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Google Gets Smart Clock

When sitting at your computer, you can probably check the time by glancing at your taskbar, your watch, or your cell phone; gaining one more option won’t exactly be a revolutionary experience.  This option’s provided by Google, however, and the feature can determine the time in many different places.

Major Law Firm Funds Social Network

When dealing with a powerful law firm and a social network for lawyers, you should watch your words very, very carefully.  Or so I imagine, and I’m not going to attempt any other approach.  So here’s the news in its least editorialized form: Orrick has invested in Legal OnRamp.

Wis.dm Wins $5 Million In Funding

I considered opening this article with a yes or no question, but the idea didn’t appeal to me all that much.  Still, if you’d like to pose - or answer - such questions, North Bridge Venture Partners just contributed somewhat less than $5 million to a site that’ll allow you the opportunity: Wis.dm.

"The People's Media" Gets $10 Million

Financial news can get a little tiresome, but it’s hard to become bored when $10 million is involved; that’s the amount that Associated Content just received in a round of funding.

Internet Brands Acquires Several Car Forums

Cars, cars, cars - I like ‘em, and it would seem that Internet Brands does, as well.  The company, which already owned sites like Autos.com and CarsDirect, has now bought at least eight popular automotive forums.

Google May Employ Simply Hired

This week has seen one eBusiness rumor after another come to light, and the latest nugget indicates that Google may be interested in buying Simply Hired.  If an acquisition occurs, this job search engine would fill in an obvious blank in Google’s arsenal.

Ad Exchange Market Heats Up

It hasn’t been a secret in the industry that Doubleclick is working on an ad exchange that’s something along the lines of what we do at Right Media.

Google Names Top Gadgets

The Google Desktop blog announces the winners of their Google Desktop Gadget Contest.

Toshiba's New MeP Core Achieves 1GHz Clock Speed

Toshiba announced that it has developed a new high-end processor core based on its "Media embedded Processor" (MeP) architecture.

Microsoft Resets The EU Clock

By submitting a proposal to comply with last year's Commission ruling, the software giant earns a temporary reprieve.