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Web 2.0 On The Ropes. . . Kleiner Perkins Halts Investments

Tom Foremski writes that Kleiner Perkins has stopped investing in Web 2.0 and that the word now has negative vibes in the VC community. "We have absolutely no interest in funding Web 2.0 companies," says 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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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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India wakes up - 3G Plan and WiMAX planned

Finally, the Indian government is warming up to the next generation mobile services. It has announced plans to auction off 3G and WiMAX spectrum to the highest bidders which will enable upto six wireless more...
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The 20 Worst VC Investments of All Time

Amp'd Mobile, Caspian Networks, Pets.com, Webvan, Xoma and Procket join the ranks of those all-famous startups that swallowed tons of VC money and sank gloriously to join the list of these 20 worst VC more...
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Death of Web 2.0

Tim O'Reilly must be frustrated. A number of people and VC companies are now announcing the death of Web 2.0 and are now moving on. more...
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Evalve pulls in $60M, heats up heart-valve implant race

Investors including BBT Fund, Delphi Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Split Rock Partners and Abbott Laboratories have pumped in $60 Million into this fourth round of funding for this Menlo Park based more...
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5pm - project management on time

5pm is an online project management tool. With an intuitive and customizable interface, 5pm is designed to synchronize dynamic teams working in different places, on different platforms, and even across more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Office 2.0  |  

Imeem Inks a Deal with Universal Music

Members of Imeem - the music social networking site can start streaming songs from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Black Eyed Peas, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Maroon 5 and Nelly, because it has inked a deal with the more...
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Microsoft buys Maps company Multimap

By acquiring Multimap, Microsoft said that it will complement offerings such as Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services, MSN and its new $6.5bn (£3.2bn) acquisition aQuantive. Multimap has more...
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