SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 18, 2012
The Samwer brothers are among the most successful businessmen on the web -- and the most unpopular. Oliver, the leader of the trio, has only one goal: to capture an even greater share of the world's online marketplace. By Markus Brauck and Martin U. Müller more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 04, 2012
Internet companies like Etsy and Germany's DaWanda are helping to promote a renaissance in handicrafts in Europe and around the world. The firms provide platforms that enable individual artisans to sell their wares on the web in a growing market niche. And business is booming, as both companies expand internationally and venture capitalists make new investments. By Jess Smee in Berlin more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 18, 2012
With more than a million downloads of its first app and a big investment from Skype's co-founder, 6Wunderkinder is already a significant player in the Berlin start-up scene. It now wants to establish itself as a major European company with the soon-to-be-released Wunderkit, a "Facebook for the workplace." By Christopher Cottrell in Berlin more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 30, 2011
As Berlin's tech scene continues to grow, investors are beginning to take notice. Venture capital is flooding into the city and many funds are setting up shop locally. But with German investors still wary of the tech scene following the dot-bomb implosion a decade ago, some wonder if it will be enough. By Charles Hawley more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 22, 2011
You may not have heard the name Wooga yet, but there is a good chance you've seen 'Monster World' or of the company's games on Facebook. The Berlin based start-up is the world's third biggest maker of so-called casual games, a fast-growing market segment that has attracted around 35 million users to the company's products. By Paul Glader more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 17, 2011
Two young Berlin entrepreneurs have an ingeniously simple idea for helping the clothing industry break through on the Internet. Their UPcload service measures people with a webcam more accurately than any person could. It could revolutionize shopping for clothes online -- if the fashion industry cooperates. By Felix Knoke more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 16, 2011
Niklas Zennström, the co-founder of Skype, is only the latest entrepreneur and investor to jump on the Berlin high-tech bandwagon. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with him about why people want to be in the city, what the scene in the German capital is missing and why the start-ups appear to be immune to economic crises. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 04, 2011
Web developers from around the world are converging on Berlin, with the German capital becoming a significant center for tech start-ups. In a new series, SPIEGEL ONLINE will scratch beneath the surface to find out more about the people, companies and ideas responsible for the buzz. Is Berlin about to take off, or will it be a repeat of the dot.bomb? By Felix Knoke more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 04, 2011
Traditionally, reading has been a solitary activity. But two Berlin-based Swedes hope to change this. They're close to launching new software called Readmill, which promises to create a social network for bookworms to share their reading habits, margin notes and recommendations. By Felix Knoke more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 07, 2011
Want to find out who are considered the best 1980s rock bands? Feel strongly about Obama's performance? The new app "Amen," from a Berlin-based start-up, aims to help. Users pass judgement, and the app does the rest. By Hilmar Schmundt more...
