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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

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As this astute journalist pointed out, DataSift “ likely would have cost a lot more to acquire.” It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. We co-led the A-round with IA Ventures. ” What gives? Why all the fuss about the Twitter firehose?

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Startup accelerators modeled after YCombinator and Techstars sprouted up from NYC to Nigeria to New Delhi, spawning hundreds of new startups worldwide. What’s Next in 2012….