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Rumor: Facebook Acquiring Plaxo?

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?

$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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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.