by Admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Technology
Watsi is a non-profit, crowdfunding platform where anyone around the world can donate money (as little as $5) to directly fund healthcare access and emergency medical care for people in need. It was founded after Peace Corp volunteer Chase Adam saw a woman in a poor...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2014 | Companies, Technology
Facebook’s one billion users may have another reason to stay loyal to the social networking giant. According to a source in the financial industry with ties to Facebook, the company is gearing to open a wire service that will allow money-transfers (between users)...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2014 | Companies, News, Technology
Imgur is an image hosting website that has more than one million images uploaded daily by tens of millions of users. Founded in 2009 by then college student Alan Schaaf, Imgur turned into an instant success and is on its way to becoming a heavy player in the startup...
by Admin | Apr 9, 2014 | Companies, News, Technology
OkCupid is a strong supporter of gay rights – so much so that they are asking users to stop accessing their site through Firefox. Mozilla’s newly appointed CEO, Brendan Eich, donated $1000 to Proposition 8, the 2008 California measure banning gay marriage. His...
by Admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Companies, Technology
Circle is a brand-new digital currency firm and one-stop-shop for users worldwide to store, transfer, spend and receive their digital assets at the touch of a button. Still in its rollout phase, Circle just acquired $17 million from venture capitalists that will be...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2014 | Companies, Technology
Toy company GoldieBlox offered a public apology to the Beastie Boys this week, just after settling a lawsuit with the music group over using their hit song “Girls” in one of their ads. “We sincerely apologize for any negative impact our actions have had on the...
