Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Friday, February 5, 2010 Match.com In Latin American Joint Venture Dallas-based online dating site Match.com, which is owned by IAC, said Thursday that it is in a joint venture extending it into Latin America. Match.com said it is in a joint venture with Meetic, to reach singles in Latin America. As part of the joint venture, Match.com said it will invest $3M in cash in Meetic, with a possible future $1.5M invested in Meetic four years into the relationship. The two said it believes the move will help the firms strength (More info...) posted on Friday, February 5, 2010(Full story) NASA Courts Twitterverse NASA is looking to attract attention to the upcoming launch of Endeavor to the International Space Station, saying it is specifically looking to give Twitter users the ability to Twitter with the astronauts and crew on the mission. According to NASA, Astronaut Mike Massimino, who will be the spacecraft communicator at NASA Mission Control in Houston, will relay questions to the astronauts on Endeavor, and ask the astronauts as many pre-submitted and live questions "as practical" during th (More info...) posted on Friday, February 5, 2010(Full story) Wonder Bread Launches iPhone App Irving, Texas-based Hostess Brands, the bakery behind Wonder Bread and Twinkies, has jumped into the social media world, saying today that it has launched its own, free iPhone application, which also connects to social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. According to Wonder Bread, its iPhone Sandwich "Wonder-izer" application provides nutrition information based on different sandwich ingredients and configurations, and allows users to share those sandwich creations with their friends o (More info...) posted on Friday, February 5, 2010(Full story) GetThere Racks Up $9 Billion In Travel Bookings Southlake-based GetThere, the business travel booking business owned by Sabre, said Thursday that the company booked more than $9 billion in business travel in 2009. The firm operates a service which allows corporate travel managers, and business travelers to book hotels, airfare, and other travel arrangements. posted on Friday, February 5, 2010(Full story) |
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