Last week’s top story was with no doubt Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo. The plot was full of twists and drama, saved only to”Jurassic Park” style M&A deals like this one. Israel didn’t stand still last week, so I’ve gathered…
How many times have you sat down with your overpriced Starbucks soy latte and the internet couldn’t connect? Apparently too many times, because Starbucks decided to do something about it. In an official press release, Starbucks got rid of T-Mobile…
Nuconomy, an Israeli web analytics startup and one of the most promising companies of the Israel Web Tour, has announced its A round of investment led by WPP Digital, the digital investment arm of WPP Group. The round was raised by Mark…
After a week packed with meetings, presentations, pitches and networking opportunities, the Israel Web Tour concluded on Friday after a great party at Slide. I believe that sharing is caring, so I thought I’d share with you my notes from the…
And the saga continues: After a week of speculations, we thought we’ve heard everything. It started with Microsoft’s bid. Then rumors said that a PE firm will come to the rescue. Google couldn’t just be a bystander and added oil…
Vator TV, Bambi Francisco’s video startup, is a marketplace for ideas and capital. Founded in 2007, Vator showcases hundreds of video “elevator pitches”, uploaded by people looking to pitch their ideas, businesses, skillsets or needs, such as capital, partner or…
There was little known about Dov Moran’s start up Modu when I covered it’s appearance at CES 2008 last month. At the time, speculations alluded to a mobile technology that allows users to transform electronics into mobile phones, or visa versa give…
After kicking off the Israel Web Tour at Ask.com on Monday, I’m now at the web tour’s public showcase, being held at the Microsoft SVC Campus in Mountain View, CA. In attendance: approximately 300 people ranging from entrepreneurs, VCs, press…
Trailing after Facebook, MySpace will announce the launch of its Developer platform today, by opening the MySpace Developer Site to app creators around the world. Applications will be available to the users one month from today. This move could level the application development arena,…
Amid turbulence of acquisition by Microsoft, News Corp, Private Equity funds and now a ‘help’ offer from Google, Yahoo! is not resting on its laurels. Following almost a month of rumors, PaidContent confirms that Yahoo! has bought Israel-based FoxyTunes, for…
