Viraload http://www.viraload.com Technology & Start Ups that are Viral and Infectuous Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Rdio Streams Music from the Cloud http://www.viraload.com/2010/06/03/rdio-streams-music-from-the-cloud/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/06/03/rdio-streams-music-from-the-cloud/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:37:16 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/06/03/rdio-streams-music-from-the-cloud/ rdiologo

Radio is music streamed to your ears from the cloud  brought to you by the creators of KaZaa and Skype.  Rdio is trying to bring the music streaming business model using cloud computing.  The beauty is the ability to play…

]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/06/03/rdio-streams-music-from-the-cloud/feed/ CODA Battery Powered in Deal for 476M and Govt Money http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/26/coda-battery-powered-in-deal-for-476m-and-govt-money/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/26/coda-battery-powered-in-deal-for-476m-and-govt-money/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 10:53:43 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/26/coda-battery-powered-in-deal-for-476m-and-govt-money/ codalogo CODA, a California-based electric car and battery company, announced today its plans to build an automotive-grade lithium ion battery system manufacturing facility in Ohio. CODA is considering several sites within Ohio for the facility, which could employ more than 1,000…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/26/coda-battery-powered-in-deal-for-476m-and-govt-money/feed/ TweetDeck Raises 3M and Brings Live Streams to the Desktop and Wireless Device http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/21/tweetdeck-raises-3m-and-brings-live-streams-to-the-desktop-and-wireless-device/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/21/tweetdeck-raises-3m-and-brings-live-streams-to-the-desktop-and-wireless-device/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 13:42:53 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/21/tweetdeck-raises-3m-and-brings-live-streams-to-the-desktop-and-wireless-device/ tweetdecklogo

TweetDeck  is a highly popular  application that allows you to read and post   on social networking sites.  TweetDeck has raised 3 M in a  Series B round led, betaworks.  TweetDeck allows users to post from a single application to multiple…

]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/21/tweetdeck-raises-3m-and-brings-live-streams-to-the-desktop-and-wireless-device/feed/ Lookout Raises 11M to Security for Smart Phones http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/18/lookout-raises-11m-to-security-for-smart-phones/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/18/lookout-raises-11m-to-security-for-smart-phones/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 13:48:57 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/18/lookout-raises-11m-to-security-for-smart-phones/ lookoutlogo Lookout, the leader in smartphone security, today announced an $11 Million Series B round of funding led by Accel Partners with Khosla Ventures and Trilogy Partnership also participating. The company also announced that it has added several new executives to…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/18/lookout-raises-11m-to-security-for-smart-phones/feed/ Booyah Closes 20M Round Lead By Accel http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/17/booyah-closes-20m-round-lead-by-accel/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/17/booyah-closes-20m-round-lead-by-accel/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 14:09:55 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/17/booyah-closes-20m-round-lead-by-accel/ mytown Booyah, creator of the popular location-based mobile app MyTown, has closed a $20 million round of financing and added renowned investor, Jim Breyer to its Board of Directors.  Led by Accel Partners, a premier global venture firm with investments in…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/17/booyah-closes-20m-round-lead-by-accel/feed/ GILT Groups Raises 35M for Luxury Expansion Plans http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/14/gilt-groups-raises-35m-for-luxury-expansion-plans/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/14/gilt-groups-raises-35m-for-luxury-expansion-plans/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 22:42:47 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/14/gilt-groups-raises-35m-for-luxury-expansion-plans/ giltlogo Gilt Groupe is highly successful luxury online retail site has raised 35M to fuel further expansion.  Gilt has skillfully navigated the luxury segment of retail ecommerce through simple and sleek designed site that offers steep discounts for members only invitation…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/14/gilt-groups-raises-35m-for-luxury-expansion-plans/feed/ onesocialweb Breaking Barriers in the Social Networking http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/13/onesocialweb-breaking-barriers-in-the-social-networking/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/13/onesocialweb-breaking-barriers-in-the-social-networking/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 13:37:43 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/13/onesocialweb-breaking-barriers-in-the-social-networking/

onesocweblogo

onesocialweb  plans to  enable free, open, and decentralized social applications on the web. The protocol can be used to turn any XMPP server into a full fledged social network, participating in the onesocialweb federation. The suite of extensions covers all the…

]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/13/onesocialweb-breaking-barriers-in-the-social-networking/feed/ NYT: Four Nerds and a Cry to Arms Against Facebook http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/12/nyt-four-nerds-and-a-cry-to-arms-against-facebook/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/12/nyt-four-nerds-and-a-cry-to-arms-against-facebook/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 00:18:14 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/12/nyt-four-nerds-and-a-cry-to-arms-against-facebook/ nyt4mercerfb David Goldman for The New York Times

Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 20, far left; Dan Grippi, 21; Max Salzberg, 22; and Raphael Sofaer, 19, all students at N.Y.U., are trying to reinvent social networking online.

By JIM DWYER
Published: May 11, 2010
NYT Link below…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/12/nyt-four-nerds-and-a-cry-to-arms-against-facebook/feed/ Square Makes Mobile Payment Easy on iPhone, iPad and Android http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/square-makes-mobile-payment-easy-on-iphone-ipad-and-android/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/square-makes-mobile-payment-easy-on-iphone-ipad-and-android/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 19:50:13 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/square-makes-mobile-payment-easy-on-iphone-ipad-and-android/ squarelogo Square, a new venture from a co-founder of Twitter, launched Tuesday with a free application that allows anyone to accept credit card payments on a mobile device. The San Francisco-based Square, the brainchild of Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey, works with…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/square-makes-mobile-payment-easy-on-iphone-ipad-and-android/feed/ Vantrix Raises 14M to deliver Video to Mobile http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/vantrix-raises-14m-to-deliver-video-to-mobile/ http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/vantrix-raises-14m-to-deliver-video-to-mobile/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 15:18:44 +0000 Azam http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/vantrix-raises-14m-to-deliver-video-to-mobile/ Vantrix Vantrix, the global leader of mobile video optimization and delivery solutions for streaming, browsing and messaging, today announced the completion of a US $14 million Series C investment. The financing round was led by Tudor Ventures, the venture capital and…]]> http://www.viraload.com/2010/05/11/vantrix-raises-14m-to-deliver-video-to-mobile/feed/