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Rumor: Facebook Acquiring Plaxo?
By Andy Beal - Tue, 01/15/2008 - 10:45am.
Facebook is “one hundred percent” buying Plaxo, we’ve just heard from a source. Wow, starting your story with that sentence certainly grabs your attention, doesn’t it? VentureBeat’s managed to make a statement of "fact" without actually saying that it has confirmed the story. Nice!
Could Microsoft Be The Big Digger?
By David A. Utter - Mon, 12/17/2007 - 8:37pm.
$300 million could be the magic number that sends Digg to new ownership, as bloggers speculate on who might end up the new top Digger.
Reputation Management & Legal Threats
By Andy Beal - Mon, 12/03/2007 - 3:08pm.
When a company’s reputation comes under attack, it can be tempting to bring in the company attorney and fire off a "cease and desist" letter. Unless you’re responding to something that is clearly libelous, trying to cover up your mess by threatening the messenger usually backfires–in a big way.
Ha Ha Microsoft, Google Is In Facebook
By David A. Utter - Mon, 10/15/2007 - 7:40pm.
Third part application developers on Facebook's platform have been the target of Google recruiting efforts to embed AdSense within their creations.
Trutap To Enter Mobile Networking Market
By Doug Caverly - Thu, 09/20/2007 - 4:55pm.
I remain wary of itty-bitty screens, but another social network designed for the mobile market is reportedly ready to emerge. This one’s name is Trutap.
RIAA's Newest Enemy: The Social Network
By Jason Lee Miller - Thu, 08/02/2007 - 3:40pm.
They've been railing against peer-to-peer for some time now, and more recently have put the squeeze on webcasters via royalty hikes, but it looks like the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has added a new foe to its ever-expanding list: social networkers.
What are Tech Bloggers Good for?
By Robert Scoble - Tue, 07/31/2007 - 10:10am.
Dare Obasanjo asks “what are those A-list technology bloggers good for?”
He’s absolutely right! (I’ve been saying that a lot today — I’m in a very agreeable mood).
Get Rich With A Niche
By David A. Utter - Tue, 07/24/2007 - 7:25am.
Targeted content has grown in importance to advertisers, with content-specific "synthetic channels" offering better returns through the more effective placement of their advertisements.
Google-less Sharogle May Go On
By Doug Caverly - Wed, 07/18/2007 - 3:11pm.
Imagine if Google paid $1 for every search you performed - pretty cool, right? Now, Sharogle couldn’t afford nearly that rate, but it was, by all accounts, “a search engine that shares its revenue with users.” Emphasis on “was” - Google pulled its ads from the site, and Sharogle now faces an uncertain future.
Healthline Receives $21 Million Injection
By Doug Caverly - Tue, 07/17/2007 - 5:13pm.
In a manner of speaking, Healthline is looking especially robust today - it just received $21 million in financing. And if, like me, you often aren’t acquainted with the names of financial backers, you should still recognize the entity that was behind this gift: GE/NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity Fund.
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