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Entries Tagged as 'Mobile'

Twitter - Can it Escape the Valley?

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Twitter, an absolute obsession, nay, a way of life for some, is not even on the radar for many people outside Silicon Valley. The root of this lies in the fact that Silicon Valley is the first to know about new technology, either by word of mouth or by targeting of PR and marketing […]

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Tags: North Carolina · Tech · Entrepreneur · Blogging · Opinionated · Mobile

Social Network for iPhone? Silicon Valley prepares to lose more social skills

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Mobile social networking has had more false starts than most “next wave” technologies, with the mild successes of dodgeball, jaiku, twitter, and LimeJuice. But so far they’ve been a mixed bag. Yes, Jaiku was acquried by Google, which is always cool, but did anyone really use it? And yes, Twitter almost qualifies […]

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Motricity to leave Durham for Bellevue WA; Layoff 250 employees

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

This is not breaking news, but one of the Triangle’s most successful tech startups, Motricity, is moving their headquarters at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham for the greener pastures of Bellevue, Washington. Motricity has been both a symbol of the kind of success tech companies can have in the Triangle area, and of […]

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Tags: North Carolina · RTP · Venture Capital · Media · Tech · Entrepreneur · Mobile

Google Maps at the Gas Pump - Teams with Gilbarco

November 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Greensboro, NC company Gilbarco is teaming up with Google to offer directions via Google Maps displays installed directly into gas pumps. No, this doesn’t mean cheaper, ad-supported gas, but it does mean that the search giant will be more ubiquitous than ever, especially in light of the GPhone platform announcement a few days ago.
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Tags: Google · North Carolina · RTP · Just for Fun · Tech · Mobile

Motricity Gearing up for IPO? Acquires Infospace Mobile

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Durham, NC company Motricity has acquired Inofspace Inc’s mobile services unit for approximately $135 million in cash. The deal brings together two of the major players in the mobile software and content delivery sector.
Motricity comes out of this looking like a force to be reckoned with, boasting the software that powers the start […]

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Tags: RTP · Venture Capital · Tech · Entrepreneur · Mobile