Fwix Shifts From Local News To Places: “We Are Automating Patch”

For the past two years, Fwix has been building a hyperlocal news site for cities and neighborhoods around the country in a very automated fashion. Its homepage for every city has been three columns filled with recent news and blog headlines, along with other local data like weather (see second screenshot below)

Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad

In terms of brand recognition, it’s hard to top a huge live display billboard in Las Vegas . But Foursquare has managed to do it

The Online Video Debate: Size Versus Quality

Editor’s note : The following guest post is by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, the CEO of  WatchMojo , a producer and distributor of premium video content. Follow him on Twitter @ashkan or @WatchMojo Last week, Erick posted an article on TechCrunch titled “Industry Insiders Say Online Video Advertising Is Reaching A ‘Frenzy Point.’” It was a surefire way to get online video entrepreneurs excited, right? Not so fast. The article quoted two CEOs of large online video businesses—namely Keith Richman of Break Media and Jason Glickman of Tremor Media—whose basic argument was as follows: It very well may just be the big ad networks and properties like Hulu that are seeing the vast majority of new ad dollars.

Google Buys Angstro As It Furthers Social Strategy

Google has just bought TechCrunch50 startup Angstro according to a post on the company’s site. The company’s founder, entrepreneur Rohit Khare, has joined Google to work on the company’s social networking product Google Me, according to an L.A.

Kodak Easyshare M590 digital camera ready to rock and roll

Kodak has introduced its latest Easyshare M590 digital camera which is more than ready to knock your socks off – those who are looking for a consumer class digital camera with pretty intelligent controls without having to fiddle with the knobs and dials found on a DSLR. Of course, a compact digital camera like this might not be able to offer the flexibility of a real DSLR or Micro Four Thirds shooter, but at least it is dummy-proof so to speak, as you let the camera’s processor select all the settings for you to capture your favorite memories. The latest Easyshare M590 is dubbed by Kodak to be the “ultimate social networking accessory for people who love to share their pictures”

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