Technology startup news / aggregation / commentary / conjecture.Tumblr (3.0; @thestartupist)http://thestartupist.com/Yahoo! buys tumblr.. All cash, tumblr stays separate, people keep their jobs. Most importantly,...http://thestartupist.com/post/50904367423http://thestartupist.com/post/50904367423Mon, 20 May 2013 09:04:57 -0400tumblryahoobusinessinternetrethansmithThis Week in Viral Web Apps: Social Roulette - where you have a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your...http://thestartupist.com/post/50220396399http://thestartupist.com/post/50220396399Sat, 11 May 2013 23:17:39 -0400appsweb appssocialfacebookrethansmith<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42ea25cdb0bec2d0b6e135af7d050e6f/tumblr_mm5kg79x4n1qmxd2to1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Another <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-buys-astrid-2013-5" target="_blank">acquisition</a> for Yahoo!, another shutdown. Typical.</p>http://thestartupist.com/post/49415744489http://thestartupist.com/post/49415744489Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:07 -0400techinternetyahoobusinessrethansmith“The future is extremely hard to see through the lens of the present. It’s very easy to...http://thestartupist.com/post/49315609240http://thestartupist.com/post/49315609240Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:02:00 -0400startupsinternetappsrethansmith<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/371eec22159e178f4c47d84ac4d4fa30/tumblr_mm15c4ZZuT1qmiqqbo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://staff.tumblr.com/post/49193936602/developers-attn-fantastic-theme-developers" target="_blank">staff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://developers.tumblr.com/post/49193689915/attn-fantastic-theme-developers-tumblr-users-can" target="_blank">developers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>ATTN: fantastic theme developers!<br/><br/></span><span>Tumblr users can now interact with posts straight from the blog index and permalink pages on your theme! This is super exciting news! Previously blog visitors could only like or reblog posts through the controls in the corner of post permalinks.</span></p> <p><span>All you have to do is incorporate our new Like and Reblog buttons anywhere in your design — we’ll take care of the rest.</span></p> <p><strong><span></span><span>If you’ve been using other methods to add this functionality to your themes, you’ll need to update to the latest code. </span><span>Visit our </span><a href="http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/custom_themes#like_and_reblog_buttons" target="_blank"><span>updated Theme Developers documentation</span></a><span> for more information.</span></strong></p> </blockquote> <p class="p1">Want to learn how to create your own custom theme or help invent new ways to use Tumblr with our API? Check out our <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/developers" target="_blank">developer resources page</a>!</p> </blockquote> <p>It’s not like they come out and say it, but this seems to be a feature specifically targeted toward the Tumblr experience on touch interfaces.</p>http://thestartupist.com/post/49195201279http://thestartupist.com/post/49195201279Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:25:00 -0400rethansmith<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnonolan/ghost-just-a-blogging-platform/widget/video.html" frameborder="0"> </iframe><br/><br/><p>Ghost is on a mission to simplify blogging. It is <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnonolan/ghost-just-a-blogging-platform" target="_blank">funding now</a> on Kickstarter.</p>http://thestartupist.com/post/49184126531http://thestartupist.com/post/49184126531Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:13:01 -0400bloggingtechinternetstartupskickstarterrethansmith“I think there are a lot of people that think we don’t know how to generate revenue, that we...http://thestartupist.com/post/49183578605http://thestartupist.com/post/49183578605Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:02:28 -0400foursquareinternettechstartupsrethansmithGoogle has finally announced the complete sunsetting of the Meebo bar. Google acquired Meebo for...http://thestartupist.com/post/49154798228http://thestartupist.com/post/49154798228Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:49:51 -0400techinternetgooglemeeborethansmithInstapaper joins Betaworks.http://thestartupist.com/post/48907230590http://thestartupist.com/post/48907230590Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:49:46 -0400startupsstartup newsinternetappsrethansmithNew Gawker looks very Medium. New Gawker also supports the theory of annotations as the new...http://thestartupist.com/post/48610452570http://thestartupist.com/post/48610452570Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:29:06 -0400gawkermediummediabloggingtechrethansmithValleyWag is back [with riveting coverage of socks].http://thestartupist.com/post/48608836485http://thestartupist.com/post/48608836485Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:47:43 -0400techsocksrethansmithBusiness Insider, in the tradition of the Huffington Post, have developed a reputation for...http://thestartupist.com/post/48561413525http://thestartupist.com/post/48561413525Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:16:00 -0400techbusiness insiderappsrethansmith @devindra I can&#8217;t wait to see how the tech blogs cover the budget battle, immigration reform,...http://thestartupist.com/post/48557541632http://thestartupist.com/post/48557541632Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:28:29 -0400quotetechrethansmith<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/14f67f8218f19c66abecf096f58468e9/tumblr_mlhhmu7J201qmxd2to1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Take two seconds and add yourself to the wait list for Google’s <a href="http://www.google.com/onetoday/" target="_blank">One Today </a>app because charities/non-profits do important work and need your support.</p>http://thestartupist.com/post/48334176956http://thestartupist.com/post/48334176956Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:56:54 -0400techappscharitynonprofitgooglePSArethansmithRemember when TheFancy was easier? When &#8220;unfancy&#8221;-ing items took just 1 click instead of...http://thestartupist.com/post/48284784337http://thestartupist.com/post/48284784337Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:38:38 -0400thefancystartupsecommerceinternetrethansmith<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cd879fbb38246cc6cfce8533cf106c1/tumblr_mlgjzgjebB1qmxd2to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/04/17/a-look-under-the-hood-why-electric-car-startup-fisker-crashed-and-burned/" target="_blank">GigaOM</a> and <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/17/the-sad-long-story-of-fisker-automotive-the-most-tragic-vc-backed-debacle-in-recent-history/" target="_blank">VentureBeat</a> both have excellent reports on the imminent demise of electric vehicle maker Fisker [both, likely based on the same <a href="http://www.privco.com/fisker-automotives-road-to-ruin" target="_blank">PrivCo</a> report].</p> <p>In summary:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>“Fisker Automotive may well go down as the most tragic venture capital-backed debacle in recent history”</span></p> <p><span>                                                -Sam Hamadeh, PrivCo</span></p> </blockquote>http://thestartupist.com/post/48282239376http://thestartupist.com/post/48282239376Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:50:04 -0400businesscarsvcfiskerrethansmithBlogging startup Medium has announced the acquisition of the long-form science and technology...http://thestartupist.com/post/48202355377http://thestartupist.com/post/48202355377Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:21:26 -0400contentmediainternetstartupsrethansmith<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d227fc2d221dbf8d855432bdf45b9f8/tumblr_mleh3fxx7E1qmxd2to2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71919170bc89bc4c153d03160355a555/tumblr_mleh3fxx7E1qmxd2to1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id577125533?mt=8" target="_blank">Osom</a>, out of Sweden, is Instagram meets Craigslist.</p> <p>eBay and Craigslist are old hat. Peer to peer selling experiences are getting <a href="http://thestartupist.com/post/47743233668/sold" target="_blank">much more interesting</a>.</p>http://thestartupist.com/post/48195864894http://thestartupist.com/post/48195864894Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:52:27 -0400ecommercestartupsappsinternettechrethansmithQuoteRed. It&#8217;s like Pinterest for snippets of text.http://thestartupist.com/post/48158426087http://thestartupist.com/post/48158426087Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:08:49 -0400startupsinternetrethansmithTwitter has forced micro-payment startup Flattr to remove support for flattr-ing creators via the...http://thestartupist.com/post/48116540117http://thestartupist.com/post/48116540117Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:31:00 -0400micropaymentsfintechinternettechstartupsrethansmith