Month: March 2013

Social Discovery App Sonar Gets New Investment

Posted on March 1, 2013

Sonar logoTECH CRUNCH – Feb 28 – Sonar, a social discovery service that was among the top apps at last year’s SXSW in Austin, is announcing new investment from Bing Fund. This angel fund and incubator program from Microsoft was publicly revealed this summer, allowing Microsoft to partner with entrepreneurs, which can then receive subsidies to use Bing APIs in their apps, as well as access the technologies developed by Microsoft Research. Sonar’s app uses check-ins on Facebook and Foursquare, plus geo-tagged tweets, to show you lists of nearby people, ranking them first by friends you know, then showing you other relevant people nearby.

by Sarah Perez
See full article at Tech Crunch

This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch and InternetDatingInvestments.

What Music We Enjoy Says About Us

Posted on March 1, 2013

Tastebudsfm logoMASHABLE – Feb 28 –  A new site, Stereotype.fm, collected data from Tastebuds.fm, a music-based dating site. The stats on Stereotype are
based on questions ~1K users have answered.

Most Obvious Stereotype.fm Factoids

  1. Matisyahu Fans Are Most Likely to Be Jewish
  2. One Direction Fans Are Most Likely to Have Peed in a Public Pool
  3. Blondie Fans Are Most Likely to Prefer Blondes
  4. Wu-Tang Clan Fans Are the Most Likely to Smoke Weed Regularly

Most Unexpected Stereotype.fm Factoids

  1. Elton John Fans Are Most Likely to Have a Tattoo
  2. Katy Perry Fans Are Least Likely to Kiss You on a First Date
  3. Wolf Parade Fans Are Most Likely to Cause a Car Accident
  4. Destiny's Child Fans Are Most Likely to Refuse a Threesome

by Fran Berkman
See full article at Mashable

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