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Battle of the Loopers: Loopcam launches in China, while Twitter’s new video-maker Vine shows striking similarities
Today Berlin-based GIF animating startup Loopcam has expanded to China and secured a new domain specifically for Chinese users. The company’s latest step towards Asia is a result of the team’s interest in East Asia combined with
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Yandex confirms Wonder app blocked by Facebook in new statement
Russian search engine Yandex has confirmed in a statement that its just-released Wonder app has been blocked by Facebook. The social recommendation tool that draws information from users of Facebook, Instagram, Foursquare and Twitter in
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“Building the $100 billion Music Business” – MIDEM’s Bruno Crolot on the future of online music
Global music trade fair MIDEM is about to kick off in Cannes – and this year will aim for a healthy balance between labels, license agencies and the tech startups trying to shake it all up.
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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit tours startups, visits Wooga and Startupbootcamp
Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit has gone on a whirlwind tour of the growing startup scene by visiting four young companies in the German capital. The startup tour, which lasted approximately four hours, began at Startupbootcamp,
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Rumours abound – is Axel Springer investing €50m in Project A?
Rumours are rife in the startup scene today that German media conglomerate Axel Springer is currently in negotiations with Berlin-based company builder Project A Ventures. Deutsche Startups broke the story, claiming that the publishing house
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Views – a rival to Jack Dorsey’s Fancy – braces for launch: “The fashion industry is on the edge of a revolution”
Fashion blogging and finder app Views recently hit beta mode, allowing users to trawl through wares stocked at nearby retail stores. Think of it as a Pinterest meets Fancy but with offline love. Backed
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The human face of Big Data – mindblowing images from the planet’s “digital nervous system”
Photographer Rick Smolan was the opening speaker at this year’s DLD conference in Munich – and set the agenda for the confluence of art, technology and inspiration that characterise the event. The Human Face
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Franz Drack on the Absolut dos and don’ts of marketing
Franz Drack is in a first-rate position to lead the VentureVillage and Apex Power Sessions seminar on marketing this Thursday, 24 January. As Global Marketing Manager at Absolut Vodka, he’s had an illustrious career working
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EyeEm, Wooga, Scolibri win for host city Berlin at The Europas
German companies EyeEm, Wooga, Scolibri and myTaxi took away top prizes at last night’s tech awards The Europas in Berlin. The event, put together by TechCrunch’s Mike Butcher and now scaling up with the help of
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Startup of the Week – Stuffle, the pain-free eBay
Jumping through hoops to sell stuff online can seem more of a hassle than the measly €5 you’re probably going to be offered for the vintage, leopard-print gloves that are obviously worth far, far
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