Couple Street: A Social Network for Two

Last week at the Launch Festival, NYC-based Couple Street (Couple St.) unveiled the first social network for only two

Rock Your Block: The Social-Networked Job Engine for Teens

I wish Rock Your Block existed when I was in high school.  (Of course, there was no Internet then, so that is truly wishful

Challenge Your Facebook Friends to Just About Anything with Leap

Let’s be honest - trying to one-up your friends is an effective way to constantly improve upon yourself and become the

Culture and Collaboration: The Language of Social Media

On Monday night, Rosetta Stone hosted an event at Barcode as part of Social Media Week in Washington, D.C. The title

Cracking the Love Code: Why Most Online Dating Sites Fail

If you’re single, today sucks.  There is no escaping all the ooey-gooey-makes-you-just-want-to-barf ads and promotions

StyleMusee Pairs Social Discovery with Fashion

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, much like Clothia, new startup StyleMusee is helping men and women discover

The PowerInbox API Lets You Turn Emails Into Interactive Experiences

Boston-based PowerInbox, has just launched an API (in beta) that is a marketer’s dream.  Anyone from developers to

Facebook Files For IPO, Exposes ‘The Hacker Way’ Among Other Juicy Details

Facebook filed it's form S-1 with the SEC today to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering. It's likely to be the

Twitter to Censor Tweets in Some Countries

Well, Twitter didn’t exactly use the word “censor.” But “withholding” particular tweets after they’re posted

New DC Startup Accelerator The Fort Launches

A new tech accelerator is coming to town: Fortify.vc, a venture fund from Virginia, will begin accelerating some of its

ThDstrct: A Lesson on Building Community and Keeping it Simple

As our world gets smaller, online communities are becoming more and more ubiquitous.  I’m not talking about huge social

Ourspot: The Image and Video Sharing Social Network for Close Relationships

Early this morning a new social network that focuses on quality, rather than quantity, of relationships launched publicly to

2011 Trends: Tech Year In Review

Editor's Note: This article is a revised version of an article written by Jen Consalvo and Frank Gruber that appears in the

Nextdoor: Turning Neighborhoods into Social Networks

The Next GE Instagrapher Announced

Last month we announced GE's use of Instagram to search for the next GE "Instagrapher." After more than 3,000 Instagram

Belly: The Universal Loyalty Program App

Logan LaHive wants you to get rid of all those pesky loyalty cards stacked in your wallet. You know.. the ones with the

Finding the Underlying Gems in User-Generated Content with 451 Degrees

We all know that content is “king.” Thoughtful, meaningful, original online content garners high SEO results – true

Facebook Acquires Gowalla, Will It Improve Facebook Places?

Following closely behind the announcement of Facebook opening a new office in New York City solely dedicated to engineers,

Little Printer Goes Retro To Bring You Digital Updates On Paper With A Smile

London-based product development startup BERG introduced the Little Printer today, a new product that takes your digital

Frugalo Launches Daily Deal Dashboard With Social Recommendations

With the loads of daily deals offers out there you probably got a slew of Cyber Monday emails yesterday. I did. I am sure

Twitter Acquires Whisper Systems, an Android Security Firm

Twitter has acquired Whisper Systems, an Android security firm based in San Francisco. According to an announcement on