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Wink - A People Search Engine

Wink is a people search engine which lets you control your identity. People search engine Wink, the less bubbly but more filling competitor to Spock, is adding an interesting antilibel feature. Now, if more...
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FreeRice.com - A website with a twist

FreeRice.com is a simple website that you'll enjoy spending a few minutes on. It's a word game, monetized by Cost Per Action affiliate ad links, with a social justice twist. more...
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Corbis Acquires Stock Image Site Veer

With a mixture of licensed and original content under its control, Veer offers not just photos, but also illustrations, and fonts, as well as a collection of merchandise (clothing, decor, art supplies, more...
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AOL Buys Contextual Ad Network Quigo

AOL has officially announced the purchase of Quigo, first reported this past weekend. Quigo is a provider of contextual advertising on third-party publisher Websites, much like AdSense and Yahoo Publisher more...
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Intuitive Organization And Sharing With SnapPages

SnapPages is a flash powered interface that allows you to share your hobbies/interests, organize schedules, and socialize with friends. They have three applications currently, including: Friend’s Manager, more...
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Five Simple Sobriety Steps for Web 2.0 Kool Aid Boozers

Steve Rubel does a good job at taking a shot at Web 2.0 sharing his wisdom. more...
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Why Is Google Afraid of Facebook?

Google (GOOG) announced its OpenSocial strategy last week, starting with some of the smaller (albeit fast-growing) social networks, and quickly ensnaring MySpace (NWS), Bebo and a bunch of other companies more...
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MerchantCircle raises more money - $10 Million Series B

Merchant Circle, a business directory provider with focus on connecting local business has raised $10 million of series B funding. more...
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Joost-Meebo Partnership

Joost, which launched a developer platform for widgets at the end of this summer has partnered with Venture community darling Meebo to offer combined services and offerings to the online community. more...
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5 New Companies emerge from Diller's IAC

Barry Diller's IAC is spinning off 5 new publicly traded companies (HSN, TicketMaster, ...). Its other assets — including the Ask.com search engine, Match.com, Evite, Citysearch and Excite — would more...
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