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Clubhouse voice chat leads a wave of spontaneous social apps
Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That’s the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised to take advantage of our cleared schedules amidst quarantine. But they
How Pokemon Go did what these 3 hype-heavy startups couldn’t
Pokemon Go has been continuing its global rollout fairly slowly, with a launch in Canada just this past Sunday, and even without an official debut in some key markets like Japan, it already dominates.
Pinterest acquires the team behind Highlight and Shorts
Pinterest today said it was acquiring the team behind Math Camp, the creators of Highlight, and will be sunsetting its applications Roll and Shorts in the next few weeks. The acquisition shouldnR
Share ALL your photos with Shorts, Highlight’s pivot to voyeurism
No one else ever sees most of your camera roll. But if you’re brave enough, your close friends might enjoy peeking at every photo, video, and screenshot, not just the best ones. So call it creep
Highlight Raises $4 Million From DFJ, Releases Version 2.0 Of Its Location-Based Social Networking App
Location-based social startup <a target="_blank" href="http://highlig.ht/">Highlight</a> has just released a new version of its app, aimed at being smarter about the connections it shows, while also g
Highlight Brings Location-Based Ice Pops To SXSW
Last year, to market the Highlight app the founders walked around Austin in company t-shirts telling people about the service. This year Highlight is doing a little bit more, by renting an ice cream t
Ahead Of SXSW, Highlight Adds New Photo Features And A Map View To See People And Places Nearby
Just a few weeks ago, social-local-mobile app Highlight announced a big new update that would add photos and events -- just in time for SXSW! Well, now we have another just-in-time update of Highlight
Ahead of SXSW, Highlight Makes Another Bid For SoLoMo Supremacy With Photos And Events
It's South By Southwest time again, and you know what that means -- it's time for another round of apps to announce launches and updates to help make your mandatory fun time in Austin, Texas that much
Highlight Launches Android App And New iOS App With Expanded Profiles, “High Fives,” And Improved Notifications
Highlight has come out with another update today, bringing new ways to embellish your profile page, new ways to communicate with others, and new ways to consume content on the app. Highlight is also f
You Won’t Find Friends Nearby Anymore: Facebook Pulls Its Location-Aware Mobile App To Add New Friends
So much for that! Just as quietly and quickly as Facebook had put "<a href="https://develop.techcrunch.com/2012/06/24/friendshake-facebooks-new-mobile-feature-for-finding-people-nearby-and-a-highlight
‘Find Friends Nearby’: Facebook’s New Mobile Feature For Finding People Around You [Updated]
Facebook has <a target="_blank" href="https://apps.facebook.com/friendshake/">created a new feature</a> that lets users find friends and potential friends nearby. <del>Currently</del> Initially calle
Check-In Needs To Work, But How Can We Fix It?
Remember <a HREF="https://develop.techcrunch.com/tag/Highlight">Highlight</a>? That app that everyone thought was hot stuff back at SXSW? I used it for a few days and then deleted it, discovering quit
Fly Or Die: Highlight
Opinions on the new break-out social location app Highlight certainly aren't in short supply.
Alexia thinks that <a href="https://develop.techcrunch.com/2012/03/03/highlight-needs-to-let-you-switc
Live Now From SXSW: TCTV’s Webcast with Highlight, Path and Hipmunk Founders (3pm CT)
From the floor of the Austin Convention Center, TechCrunch TV is live with all the latest news from <a href="https://develop.techcrunch.com/events/sxsw-2012/coverage/">SXSW</a>. Find out what TechCru
Social Discovery Apps Like Highlight Are A Recruiter’s Wet Dream At SXSW
The history of location-based social discovery apps is a lot longer than the current hype surrounding <a href="http://highlig.ht/">Highlight</a> and <a href="http://www.glancee.com/">Glancee</a>, curr
The Privacy Problem: We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us
This morning I was ready to bust some heads. I got a text message at about 8:39 from <a HREF="https://develop.techcrunch.com/tag/highlight/">Highlight</a>, the hot new social network thing that will d
Highlight Needs To Let You Switch Off ‘Friend Of Friend’ Notifications Before SXSW
Ambient location app <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/highlight/id441534409?mt=8">Highlight</a> is a big deal. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/eldon">Eldon </a><a href="https://develop.techcrun