http://techcrunch.com – Educational publisher Elsevier is diving deeper into the world of open and social educational data: it has bought Mendeley, the London/New York-based provider of a platform for academics and organizations to share research and collaborate with others via a social network. The terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed but we understand it is for a sum between $69 million and $100 million. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Online ad company Adknowledge just announced that it has acquired SocialWeekend Labs, a startup that built tools for developers to promote their apps, and also built its own Facebook and mobile apps (such as Birthdays+ and Photos+). It sounds like Adknowledge is most interested in the startup’s developer tools, as well as its team — the company says it plans to integrate those tools into its (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Mailbox launched to much fanfare earlier this year. Heralded as “the best email management app you’ll ever use“, iOS users virtually lined up to try the app. It was a hit. So much so that Dropbox quickly scooped up the team led by CEO and co-founder Gentry Underwood. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://ubuntuforums.org – Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 311 for the week April 1 - 7, 2013. Links to UWN Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue311 In This Issue Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Beta 2 releasedWelcome New Members and DevelopersUbuntu StatsUbuntu Global Jam - An Early Call for Events!Showcase the diversity of the Ubuntu community!Call for nominations to the (Hardware)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – It feels like college Hackathon season is in full swing, and that’s why I’ve been making it a point to drive around the Northeast and check out what all these undergrad hackers are capable of cobbling together in just 24 hours. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Editor’s note: Patricia Nakache is a general partner at Trinity Ventures where she invests in early stage social commerce and entertainment companies. Follow her on Twitter @pnakache. The prevailing wisdom among entrepreneurs these days is that they should initially fund their startups with a $1-2 million convertible note. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – As East Coast Editor of TechCrunch I don’t get much respect. “What’s out in New York?” they ask. “No start-ups, that’s for sure. Foursquare? Meh. It’s all bankers and boredom.” I’ll tell you what’s out in New York and along the entire East Coast: some amazing entrepreneurs with some amazing ideas. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – High Fidelity, a new startup from Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, has raised $2.4 million out of a $3.4 million round, according to a new SEC filing. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – If you haven’t heard of Whisper yet, get ready to. It’s the latest social app to capture the attention of a huge — and growing — audience of users, as well as the attention of a group of investors. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – If you’re a developer building web or mobile apps that use Google Drive for storing information, you’ve probably found that users really can’t be trusted not to delete or move that data. (IT news)
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