AdaptiveBlue, the developer behind the entertainment “check-in” app GetGlue, has raised $6 million in a round of funding led by Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Investments, with RRE Ventures and Union Square Ventures also participating.

Despite competition that is growing seemingly by the day, popular link shortener Bit.ly has raised $10 million in its latest round of funding. Bit.ly says it now shortens more than 200 million links a day, up from about 75 million a year ago, a feat that is especially impressive considering…

Business Insider, which has established itself as an aggressive online source of a wide range of business news and commentary, has raised $3 million in its latest funding round. In a blog post, CEO Henry Blodget says the amount is a “vast sum relative to the couch change we’ve been…

BuzzFeed, the self-proclaimed tracker of the “web’s obsessions,” has raised $8 million in its second round of funding. The site’s home page features a feed of popular photos, videos and lists recommended by visitors as well as its own editors; members can also contribute their own content in hopes it…

Xobni, which sells a Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Outlook plug-in that helps users keep track of their mail and contacts, has raised $16.2 million in a third round of funding. The startup—one of several selling e-mail add-ons that have recently raised rounds—adds a host of features to Outlook, including faster search,…

Betaworks, the NYC-based tech investor and social media incubator that has positioned itself at the center of the ‘real-time web,’ has raised $20 million in a second round of funding led by RRE Ventures and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital. Other new investors include AOL (NYSE: AOL) Ventures, the New York…

Twitter has partnered with Peek, a startup that makes low-cost mobile messaging devices, to launch TwitterPeek, a handset designed—essentially—for Twitterholics. The 2.7 inch x 4 inch, color screen device doesn’t require WiFi, it runs on a high-speed wireless data network; users can send and receive unlimited tweets with the full…

Lead-gen tech company Pontiflex has raised a $6.25 million second round funding. The round was led by RRE Ventures, with returning investors New Atlantic Ventures and Greenhill SAVP also participating. The company raised $2.5 million in its first round a year ago. Unlike most lead-gen firms, Pontiflex offers “marketing leads”…

News filtering and aggregation site SkyGrid, based in Sunnyvale, CA, has raised a relatively big $11 million second round of funding. The round was led by RRE Ventures, with previous investor BlackRock also participating, along with a “prestigious group of investors from both Wall Street and Silicon Valley,” the company…