Startups Ketchup Helps You Determine Which Friends Actually Want To Spend Time With You Do you ever feel like you’re always talking about plans to go here or hang out with so-and-so, but you’re never actually doing most of those things? Well that’s why Ketchup, a new app available on the App Store, has launched into existence. The app lets you keep track of all the activities you said you’d do wit

Ultra-Hot Secret Sharing App Whisper Raises $3 Million From Lightspeed, Trinity, And Others If you haven’t heard of Whisper yet, get ready to. It’s the latest social app to capture the attention of a huge — and growing — audience of users, as well as the attention of a group of investors. So far, the startup has raised $3 million in Series A funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and others. At

Zuckerberg's Big Mistake: Launching Facebook Home in the U.S. [wp_scm_op_ed] Whatever you may think about Facebook Home, you can't question its intent -- to put Facebook at the core of your mobile experience, not just another app. Everything about Home and the new HTC First is about making Facebook even more dominant than it already is on people's phones. That idea might by appealing if you either

Facebook Isn’t Forking Android, They’re Spooning With It M.G. Siegler is a general partner at Google Ventures, where he primarily focuses on early-stage investments. He has been deeply involved in the startup space since 2005, first as a web developer, then as a writer, and most recently as an investor and advisor. Having spent the past year in London helping to get Google Ventures’ European organ

Chrome 27 Beta Lets You Browse 5% Faster, Introduces New HTML5 Date And Time Input Forms The latest Chrome beta just hit Google’s release channels and Chrome 27 for desktop, and mobile promises to speed up your web-browsing experience by making content appear on your screen 5 percent faster than before. Also new in this release are a new user interface for HTML5 date and time input forms, support

Media & Entertainment Facebook Home’s Four Most Promising Advantages Over Stock Android Facebook’s event today is all about a new “Home on Android,” and that’s exactly what Facebook Home delivers. The Android launcher integrates Facebook features into most aspects of the Android smartphone experience, eliminating the need to jump into a dedicated Facebook app in most situations. It brings a very d