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LongJump launches Database in the Cloud

LongJump, a company based out of Sunnyvale, California, has introduced a Database-as-a-Service (DaaS) product that offers you an easy way to build a database application backend for your website and business. more...
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What will make Twitter a billion-dollar business in 12-24 months.

Imagine if every 10th, 20th, or 100th tweet was an advertisement. Would that be so horrible? No, not at all. "your free Twitter account is brought to you by Apple's iPhone" would be perfectly acceptable more...
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Oracle is the only winner in Sun-MySQL Deal

Sun Microsystems Inc. gobbling up MySQL is perhaps the worst single event I have ever witnessed in the histor of tech mergers and acquisitions.
The move, announced earlier this week, is potentially more...
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Have you pondered the moral implications of your startup?

I'm working on a start-up that, if successful, has potential to be a major reference of human knowledge (think wikipedia in terms of vastness and impact, although it isn't particularly similar to wikipedia). more...
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Did Slide Get Big Funding?

Kara Swisher talks about Slide, the San Francisco startup whose widgets are among the most popular on Facebook and MySpace–is completing a round of funding that could value the startup at many times more...
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Things Are Looking Gooood At Startup Schwag

Michael Arrington re-visits the startup Startup Schwag after a few months to examine what's going on at their end. This company offers a service that sends users startup-branded tshirts and stickers every more...
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New VC Firm Sandlot Venture Group goes to Hollywood

Sandlot Venture Group's goal is to “hone projects at the development phase,” CEO Don Herman tells us. The analogy here is that good movie ideas, like many early-stage startups, need financing and networking more...
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The Open Web Awards - This Week!

The first ever Open Web Awards will be held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California on Thursday, January 10th from 7:00 – 10:00 PM. The 3 hour event will be a swank networking affair with music more...
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Microsoft offers to buy FAST for $1.2 Billion

In a bid that will shake up the enterprise search market (currently held mainly by niche players), Microsoft has offered to buy the Norway based enterprise search company FAST for a neat $1.2 billion, more...
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Motorola buys Soundbuzz to bolster music offerings

Soundbuzz is a tiny company that provides mobile downloads based on OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) DRM (digital rights management) technology. In an effort to strengthen its music offerings to customers, more...
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