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Embrace.io raises $2.5M to track mobile app performance
Embrace.io says it can help developers understand the performance of their apps — and determine whether things like bugs or slow load times are actually driving users away. The company just announced that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Eniac Ventures, with participation from The Chernin Group, Techstars Ventures, BoxGroup and others. CEO Eric Futoran (pictured… Read More
Pinterest brings full dish recognition to its Lens camera search
In a move that may seem like an early step toward hitting a ridiculously high valuation, Pinterest is now adding to its Lens camera search the ability to recognize complete dishes. Next time you’re at a restaurant and you find something delicious, Pinterest is now going to give you a way to take a quick photo of that dish through its Lens feature and find recipes related to it. Read More
Instagram launches Story Search for hashtags and locations
Instagram Stories wants to be your window into what’s going on around a topic or place right now, so it’s adding a way to search Stories two months after Snapchat did the same. Instagram users can now search for a location or hashtag, and see a Story compiled from Story posts by other users that include that location sticker, hashtag sticker, or hashtag in the caption. Location… Read More
Zenefits introduces level-funded insurance plans and more mobile updates
Zenefits, in a further attempt to continue to find its way into small businesses as a human resources management service that can outmaneuver larger and more complex platforms, is releasing a suite of new updates today. Much of these updates revolve around trying to simplify the process of managing an employee base, from benefits to payroll, to something as simple as a few taps on an app.… Read More
Chinese trio carve up a quarter of global smartphone sales in Q1: Gartner
The global smartphone market grew 9.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to Gartner’s latest stats, and growth is being driven by a trio of Chinese device makers. Read More
Apple and Nokia bury patent hatchet
Well that didn’t last long. A fresh patent spat between Nokia and Apple which fired up at the back end of last year when Cupertino accused the former world number one mobile maker of making like a patent troll appears to have been resolved already. Read More
Real estate investors misread signs in the market
Justin Pierce is a real estate investor who regularly writes about his experiences buying, renovating and selling houses in the Washington area. The writing is clearly on the wall — this local housing market has definitely leveled off and there’s no saying for sure which direction it’s going from here. It’s by no means doom […]
Are real estate investments for professional couples?
Albert and Anna are professionals in their mid-30s earning a combined $248,000 a year before tax. They have a toddler and hope to have at least one more child. They wish they could spend more time with their daughter, “but alas, due to the demands of our professional careers, it is difficult, and we find […]
REITs Offer Investors a Toehold in Real Estate – Metro OC
In the 1967 film “The Graduate,” the one word of career advice offered to Dustin Hoffman’s character was “plastics.” But if the film were updated, today’s advice just might be “prisons.” Or “cell towers.” Or “casinos.” Those are three new property sectors being aggregated into investment pools known as REITs, or real estate investment trusts. […]
Transitioning From the Wholesale to Retail Flip
I LOVE real estate and every facet of real estate investment. From wholesaling and flipping houses to rental property ownership, there’s opportunity for profit in every market, whether rising, falling, or sitting still. Sure, you have to adjust and change strategies with changing markets, but that’s part of the fun, and it cuts down on […]