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/visual-website-optimizer-another-way-to-run-ab-tests-on-your-site/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/visual-website-optimizer-another-way-to-run-ab-tests-on-your-site/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:32:25 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4167 A/B testing (this means running multiple versions of a site at the same time and tracking which one performs best ) has always been a very important part of launching a new version of any website. This is a complex process. Visual Website Optimizer offers to help users manage the whole process. Features You can perform [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/visual-website-optimizer-another-way-to-run-ab-tests-on-your-site/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/some-other-companies-facebook-can-sue-or-bully/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/some-other-companies-facebook-can-sue-or-bully/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:08:56 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4117 Facebook is going after the anybody and everybody whoever is using the word “Face” or  “book” in their site or product names. I was reading about the recent lawsuit filed by Facebook and it seems they are really mad about someone using these words. Facebook has decided to sue a fledgling startup called Teachbook over the word [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/some-other-companies-facebook-can-sue-or-bully/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/startup-deals/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/startup-deals/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:41:05 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4064 Intel Buys Cyber Security Giant McAfee For $7.68 Billion In Cash Intel has bought McAfee, the computer and software security company, according to a release issued . The all cash deal is worth $7.68 billion, or $48 per share.  However,  McAfee will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary and will report to Intel’s Software and Services Group. McAfee is considered [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/startup-deals/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/placepop-gives-any-business-its-own-rewards-program/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/placepop-gives-any-business-its-own-rewards-program/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:05 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3940 Loyalty programs or reward programs are very much necessary for all businesses because it helps you to retain your customers and make them come back to you for more. However, even though these programs are very much essential, it is not very easy to run them. PlacePop, a new startup, wants to help businesses with running [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/placepop-gives-any-business-its-own-rewards-program/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/follow-customers-around-your-online-store-to-make-sure-they-buy/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/follow-customers-around-your-online-store-to-make-sure-they-buy/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:49:11 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3918 Olark is a Y Combinator-funded startup which offers e-commerce website owners a tool to interact with the customers in a very easy way-an IM widget. Now, Olark has expanded the functionality of the IM tool. It will include detailed information about that shopper in realtime. This new tool is known as Shopping Cart Saver. As a site owner, [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/follow-customers-around-your-online-store-to-make-sure-they-buy/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/parkwhiz-helps-you-to-find-parking-spots/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/parkwhiz-helps-you-to-find-parking-spots/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:22:21 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3907 If you have been trying to find parking in near concerts or sports events, then you know how tough it is. Parking fees in the parking lots can reach the skies due to the event and the spots fill up faster. Now a startup ParkWhiz will help you by allowing you to reserve parking on the [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/parkwhiz-helps-you-to-find-parking-spots/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/devhub-now-turns-building-a-website-into-a-game/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/devhub-now-turns-building-a-website-into-a-game/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:50:15 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3827 DevHub is a startup that helps people to build their own blogs and websites. Intially the startup wanted to monetize through some syndication deals. Now, it is changing its approach. DevHub now features a gaming mechanic that will help new users turn their bare-bones blog templates into full-fledged websites. DevHub also saw the same problem like its competing [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/devhub-now-turns-building-a-website-into-a-game/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/ebay-acquires-redlaser-to-integrate-barcode-scanning-into-iphone-apps/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/ebay-acquires-redlaser-to-integrate-barcode-scanning-into-iphone-apps/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:37:26 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3720 eBay has acquired RedLaser, a nifty barcode-scanning application for iPhone, and related technology from Occipital. The app has been downloaded more than 2 million times from the App Store. It is also one of the most popular barcode-scanning applications for comparison shopping. RedLaser’s barcode-scanning application looks up price comparisons in its product database. The application was created specifically to [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/ebay-acquires-redlaser-to-integrate-barcode-scanning-into-iphone-apps/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/a-million-users-strong-google-voice-opens-to-all/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/a-million-users-strong-google-voice-opens-to-all/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:46:20 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3711 Google last year launched it and the world was eagerly waiting to see how it does. Previously it was open to invitees but now it is open to all. Here comes Google Voice . Google Voice started as startup named GrandCentral. It was launched in 2006 to revolutionize phone management on the web. Google bought it [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/a-million-users-strong-google-voice-opens-to-all/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/couprecoup-a-craigslist-for-reselling-groupons/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/couprecoup-a-craigslist-for-reselling-groupons/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:30:47 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3687 Group-deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial have been successful and they have created a market that is not going away any time soon. Now, we’re seeing startups building their businesses around these deal sites. A new startup in the sphere has Been launched recently- it’s called CoupRecoup. It aims to become a sort of secondary market for deal sites, [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/couprecoup-a-craigslist-for-reselling-groupons/feed/ 0