New Orleans Startups: Apply For The February 20 Pitch-Off Here

For the first time, TechCrunch is hosting an event in New Orleans. And we’re stoked. On February 20, John Biggs, Jordan Crook and myself are...

Google To Help Turn Bits Into Beaux Arts With New DevArt Project

Google is launching a broad new effort to support the arts, in a way particularly appropriate to its role and business, with a project calle...

Oculus Rift And Thalmic’s Myo Armband Are A Match Made In Heaven, Say Founders And Investors

Total video game immersion might not be as far away as you think: The Oculus Rift is a huge step in the right direction, and it may have an...

Newegg Launches $50 Amazon Prime Competitor

Meet Premier , Newegg’s $49 answer to Amazon Prime. With free three-day shipping, discounted expedited shipping, and free returns, it’s a l...

Switchcam Pivots To Provide Analytics And Gallery Curation Tools For Musicians And Their Agents

Once upon a time, Switchcam was built to find, curate, and stitch together all the best moments from live, public performances that were po...

Easy Social Shop Nabs $1.1M To Help Online Merchants Integrate With Facebook

Easy Social Shop , which lets online sellers integrate existing shops with their Facebook pages, announced today that it has raised $1.1 mil...

With $1.5M Under Its Belt, Citelighter Hatches An Ambitious Plan To Help Fix The Writing Problem In American Education

When Citelighter first emerged in the fall of 2011, the education startup was on an ambitious mission to help students take the pain out of...