Fwix
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Consumer Web |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | Palo Alto, California |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Area served | US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand |
| URL | fwix |
| Current status | Inactive |
Fwix is a local information company for developers and media publishers.[1] Fwix aggregates, in real-time, the news, events, status-updates, photos, reviews, places, and other social media in your city.[2][3]
After a two years internship at Facebook, Daren Shirazi decided to found his own company Fwix in 2008.[4]
Pivot to Radius[edit]
In April 2012, the company announced it had rebranded the company as Radius Intelligence and changed its business model.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Claire Cain Miller "All a Cub Reporter Needs is a Scoop and an iPhone", “The New York Times”, August 30, 2009.
- ^ Jeremy Caplan "Aggregation and the Future of Local News", “The Wall Street Journal”, April 19, 2010.
- ^ Erick Shonfeld "Fwix Shifts from Local News to Places: ‘We are Automating Patch’ ", “TechCrunch”, September 2, 2010.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason (2013-08-20). "A Facebook Alum Builds an Intelligent Sales Platform". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ Kim-Mai Cutler "Fwix Becomes Radius, A Tool For Salespeople Targeting Local Businesses", "Techcrunch", April 24, 2012