July 2012 Archives

July 26, 2012

Software Updates, 27 July 2012

Recently announced software updates: Simplify360Franchisee monitoring. SyncapseUser administration. TrackurAutomated sentiment analysis. UnmetricRevised normalization of Unmetric scores....

July 25, 2012

Revinate Takes $14.5 Million in Series A

Revinate announced that it has received $14.5 million in Series A financing from Benchmark Capital and Formation 8. SMA: Revinate blog post...

July 24, 2012

New Papers, 24 July 2012

Recently released research and white papers: Global Social Media Check-Up 2012, Burson-Marsteller Les Marques Retail et les Medias Sociaux (PDF), ebuzzing Social Media Monitoring Tools and Services 2012 ($), Ideya How to Develop Your Social Media Strategy, Radian6 Global Review...

July 20, 2012

HedgeChatter Sets Tuesday Launch

Skotino Dynamics announced that its HedgeChatter social media analysis service for stock traders and investors will launch on Tuesday. SMA: HedgeChatter press release, 2...

July 19, 2012

Software Updates, 20 July 2012

Recently announced software updates: BrandwatchUK location data, revised sentiment analysis. BuzzRankForum coverage. GnipDisqus PowerTrack (filtered firehose). Radian6Improved Twitter interaction. SynthesioSynthesioRank influence metric. VisibleMultiple, custom dashboards, multi-language workspaces, filter context preservation across components, expanded data export, new API features....

July 17, 2012

EvoApp Ceases Operations

David Ranii at The News & Observer reports that the SMA startup EvoApp is shutting down, and its 16 staff members were dismissed yesterday. SMA: EvoApp Business software startup EvoApp shuts down, The News & Observer...

July 17, 2012

Radian6 Expands Insights Options

Radian6 announced the addition of Clarabridge, Lymbix, PeekAnalytics, and Solariat to its Insights ecosystem. The system will also offer additional capabilities from existing partner OpenAmplify. SMA: Radian6, Clarabridge, Lymbix, OpenAmplify, PeekAnalytics, Solariat press release (PDF) partner-specific releases (all PDF): Clarabridge,...

July 17, 2012

New Papers, 17 July 2012

Recently released research and white papers: Customer Service Index 2012, Brandwatch #Intelligence, Demos Trendrr.TV June White Paper, Trendrr...

July 15, 2012

YackTrack to Shut Down Next Month

Rob Diana announced that YackTrack, his conversation-tracking service, will shut down on August 15. The code and domain name are now for sale. blog post...

July 12, 2012

Software Updates, 13 July 2012

Recently announced software updates: ActionlyNew dashboard. DataSiftDemographics (new). eCairnNew Latin American community. mBLASTAPI feeds. PeerIndexUI refresh (preview). UnmetricYouTube analytics....

July 11, 2012

FullContact Announces $7 Million Series B Round

FullContact announced that it has received $7 million in an investment round led by Foundry Group. High Country Venture, Nancy Pierce, Walter Winshall, Jove Equity Partners, Bullet Time Ventures, 500 Startups, SK Ventures, and Zelkova Ventures also participated in the...

July 10, 2012

Day of Acquisitions in Nearby Businesses

Keeping track of acquisitions in social media analysis is usually easy: when a company in the industry buys, or is bought by, another company, it counts. Some of the recent deals complicate things. Companies that bought their way into SMA...

July 9, 2012

Appinions Raises $3 Million

Appinions announced that it has received $3 million in additional funding, $2 million from Difference Capital Funding and $1 million from individual investors. SMA: Appinions press release (PDF) blog post Recent Investments in Social Media Analysis...

July 5, 2012

Software Updates, 6 July 2012

Recently announced software updates: AceitaSegmentation by sex. NetvibesActive blacklisting. SyncapseFacebook Earned Media Value (EMV) metric, Data Extract dashboard, interactive media glossary, Twitter metrics, Post Performance dashboard, Facebook direct message workflow....

July 5, 2012

SNTMNT API Packages Twitter as a Stock Price Indicator

SNTMNT launched its Trading Indicator API, which predicts price movements in S&P 500 stocks based on Twitter sentiment. The company also offers sentiment APIs tailored to financial and brand mentions. SMA: SNTMNTpress release blog post...