


Exclusive
Mobile platform Swrve wants to be more engaging, buys Ireland-based Converser

Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place

Here’s what the Internet has to say about net neutrality

Shazam’s latest funding round came, in part, from Russia

Judge reportedly tries to shut down WhatsApp in Brazil

Analysis
Modern Family’s latest episode is a must-watch for anyone trying to tell stories online

Verizon’s response to the FCC’s net neutrality ruling is hilarious

Silent Circle buys out Blackphone and will debut new models next week in Spain

Facebook is patenting a tool that could change the way you schedule meetings

Google starts using indexed apps and its ‘mobile-friendly’ label as ranking factors for search results

Verizon and AT&T slam FCC net neutrality ruling

These 10 charities will get 10% of Reddit’s 2014 ad revenue

The FCC votes to enact net neutrality

Microsoft details Project Spartan’s new rendering engine and why it chose not to adopt WebKit

VB Webinar
MMA showdown: the best Mobile Marketing Automation platforms and why you need them (webinar)

Apple announces March 9th Apple Watch event in San Francisco

Exclusive
How Bluenose reduced its customers’ time-to-value to a mere 49 days

Exclusive
Hoping to make clickable brand icons more common in messaging, InMoji nabs $1M

Partner Content
Designing for Place: Appticipation for the TripAdvisor App

Boku launches ‘phone-on-file’ carrier billing to replace credit cards with phone numbers

Apple’s iOS grabbed a record 88.7% of smartphone profits in Q4 2014, Android fell to a new low of 11.3%
Sharecare Acquires Behavioral Voice Analysis Technology to Advance Development of Personalized Mobile Health Solutions
New Sharecare App Uses Innovative Voice Analysis to Help People Increase Self-Awareness, Improve Relationships, Enjoy Better Health

Sprinklr acquires Pluck, continuing the consolidation in social media management

Box announces FINRA compliance and file-retention features in financial services push
Morf Learning Powers Compliance Training for Major US Financial Institutions
First Full-Scale Urban Hyperloop System Planned for California

Vurb launches its uber-app as the conductor of your app symphony

Citymaps picks up $6M as it creates a new way to love maps

Paris beats New York to become Airbnb’s top spot globally with 40,000 active listings

Google and European regulators try new moves as death cage match intensifies
Cortendo to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

iOS grows to 73% enterprise share in Q4 2014, Android drops to 25%, and Windows Phone stays flat at 1%

Facebook introduces new features to report and support users who seem suicidal

Sprinklr buys social community provider Pluck off of Demand Media

Home-selling startup Opendoor takes $20M as it plans to launch in Dallas and Portland

Spotify taps Musixmatch to bring real-time lyrics to your desktop, launches daily viral charts too
Trov Closes $6.5M Financing Deal and Adds Facebook’s Director of Analytics to Board
