$100 Million And Google Says, “Meebo, Be Mine”
In its last round of funding in 2010, Mountain View’s Meebo raised $25 million. No small feat for the company who most notably built a popular browser based messenger client in addition to its Meebo Me widgets. With such strong financial backing, it was rumored that the Californian company was on its way to introducing other more revolutionary social capabilities with its applications. Well, perhaps that’s still true, but only...
Instagram And The Pet Rock: Simple Ideas That Grossed Millions And The People Who Believed In Them
You know Instagram. It’s that web service that allows you to post pictures and hashtags that has taken the internet by storm. It is simple and nostalgic, invoking memories of bulletin boards at bars covered by Polaroids. It allows you to share an instant in time quickly with a large group of people. What you may not know is that this simple idea was just bought by Facebook for 1 billion dollars! I feel a little Dr. Evil...
Gabtastik.com – Chat Freely
Just launched Gabtastik is a handy little tool for Mac users who want the ease of having multiple chat services on one platform. According to their site, Gabtastik is a ‘WebKit based Site Specific Browser for web chat services’. It works directly on your desktop; no browser needed. You can run GoogleTalk, Facebook chat and Meebo, which means you can tweak your way into the other major chat services like AIM, Yahoo, and MSN as well....