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Plaxo And Facebook Merger Rumors False (So Far)


Oooh. Michael Arrington says that the brouhaha over Facebook buying Plaxo is all false so far and that even though Plaxo is up for sale (since quite some time actually), this deal is not exactly history. more...
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Startup Kayak Raises $196 Million, Buys Rival SideStep


Michael Arrington reveals that travel startup Kayak is buying its rival SideStep for $200 Million. SideStep and Kayak are the two leaders in the discount travel search space (along with Mobissimo and more...
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Why Are Founders Leaving Social Networks?


Michael Arrington brings up this question with two examples of founders or execs leaving second tier social networks - Jeanine LeFlore, Piczo’s VP of Products and Marketing and Bebo’s co-founder and more...
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Angel Round could get painful for some


Michael Arrington discusses the case of the Israel based startup 5min, which first went in with angel funding and now has gotten $5 million in VC funding. Its angel round was painful since the angels more...
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Source Says: $1 billion Acquisition “Definitely Happened”


Michael Arrington follows up his previous story on Bebo. He says that Bebo, which is the second largest social network in the UK behind Facebook, either signed a deal, or is sending out false messages 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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Meebo Goes For Fundraising Instead Of Sale


Rumors said that at one point they looked for a valuation of $250 Million but could not find a buyer and therefore, web chat startup Meebo has gone in for another round of funding, says TechCrunch's Michael more...
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An Outsider’s Flawed View Of Silicon Valley


When Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman wrote a blog post a couple of days ago comparing Silicon Valley unfavorably to the Seattle tech scene, it raised some attention. Now, our own Michael Arrington takes on the more...
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