Ingrid Lunden
Apr 20, 2011 5:45 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Check-in service Whrrl to shut down as part of Groupon’s acquisition of Pelago; News.me gears up for launch; Digital Chocolate signs a distribution deal with Appitalism.
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Tameka Kee
Oct 16, 2009 5:53 PM
Mobile app-developer Pelago is partnering with Collective Bias, the social media arm of The Mars Agency, to create a location-aware mobile marketing app that will combine friend recommendations with coupons and discounts. Pelago is backed by the Kleiner Perkins iFund; the new mobile marketing app will be integrated into its…
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Tricia Duryee
Aug 27, 2008 2:18 PM
Last week, I caught up with Jeff Holden, the CEO of Pelago, which is developing Whrrl, an application for mobile phones that lets people share opinions about events and restaurants and organize meet-ups with friends. Pelago has the distinction of being the first investment of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer’s…
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Tricia Duryee
May 27, 2008 10:30 AM
Seattle-based Pelago, which has been developing a mobile social network called Whrrl, plans to announce either today or tomorrow that it has secured $15 million in a second round of funding, however several media outlets are already reporting the news today. Participating in the round is Deutsche Telekom’s venture capital…
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Tricia Duryee
Apr 29, 2008 11:51 AM
—Pelago Adds Events to Whrrl: Pelago, which has a social networking site called Whrrl that provides restaurant information and reviews, said it is adding news about local events. Whrrl will now allow users to see what, when, and where events are happening, in addition to their friends’ opinions, interests and…
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