August 27th, 2012

What’s In A Name? $1M, If You’re Called MobileApps.com. And At Least One Big Fish May Bite, Says CEO

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The market for mobile apps is booming — but not, it seems, for MobileApps.com, one of the many app aggregating marketplaces that have been set up in the last several years to ride that wave. The Singapore-based site that used to sit at that address has closed down after “failing to find traction,” according to a Facebook announcement from its CEO and founder Alvin Koay (via Tech In Asia). And… → Read More

September 15th, 2011

ThingLink Adds Rich Media Tags To Online Images

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TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Alley participant ThingLink is a Helsinki, Finland and U.S.-based startup that lets you add rich media tags to online images. These tags appear as small dots when you hover your cursor over the image, and can link out to a number of services, including Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, EventBrite, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, Flickr, SoundCloud, Spotify, Wikipedia and many… → Read More