Today at Tech Crunch Disrupt, all investors’ eyes were onGetAround, a San Francisco based company that has tapped into the market of collaborative consumption, acting like the AirBnB of car lending. “We have over 250 million cars in America that sit parked and idle for 22 hours per day. GetAround is a new way for people to share cars. Instead of buying a car, you can rent one instantly from someone nearby and car owners can earn thousands a year by sharing,” explained Sam Zaid, the Founder and CEO of GetAround....

Google launched +1 today, the next evolution of its Social Search. +1 is akin to Facebook’s “Like” button or Twitter’s “Tweet this,” allowing Google users to share search results and adverts on Google.com with their Google Chat contacts, people in their “My Contacts” group, and people they’re following in Google Buzz and Reader. Here’s a quickHow-To guidefor enabling Google +1 within your search results, but what does the new feature mean for advertisers?...

As wetold you Friday, the time to enter theVodafone Mobile Clickscompetition is coming to a close. The competition, announced at The Next Web conference, allows any startup with a mobile app or service in 7 different European markets to apply and compete for €225,000 in prizes. In addition to the opportunity to win cash to help fund their app, contestants will also get judged and receive feedback from a great set of jury members that include mobile industry leaders, company founders and venture capitalists....

Born inPort-HarcourtNigeria, Obinna Okezie is Founder and CEO of ZeepTravel, the parent company of online ticket reservation service, Wakanow.com. Ekezie, a former college and professional basketball player who played professionally as an NBA player for teams such as the Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers,Washington Wizards, LA Clippers, and Vancouver Grizzlies is determined to change the way ticket bookings are made in first Nigeria and eventually, Africa. TNW Africa recently spoke to the NBA player turnedNigerianinternet entrepreneur....

4 years afterPhotobucketwas founded in 2003, it was acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. for $300 million. Then, less than 3 years later, News Corp sold Photobucket after it was the target of several notorious DNS attacks and had reported failures in corporate integration. “2010 was the year of rebuilding and putting all the pieces back together,” says Photobucket CEO Tom Munro. In 2010, the photo sharing service launched a mobile app that boasts 3 million users, along withSnapbucket, its snazzy filter and effects app....