Strategic Sharing: Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment In Campus Car-Sharing Startup Wheelz
February 22, 2012 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Well, you have to hand it to the strategy team over at Zipcar . Arguably the largest on-demand car-sharing network, Zipcar went public last year and not long after saw its market cap cross $1 billion . It’s since fallen back, and with collaborative consumption and the market for car-sharing heating up, the big players have to make moves. Zipcar has since forged a partnership with Ford, making it the largest provider of cars for Zipcar’s University program , and, in December, the company took a controlling stake in Spain’s largest car-sharing network, Avancar . Today finds Zipcar making another strategic move to get its mitts in fellow car-sharing companies, again with a focus on universities, whose students are among the most eager adopters of car-sharing models. What do I mean? The company today announced that it is a lead investor in the $13.7 million series A financing of Wheelz , a junior, university-focused version of itself. The Detroit-based Fontinalis…

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Hulu Going Mobile And Might Hit Android And iPhone OS

Submitted by admin on January 30, 2010 – 2:36 amNo Comment

aad193e37ed ipad.jpg Hulu Going Mobile And Might Hit Android And iPhone OS

Hulu addicts out there will certainly be happy at the latest statements from Hulu chief, Jason Kilar. He mentioned that the company would be making a push into the mobile scene, which could include key platforms. When asked about supporting the iPad, he stressed that the TV streaming service will embrace any device, and wouldn’t lock itself into supporting any one platform. That’s certainly good news, as it gives all the popular platforms such as Android, Symbian, webOS, Windows Mobile and iPhone OS a lot of hope, though there is always the question of how he’s going to get flash on the iPhone, but that’s another story altogether. Kilar added that Hulu expects mobile to be complimentary to the desktop, rather than detrimental, and we certainly hope so. If you could access Hulu on your mobile phone, would your daily ride on public transport be more bearable?

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