Well, this is … unexpected. Jonathan Kaplan, who previously led the company that created the Flip camera, just announced his new project on-stage at the D9 conference — and it’s a grilled cheese company. Specifically, Kaplan said his new company The Melt will offer be a “next generation fast, casual restaurant.” Users will be able to order grilled cheese sandwiches and soups via the Melt mobile website .

Portalarium , the social and mobile game company founded by game pioneer Richard Garriott, has raised a second round of funding. Altogether, the Austin, Texas-based startup has raised $3.6 million to date. The financing includes money from m8 Capital in the United Kingdom and Founders Fund (the investment fund which includes PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel) in San Francisco

It’s official. Twitter has acquired internet advertising startup AdGrok , founder Matthew McEachen wrote in a blog post yesterday.

OpenX , an online advertising company whose customers include deals service Groupon and news site Business Insider, just announced that it has raised $20 million in a fourth round of funding.

Mobile application discovery startup Appsfire closed a $3.6 million funding round from French investors Idinvest , according to a Gigaom report.

Mobile application discovery startup Appsfire closed a $3.6 million funding round from French investors Idinvest , according to a Gigaom report. Helping consumers easily find new applications that interest them is increasingly important to developers and businesses looking to distinguish their product from competitors And considering the multitude of apps emerging from Apple’s app store , the Android Marketplace and Amazon , there is a large opportunity to make money from an app discovery platform like Appsfire

Mobile application discovery startup Appsfire closed a $3.6 million funding round from French investors Idinvest , according to a Gigaom report. Helping consumers easily find new applications that interest them is increasingly important to developers and businesses looking to distinguish their product from competitors And considering the multitude of apps emerging from Apple’s app store , the Android Marketplace and Amazon , there is a large opportunity to make money from an app discovery platform like Appsfire. Appsfire, which is available for both iOS and Android devices, seeks to provide some clarity to the sea of new apps.

Twitter may be in talks to acquire contextual keyword bidding platform AdGrok for less than $10 million, according to a TechCrunch report. While AdGrok aims to simplify search engine marketing campaigns , the platform could be adapted and used by Twitter to help monetize promoted and trending tweets. Purchasing AdGrok could alleviate some of the criticism many have had toward Twitter, which lags far behind the competition in developing a clear advertising strategy for the site

Twitter may be in talks to acquire contextual keyword bidding platform AdGrok for less than $10 million, according to a TechCrunch report. While AdGrok aims to simplify search engine marketing campaigns , the platform could be adapted and used by Twitter to help monetize promoted and trending tweets

Twitter may be in talks to acquire contextual keyword bidding platform AdGrok for less than $10 million, according to a TechCrunch report. While AdGrok aims to simplify search engine marketing campaigns , the platform could be adapted and used by Twitter to help monetize promoted and trending tweets. Purchasing AdGrok could alleviate some of the criticism many have had toward Twitter, which lags far behind the competition in developing a clear advertising strategy for the site.