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Pile ‘em high – Glam One rolls out two new verticals, warns Glam Media off its turf

TechCrunch UK  Dec 03 09

[France] Paris-based Glam One, not to be confused with US company Glam Media, has rolled out two new verticals. GlamZic.com and GlamSport.com will target "independent professionals" in the worlds of music and sport. This brings the total number of Glam One offerings to 7, although the company is at pains to point out that additional verticals "can be deployed in under 48 hours from start to finish", which struck me as a little odd. Build it and they will come rarely works out on the web. Each vertical site offers a mix of social networking, branding opportunities, productivity tools and ecommerce. Full story...

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Made.com raises £2.5m to assault designer furniture industry

TechCrunch UK  less than a day ago

Made.com, a web-based furniture company, has raised £2.5million from investors to launch its service which connects buyers directly with manufacturers thus cutting out middle men.

Mobile coworkers get WorkSnuggling in SF and NYC

TechCrunch UK  3 days ago

WorkSnug, an augmented reality iPhone app that is setting out to connect "mobile workers" (that's everybody now, right?) to the nearest places to work in major cities, is now live in New York and San Francisco.

Apple iPad? How about a little German innovation instead

TechCrunch UK  3 days ago

While every man and his dog is waiting for their preordered iPad to arrive, some Germans went their own way and yesterday presented a Slate that appears to have, well, better features.

Skype legend Morten Lund to rock GeeknRolla, April 20, London

TechCrunch UK  3 days ago

We've just confirmed that Morten Lund, possibly the quintessential European tech entrepreneur/investor - will be keynoting at this year's GeeknRolla in London on April 20.

Breaking: 123people acquired by PagesJaunes Groupe

TechCrunch UK  3 days ago

According to investir.fi and various other sources, the world's leading people search engine 123people, which strives from Austria and has been incubated by i5invest, is being acquired by the leading french yellow pages company Pages Jaunes.

Learn how to pitch your startup, for free

TechCrunch UK  4 days ago

TechCrunch Europe and UK Trade and Investment are organising a series of pitch workshops to help startups hone their pitch.

When’s the next bus due? There’s an app for that too

TechCrunch UK  4 days ago

[UK] You know how it is, you wait for a bus and then three arrive at once. Although NextBuses (iTunes link), a new iPhone app by London-based developer Malcolm Barclay, doesn't quite solve this problem, it does promise to make it easier to know when the next bus is due and even, in some instances, tell you if it's running on time.

Yahoo to exclusively power search, ads for Telefónica España

TechCrunch UK  4 days ago

Yahoo will power search and related advertising on the 'emocion' portal of Telefónica España, Spain’s largest operator network, the two companies announced this morning.

Wiki-style business directory Brownbook hits 34 million listings

TechCrunch UK  4 days ago

[UK] Brownbook, the business directory, has integrated seed data for nearly 4 million businesses for several countries to fill up their pages and grow the site's index to 34 million listings.

Videoplaza secures €3.5 million from leading Nordic VCs

TechCrunch UK  4 days ago

[Sweden] Stockholm-based Videoplaza, the video ad server startup, has secured a €3.5 million funding round from leading Nordic VCs Creandum and Northzone Ventures.



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