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CoolSW: Intel launches a company-ranking site

The king of paranoid, Intel has launched a new website that is a Digg for ranking software-business ideas. Always on the lookout for new ideas, Intel is using this as a platform to launch voting mechanisms more...
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Marc Andreessen says it's a bubble

Using the right tone and satire, Marc Andreessen says that we are in the middle of a bubble - the wave of Web 2.0 and related hype created are part of this unsustainable ride that will not last, but only more...
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The Future of Web Startups

Keith Chiu identifies at least 10 characteristics about the Future of Web startups. The contents are derived from his talk given at FOWA in October 2007. Some are very simple such as - there will be more...
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Mesmo Gets $900,000 Series A Financing

Felice Ventures and Maple Investments are putting in $900,000 in the first round of financing Mesmo - the video startup that allows users to browse online video in a number of different ways. Touting more...
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Baby boomers tap into savings to fund new ventures

When it comes to funding new startups and ventures, Baby Boomers are tapping into their reserves built over the years. These give them a psychological advantage in terms of risk-taking and funding a new more...
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Nokia to Pay $8.1 Billion for Navigation Company Navteq

Chicago based Navteq is being acquired by Nokia for a big figure - $8.1 Billion, which comes to around 50 times the earnings of the target. This deal now makes Nokia much stronger against its rivals and more...
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Zingku - Mobile Social Networking Startup snapped by Google

Google is muscling its way into the social networking world. Its latest acquisition is the mobile social networking startup Zingku for an undisclosed amount. With its forays into the 700MHz auction, more...
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Startup profiled by Columbia Business Journal

Each year, the Columbia Business Journal highlights one startup business that has been in operation for less than a year. In order to be considered, the startup has to send details to the Journal. Many more...
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Products most likely to make money, solve a problem, and creep you out

There were a ton of products to evaluate at the DemoFall 2007 conference in San Diego this week. A few stood out, and not all for the right reasons. Check out the vid to see which products will likely more...
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Demandmedia raises more money

Demand Media is a heavily backed domain acquisition company headed by Richard Rosenblatt, the former chairman of Intermix Media, the company that sold MySpace to News Corporation. It has raised $320 million more...
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