Salesforce.com has purchased Clipboard, the Seattle startup led by former Microsoft researcher Gary Flake which drew comparisons to Pinterest. It appears to be more of a talent and technology grab as Clipboard plans to shut down its Web clipping and sharing service on June 20. “We have some bittersweet news. We are extremely happy to… Read More…
If you’re tired of taking those messy screenshots and arduously cropping them to the perfect size, the solution may be here. Clipboard is a Bellevue-based company that allows users to cleanly grab images or boxes of text from anywhere on the Internet and save them to folders on the site. The service often draws comparison to Pinterest, which was… Read More…
Clipboard founder Gary Flake and his team are developing a new way for consumers to save information that they discover on the web. Find out what this former machine learning researcher-turned-CEO has to say about building a business, running the startup marathon, and how they are trying to break down the data silos created by… Read More…
Clipboard has reeled in a fresh round of cash for its online archiving service from strategic investor Scientia, money that the Seattle upstart will use to expand into the educational market. It marks the single largest investment in Clipboard to date, though the company is not saying how much it raised. It adds to the… Read More…
Here’s the latest from Clipboard, the Seattle Web page clipping startup led by former Microsoft and Yahoo researcher Gary Flake. Today, the company is unveiling new features and a redesign of its site, as well as unveiling a new iOS app that allows users to copy and take clips of pages they visit while surfing… Read More…
After eight months in private testing, Clipboard is opening up its Web clipping service for public use with a number of new features that could position it as a Pinterest alternative. Clipboard, led by veteran technologist Gary Flake, allows users to for clip, save and share sections of Web pages — preserving text, images and links…. Read More…
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk with Gary Flake, the founder of Clipboard, a Seattle-area startup that offers a tool for clipping, saving and sharing sections web pages in live form — preserving not only text and images but also links and interactivity. It’s a competitive market right now, and… Read More…
Clipboard, the Web page clipping service run by former Microsoft researcher Gary Flake, has gobbled up the assets of rivals Clipmarks and Amplify which announced today that they are shutting down their respective services. Clipboard says it marks more of a partnership than an outright acquisition. Customers of Clipmarks and Amplify are being asked to join… Read More…
Back in April, we discovered Gary Flake’s stealthy Internet startup Clipboard, reporting on the company’s $1.38 million venture round. At the time, however, we didn’t know who was bankrolling the former Microsoft and Yahoo researcher. Now, we’re getting a clearer picture. And, let’s just say it is an all-star group. Backers of Clipboard — which… Read More…
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