Xing Founder Tries Euro Twist on Y Combinator Model
Lars Hinrichs, who founded the European social network Xing and sold his stake in the company to German media giant Hubert Burda Media last year for $57 million, has launched a new startup fund/incubator called HackFwd in partnership with several mem...

Crowd Factory Launches New Social Campaign Product
Crowd Factory announced today a new product for marketers: CrowdWorks Social Campaign-- which they describe as a way for marketers to acquire new customers through simple social sharing and custom social marketing campaigns while easily tracking ...

Battle of the Batteries: Comparing Electric Car Range, Charge Times
Your mileage will vary that s one of the basic truths about driving, and it s not about to change for electric vehicles. Depending on the climate, terrain, your driving style, vehicle maintenance and other factors, you can eke out, more or le...

Did the New York Times Just Declare War on News Aggregators?
The New York Times, like many newspapers, has been trying to find an online business model that works, including experimenting with iPhone and iPad apps, as well as a pay wall that s expected to launch soon. Now, the newspaper company appears to be...

Following The Newzbin Whac-A-Mole Game
I hadn t been following the story of Newzbin very closely. It was yet another Usenet indexer harassed and shut down by lawsuits from the entertainment industry. At some point, it begins to get tedious to try to follow all of the different sites tha...

How To Turn Your Blog Into A Profitable Business
Recently I went to the Connect Now conference and had the chance to hug Darren Rowse, meet Gary Vaynerchuk and hang out with my social media friends. One year ago, I didn t think I d be able to accomplish something so awesome.Skellie was one of t...