Heh but Slack has taken over :P #alternatives #teams #collaboration #chatting #web_2.0 #startups #SaaS #monthly #trial #student_pricing #pub

I didn't even know about Bluefin. Still don't. Quoting, "Independent of other media reports, I have it on good authority that Twitter is acquiring Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge, MA-based startup working on social-media analytics around television. The price I’ve heard is in the neighborhood of $100 million, maybe a little less. Not too shabby. Bluefin Labs started in 2008 out of the MIT Media Lab and has raised about $20 million in venture funding from the likes of Time Warner Investments, SoftBank Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Acacia Woods Ventures, and Lerer Ventures."

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The Crashlytics info (in the article it is relating to Bluefin): "At least one media outlet suggests that Bluefin is Twitter’s biggest acquisition to date. My sources say that is false. Here’s why. Last week, Twitter acquired another Cambridge startup, Crashlytics, which does mobile software and bug-fixing for app developers. Sources with inside knowledge tell me that deal is worth more than $100 million in cash and stock. That number will be a surprise to most people. It blows out of the water the notion that the deal was a relatively low-priced talent acquisition of a young company. Crashlytics has only been around since 2011; it has raised about $6 million from Flybridge Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, and a lineup of angel investors who are household names in Boston tech. I’m hearing that those angels got a higher-than-10x return on their investment, plus some of their original money back (because the company apparently didn’t spend it). The VCs aren’t complaining either." #not_relevant #acquisitions #twitter #startups #social_media #web_2.0 #analytics #apps #pub

#_tags_adjusted #SaaS #file_storage #freemium #sleek_designs #sexy_layouts #apple_ecosystem_focused #iOS_apps #alternatives #pricey #web_apps #windows_apps #osx_apps #startups #pub

Lol, their whole stance with family security shiz...

"Crime Pins Offender Pins Check-ins"

_especially in the app, multiple places for this and how to get notified. come on! good idea for getting people to use the app and serice._ #_tags_new #startups #services #location_tracking #location_based_services #unique_features_slightly #unique_spin_slightly #ideas #ideas_future #ideas_biggie #@using #mobile_apps #mobile_apps_3_major_OSes #pandering #patterns_think_of_the_children #patterns_insecurity #SaaS #freemium #monthly #price:$5 #pub

#from:DONote #from:phablet #unicorns #startups #lists #guiltypleasures #best_of #funding #money #silicon_valley #tech_companies #valuations #my_porn #pub

Apparently now Tile also comes in things like Bose Sports earphones. Not sure exactly where they are located, but obviously not the physical product with the earphones. -- They also have a $3/mo or $30/yr premium service that gives you sharing, smart alerts, 30 day history, battery replacement, extended (3 year) warranty, and supposedly better cusomer care. Not sure if this is just for their Pro and Mate. The bottom also says 1 battery replacement. -- Pro specs: weight is 15g, medium size, 300 ft range, volume 3x. Mate specs: 7g weight, smaller size, 150 ft range, volume 1.5x. Slim specs: 10g weight, biggest size but really thin, 100 ft range, volume 1x, and battery is 1-yr non-replaceable. Other two are 1-yr replaceable. -- Prices: Pro: 1: $35, 4: $100 (plus free slim and luggage tag) -- Mate: 1: $20, 4: $50. -- Slim: 1: $30. -- Then Mate & Slim 4 pack: $70. Is this 2 of each? #from:DONote #from:Note3 #protection #startups #services #paid #lost_and_found #freemium #SaaS #pub

What languages do we support? We have app monitoring agents for Ruby, Elixir, and Python. -- Ugh so again not possible. -- Price: $100, $150, $300. Unlimited apps on each. Limited by "transactions" which are pretty large. The lower two plans would be perfect if PHP was supported. #performance_monitoring #app_monitoring #SaaS #freemium #pricey #data_analytics #data_collection #data_driven #charts #analytics #startups #server_monitoring #ruby #elixir #dev #apm #rails #python #pub

#annotations #code_intelligence #$AFMA #startups #interesting #unique_spin #bookmarklets #browser_extensions #chrome_extension #pub

Pretty dumb. They only have like under 200 approved merchants. Like really? The only thing this could be good for is maybe getting an electric guitar? #personal_finance #refinancing #loans #startups #pub

#tigerlabs #startups #local #SaaS #mobile #dev #freemium #pub

#@@Warren #SaaS #B2B #enterprise-ish #integrations #APIs #API_driven #ideas #copy_later_ideas_maybe #startups #pub

#slack #alternatives #chatting #mobile_messaging #SaaS #freemium #cross-platform #startups #pub