March 27th, 2013

Mailstrom, A Machete For Overloaded Inboxes, Makes Its Official Debut With 400M+ Emails Already Under Storage

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410 Labs, home to products like Shortmail and Replyz, was trying to fly under the radar when it first launched Mailstrom, a new email service aimed at helping those who consistently receive large numbers of email messages daily achieve “inbox zero,” so to speak. But those plans were soon thwarted, when the company was surprised by unsolicited bloggers’ reviews, followed by sudden, rapid growth. → Read More

March 6th, 2013

Email CRM Contactually Raises $1 Million Seed Round, Kicks Off API Launch With Do.com Integration

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Washington, D.C.-based Contactually, which makes a lightweight CRM tool for email, is today announcing it has just closed on a $1 million in seed funding led by SaaS backers Point Nine as well as Boston Seed, with participation from previous investor 500 Startups and other angels. The company is also announcing the public debut of its new API, which allows third-party developers to integrate… → Read More

November 27th, 2012

Interactive Email Platform Providers PowerInbox And ActivePath Join Forces, Raise $10 Million Series A For New, Combined Company

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PowerInbox, an email platform company which offers interactive email apps for consumers and marketers, has raised a $10 million Series A round jointly led by Atlas Venture, Longworth Partners and Battery Ventures, following the company’s merger with NYC-based ActivePath, which offers a similar interactive email solution. → Read More

May 31st, 2012

First Impressions On Fluent, The Startup Promising “The Future Of Email”

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Y Combinator’s Paul Graham recently begged entrepreneurs to consider “frightening ambitious startup ideas,” like building a better search engine or replacing universities. “Any one of them could make you a billionaire,” said Graham. “That might sound like an attractive prospect, and yet when I describe these ideas you may notice you find yourself shrinking away from them,” he said. “Don’t worry… → Read More

May 15th, 2012

SaneBox Adds Smarter Reminders, Lets You Snooze Emails, Sync Reminders To Calendars

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SaneBox is definitely starting to get my attention. The company, which is focused on solving the very real problem of email overload, has just rolled out a minor, but clever, new feature: reminders that sync to calendars. With the so-called “SaneRemindMe 2.0″ offering, you can quickly defer emails until you’re ready to deal with them. It’s essentially a “snooze” button for your email. Starting… → Read More

October 5th, 2011

PowerInbox Raises Additional $800K In Seed Funding

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PowerInbox, the new email platform that lets you run apps for Facebook, Twitter, Groupon and Google+ inside your inbox, just closed an additional $800, 000 in seed funding, bringing its total Series Seed to $1.9 million.

The company had previously raised $1.1 million in August, mostly from AngelList investors. → Read More

May 30th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips-at-crunchgear-dot-com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are a few that we missed. RE: RE: Braces Article Gets You Into BracesReview.com Directory FREE ($299.90 VALUE) Hi Doctor – For the next 2 weeks we will be accepting articles from Orthodontists/Dentists on any related dental topic. In exchange for the article, we will… → Read More

May 16th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips-at-crunchgear-dot-com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are a few that we missed. “Last weekend before holiday… Catch me while you can…I leave on Wednesday the 20th May When you are ready for the ultimate in upscale, exclusive female companionship give me a call. Your pleasure is my business…. → Read More

May 9th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are a few that we just couldn’t get to this week. order….. Good Day,        My name is mike william and  I will like to know if you can supply me with a special Order 0f 3000 piecess T-shirts. below is the Describtion of my… → Read More

April 25th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. E-mail Subject: The size has huge value! Hey man, ok I had to send you this site, I ordered a V yr P gb X qp L and these things work amazingly! For real, I’ve tried a bunch of other ones but they don’t work… → Read More

April 18th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn’t post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. ShowerPAL.US Hi, Will you be interested in selling ShowerPAL. Please visit http://www.showerpal.us for more information. Thank you. Sid Rizvi → Read More

April 11th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Investment Offer Attention: President/CEO I have a client from Jordan who is interested to invest  39 Million Dollars in your country under your supervision and directives. Exclusive details upon your… → Read More

March 28th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. “crunchgear”Domain Name & Internet keyword Registration Dear Sir or Madam: We are Beijing Erimut Network Information Technology Co., Ltd in China, which is the domain name registration centre here. A… → Read More

March 21st, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Re: weekend party hey I just stumbled upon your photo you look good my msn name is jane22star@hotmail.com → Read More

March 14th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Hello Hi dear!! My letter will surprise you!! My name – Elena. My age-26 years. I live in Russia!! Private life didn\’t turn out well. I decided to find a foreign man. I dream to meet a decent, kind and… → Read More

March 7th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Easy weight loss Be thin http://www.kocheg.com/?hfclavhwzxb Be thin → Read More

February 29th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. special order HELLOI am Phillip Markman from florida and i will like to know if you carry in stock Cafeteria Tables for sale? if yes please do email me back with the price range and the types you have in stock and also i… → Read More

February 22nd, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Req: honesty and transparency I am an attorney at law and here to introduce and solicit your consent to introduce a profiting joint venture in which you neither will spend money nor time in, rather, your honesty and… → Read More

February 15th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Your Favorite Horse!! Have you been looking for products of a horse? Well, we have Galupy, the galloping Horse; just click the link to see all of his products. → Read More

February 1st, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. ENQUIRY Hello,I am Edmond Woods of Virgin Travel Agency,SCOTLAND.I need to make reservation for Two (2) of my client coming from London . Check-in  Date :  2nd April,2008Check-out  Date :17th April,2008… → Read More

January 18th, 2008

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. I LOVE LIFE Hi,I am Sally 19yrs old from Freetown and i live in Senegal,i deceided having you as a friend knowing that it is an act of expressing one’s self and feeling,i feel that before we can have a good… → Read More

December 21st, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Subject: Hy friend I ‘m tony a live in Brazil. I show oportunty make money. Not need invest acess: http://www.sendearnings.com/?r=antoniobr This second opportunity pay to you $10, 00 when your friend joins and… → Read More

December 14th, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Subject: Looking for an apartment in Tel-aviv Me and my wife are looking for an apartment 2-2.5 rooms, in the centre area of Tel-aviv for one year. The apartment should be clean and at least in a very good condition. → Read More

December 7th, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. Subject: Mannequins order Hello,This is Marcus Brown from California and i will like to know if you do produce Mannequins?i will order them to my new company in Ghana.i will like you to email me back if you have so… → Read More

November 30th, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. → Read More

November 23rd, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. → Read More

November 17th, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. → Read More

November 9th, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are five that we just couldn’t get to this week. → Read More

November 2nd, 2007

The Back Burner: Things we didn't post this week

Readers, meet “The Back Burner”, a new weekly column by our very own Doug Aamoth, wherein he rounds up the tips, scoops, technologies, announcements, and spam that we just didn’t have the time (or heart) to share with you, and tells you exactly why we sat on these, er, gems. Enjoy! – Matt A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips at crunchgear dot com inbox with… → Read More