http://www.takeaplunge.com Ventures, Start Ups, Businesses Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:27:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.takeaplunge.com/vlingo%e2%80%99s-superdialer-for-android/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/vlingo%e2%80%99s-superdialer-for-android/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:53:46 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3854 Voice search on mobile phones is becoming popular. Now, you do not have to search using your keyboard. Google has voice search built in both its iPhone and Android apps. Apple just bought Siri, a voice-powered personal search assistant. It also bought Vlingo , Mass.-based voice search company. Now, Vlingo has come up with a new Android [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/vlingo%e2%80%99s-superdialer-for-android/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/snacksquare-a-foursquare-directory-of-deals-and-venues/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/snacksquare-a-foursquare-directory-of-deals-and-venues/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:36:16 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3365 Foursquare provides local ads through geo-targeted offers. When you check into a bar or restaurant, you may avail discount or a free drink. But is it possible to find all the venues on a map?  The Foursquare iPhone app can get you a list of nearby venues, but that is it. Foursqaure provides all the venue [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/snacksquare-a-foursquare-directory-of-deals-and-venues/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/repairpal-grabs-4-million-for-google-health-for-cars/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/repairpal-grabs-4-million-for-google-health-for-cars/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:30:03 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=2760 RepairPal is an auto repair and maintenance information site. This startup has raised $4 million in Series A funding led by Tugboat Ventures, with Rick Keister, Mark Goines, David Strohm and Michael Torres. The site is somewhat similar to a Google Health for cars. You can find price estimates for repair jobs and various parts for [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/repairpal-grabs-4-million-for-google-health-for-cars/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/grabmytable-lets-mom-and-pop-restaurants-easily-serve-up-websites/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/grabmytable-lets-mom-and-pop-restaurants-easily-serve-up-websites/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:46:11 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=2658 Today it is very important for the restaurants to appear online and be easily searchable. More and more people are taking the help of the Internet to find a good restaurant. People are visiting sites like Yelp and Citysearch to find restaurants. So it has become very important for establishments of all sizes to have [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/grabmytable-lets-mom-and-pop-restaurants-easily-serve-up-websites/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/social-gadgets-added-to-igoogle-homepages/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/social-gadgets-added-to-igoogle-homepages/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:44:37 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=1833 Google has added social-networking features to its customizable homepages. It is adding software “gadgets” to the homepages which makes it possible for the users that and John Kerry and to play and stay in tune with friends online. 19 community-oriented mini-programs are making U.S. debut on iGoogle. This programs include chess and trivia game play and [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/social-gadgets-added-to-igoogle-homepages/feed/ 0