Yahoo continues its buying spree, announcing today that it had acquired Astrid, a Web- and mobile-based productivity app.
Yahoo Acquires Productivity App Astrid
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Mediabistro Event
We're kicking off our upcoming Social Media Marketing Boot Camp with a special keynote presentation by Ella Chick (left), the digital producer at Anderson Cooper 360°. She'll discuss how the network uses social media for breaking news and leverages social media to draw attention to organizations and causes. Learn more about our program and register here.
Build a Social Business with the Digital Producer at Anderson Cooper 360°
We're kicking off our upcoming Social Media Marketing Boot Camp with a special keynote presentation by Ella Chick (left), the digital producer at Anderson Cooper 360°. She'll discuss how the network uses social media for breaking news and leverages social media to draw attention to organizations and causes. Learn more about our program and register here. Mailbox App Looks to Reinvent Email for Always-Connected Users
The same team that delivered Orchestra To-Do last year has launched Mailbox today, a mobile email app that seeks to reinvent email for busy smartphone users. The app launched in a sign-up beta for iOS and Gmail clients only, but response has been overwhelming, according to the company.
Evernote Launches Major Update
Evernote launched a substantial redesign of its iOS social productivity app today, boasting access to all major features within two taps. The updates deliver more speed and reliability as well, according to Evernote.
Kukoo Seeks to Make Email Less Distracting
Super Mega Hyper, a Belgian startup, is trying to save email from the encroachment of instant messaging. On Wednesday, it launched Kukoo temporary inbox — basically a holding pen where email that users designate as non-urgent waits before being delivered on a schedule that users also determine.
