1:36 AM PDT Thu, Aug 4, 2011 
WHAT: Developer tool for keeping contact information (email addresses, phone numbers ) current and adding social information to contacts. FullContact's database has over 100 million contact records.
LAUNCHERS: Bart Lorang, CEO [ @lorangb, LinkedIn ]. Dan Lynn, CTO [ @danklynn, LinkedIn ]. Travis Todd, COO [ @travis_todd, LinkedIn ]
1:24 AM PDT Thu, Aug 4, 2011 
WHAT: Brands get real-time insights into their in-store merchandising when GoSpotCheck's crowd-sourced workforce go on brand-directed “missions” like taking pictures of a product’s shelf positioning.
LAUNCHERS: Matt Talbot, CEO [ @MattTalbot, LinkedIn ]. Samantha Holloway, head of customer insights [ @SamBHolloway, LinkedIn ]. Joey Alfano, head of mission control [ @JoeyAlfano, LinkedIn ]. Bart Ciak, head of technology [ @BartCiak, LinkedIn ].
1:15 AM PDT Thu, Aug 4, 2011 
WHAT: Enable game developers to make games that can be used on any smartphone, tablet or computer. Creative Brain Studios' Engine is built on HTML5. Games are deployed to the cloud.
LAUNCHERS: Brian Booker, CEO [ @bookergames, LinkedIn ], Joe Sengir, CTO [ LinkedIn ], Gerald Wallner, VP Development [ @GeraldWallner, LinkedIn ]
7:01 PM PDT Wed, Aug 3, 2011 
WHAT: Email-powered applications. Send an email to appname@inboxfever.com with basic information in the subject line to do almost anything imaginable: get directions or a list of sushi restaurants in a city, order flowers, retrieve reports, etc.
LAUNCHERS: Doruk Aytulu, CEO [ @daytulu, LinkedIn ]. Joshua Thorp, CTO [ @stigmergic, LinkedIn ].
3:47 PM PDT Wed, Aug 3, 2011 
In the wake of what's now dubbed Ransackgate, Airbnb has just announced more safety features, including verified phone numbers and the ability to connect your member profile to LinkedIn and Twitter. Integration with Photo Booth allows members to take photos with their webcams within Airbnb.
The news appeared on Airbnb's blog this afternoon and in a promoted tweet.