How Link in Bio became the new online real estate for the creator economy
The creator economy is booming, and so are the tools for creators. Link-in-bio became an important piece of online identity and community management.
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From a modest $200 million in bi-lateral trade in 1992 (when diplomatic relations were established), India-Israeli trade surpassed $6 billion in 2012-13. This number is projected to double with the passage of a Free Trade Agreement.
SXSW: Israeli startups and how to Get an ROI from the Spring Break for Geeks
SXSW can be a waste of time if your'e not careful. In this post, Levi Shapiro provides a few tips to get the ROI from the 21st anniversary of SXSW and how to meet the Israeli startups there!
Quibb = Twitter + LinkedIn + HackerNews?
If Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Quora, LinkedIn and HackerNews weren't sufficient for sharing links and professional thoughts, there's now a new kid on the block. What it says on the tin: "Quibb lets you share what you're reading for work. Use Quibb to post newsworthy articles, see what colleagues are reading, and discuss the day's industry news". But isn't it a social network for professionals like LinkedIn? Not exactly.
Social TV Has Arrived…Is There a Business Model?
Nielsen has made it official- Multi-tasking across screens, particularly while watching TV, is now the norm. With US Smartphone penetration on pace to reach 80% next year (Asymco) and 2012 tablet sales of 136 million units, the era of Social TV has arrived.
20 US Startup Trends: Get Inspired and Launch in Your Country
Alley Insider, one of my favorite tech blogs, published an interesting post yesterday, titled "If We Hear About Any More Startups Like These, We'll Scream", listing some of the latest startup trends in idea buckets. Their frustration is coming from the sheer number of startups doing the same thing in the US, but for all of us living out of the US, the question should be: Is it currently being done right your country?
TayKey Raised $9 Million To Predict Flock Behavior of Consumers
Online ad startup TayKey has raised $9 million in a B round led by Sequoia Capital, Softbank Capital and Crescent Point. This brings the total investment in TayKey to $11 million, since its inception in 2008.
Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Visits Israel, Talks Acquisitions and Monetization
Biz Stone, Co-Founder of Twitter, held a press conference in Tel Aviv today to discuss the company’s plans going forward. This trip comes hot off the heels of his visit trip to the UK where, among other things, Biz appeared at NESTA with Reid Hoffman (Co-Founder of LinkedIn) and Steven Fry.
Boxee Raised $4M today
A week ago VC Cafe covered the alpha release of Israel and San Francisco based boxee. Today Boxee has announced a $4 million A round from Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures to continue development of its social media center…
Boxee, My6Sense and Didiom: What about compatibility?
I was very impressed with each of these three Israeli startups when I got the invitation to test them. Even though Boxee, My6sense and Didiom are very different from one another, I’ve had compatibility issues with all of them. In…