to questions on Twitter. The…

Highlight has come out with another update today, bringing new ways to embellish your profile page, new ways to communicate with others, and new ways to consume content on the…

Video management startup Kaltura is growing fast, but it’s looking to expand even more, and has raised even more money to do so. The company has closed a $25 million…

As you look through Viggle’s actual financials there are many troubling signs. Let’s start with the merger itself, which is contingent on Viggle raising an additional $60 million in funding.…

Kontrol.tv is the next product from MOVL, a startup that has been working on dual-screen mobile and TV applications over the last few years. It’s been building an ecosystem of…

Justin Kan’s startup Exec has been busy over the last few months, adding a new housecleaning service to its on-demand task management service. It’s also been busy adding features to…

MoviePass hopes to do for the theatergoers what Netflix did for DVD renters and streaming movies, which is to let them pay one monthly fee and enjoy as many movies…

You’d think, after raising nearly $100 million over the course of the last seven years, that video conferencing specialist Vidyo would be all set for cash. But apparently not, as…

With billions of videos being created and uploaded to the web every day, I’ve been bullish on the idea of discovery apps for services like YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu. One…

There are a growing number of peer-to-peer marketplaces out there, helping to match up buyers and sellers. But for those marketplaces to work, they don’t just need payment processing —…

For years, LongTail Video has offered its open source JW Player as a free alternative for businesses that don’t want to put their videos on YouTube or pay SaaS-based content…

Voice-based search is all the rage these days in the video world, as Microsoft, Google, and Samsung are all rushing to offer new ways for consumers to navigate through billions…

Magisto is opening up its API, which will allow third-party developers to be able to take advantage of its cloud-based video editing service in their own applications. By connecting to…

First Gangnam Style. Now Webtoons. Both are Korean phenomenons, and now both are available for U.S. audiences. The latter comes thanks to a new platform called Tapastic, which aims to…

Brightcove expanded beyond video content management and rolled out its platform for mobile app development about 18 months ago. It then released an update to the platform, which included a…