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There is a significant risk and reward that comes with developing products that leverage third-party application programming interfaces, or APIs. Twitter has used its API to let others spread the

In our recent discussions of branding for startups and entrepreneurs, we've mentioned that marketing and branding is always harder to do when what you're trying to sell isn't a quality

While social media is often touted as a great lead generator and brand management tool, it can also help bad coverage spread like wildfire. Last year, two disgruntled North Carolina

The words "mobile entertainment" are so overused that they fail to capture any real meaning anymore, but in 1999 Mobitv was one of the only companies trying to bring video

Last week we told you about "lean startups" and how one of their strengths is rapidly collecting customer feedback and implementing changes to their product. With online tools like Get

Today marks the official start to the 2010 Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas where all of the biggest electronics manufacturers show off their coolest and newest products. While CES

You've probably never heard of Matt Mireles and Bjorn Liljequist but with a $4000 dollar budget and an engineering team paid in iPhones, the two already have Meebo founder Seth

In 2006, Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake coined the term "BizDev 2.0" when looking at the phenomenon of supplying commercial API keys to startup partners. Said Fake, traditional business development meant

If you've ever mistaken Parliament for Snoop or Lou Reed for A Tribe Called Quest, you wouldn't be entirely wrong. Musicians have been sampling from others for years and instead

After a long weekend, you may find you're all caught up on your favorite shows. If you're looking for a new source for entertainment, Berkeley-based community Redux is finally emerging

When it comes to video discovery, the thrill of the hunt is only really fun when you're viewing more good than bad. You could scour your feeds for entertainment, but

If you've ever created your own podcasts or home videos then you've probably got content sprinkled across YouTube, Vimeo and Blip.tv. As better video services arise, there's always that familiar

With almost half a million broadcasters, popular lifecasting service Justin.TV could probably create a section for clown fightclubs and still have thousands of video voyeurs clamoring to entertain us. The

So, Sony BMG doesn't want you to embed that AC/DC concert footage in your blog or grab the audio from that footage as an MP3? They'd probably have a fit

What do supermodel Veronica Webb, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Jajah co-founder Roman Scharf all have in common? Besides wealth and celebrity, they're all connected to today's launch of Talenthouse

Today, we spoke with Fred Destin, a Partner at Atlas Ventures in London. This interview has some great perspective on the success stories in Europe's e-commerce and video markets. Here