Earlier this year, Google landed a “landmark” deal with Global Cricket Ventures, the licensing partner to the Indian Premier League (IPL), which would give them the so rights to live stream cricket matches from the IPL on YouTube. This is a huge deal because the streaming of the 2010 IPL season (which starts on Friday and lasts for 45 days) is the first time a large-scale global sporting event will be streamed; with the reach expected to be at least a half-a-billion viewers. Now of of India’s largest gaming companies, Indiagames , has bought the official gaming rights to the IPL tournament to deliver games around the Indian cricket tournament

Today during a panel on disruptive game platforms at GDC’s GamesBeat, a panel of gaming execs took the stage to talk about the current situation in gaming. The standout speaker so far has been hi5 President and CTO Alex St

2009 TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon , a service that pairs consumers with service providers , is releasing a number of new features today, launching a distribution relationship and sharing key data from their beta trial. The 50,000 foot view is, this startup has legs. Users go to Redbeacon and search for real world service providers (housekeepers, plumbers, handyman, personal trainers, etc.)

Yesterday brought news that Facebook is planning to launch its location offering at its f8 conference in the end of April.

One of the most detailed 3-D mapping apps on the iPhone is UpNext , which lets you click on 3-D buildings and see a list of the businesses and offices inside.

Two years ago customer support startup Get Satisfaction turned its ear to Twitter to help its clients monitor Twitter for mentions of brands. Get Satisfaction makes a network of customer support forums where customers can post their own questions, ideas, problems, or conversations about a product