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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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Are Platforms the Web 2.0 eMall?

Over the past few weeks a variety of platforms have launched including: Facebook, Meebo and Google OpenSocial. At a basic level, each one of these platforms allows a company to set up shop within these more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

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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Facebook Beacons - say goodbye to Privacy

While it seems to be a clever idea, a quick review reveals that Beacon might turn out to be a privacy hairball for the company. Facebook announced that they will be delivering more targeted ads based on more...
3 Comments  |  Topic: Advertising  |  

Dell's acquisition EqualLogic may not be fun for EMC

Storage brings in about $2.4 billion a year for Dell, much of it from the resale of devices made by EMC Corp. (EMC). In other words, despite making a lot of sales, Dell doesn’t get a bigger piece of more...
2 Comments  |  Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions  |  

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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Will Startups Continue To Need VC's ?

Two underlying causes of this phenomenon are the declining cost of developing technologies and acquiring customers. There are two theories - one says that traditional early-stage VC will die out, another more...
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Microsoft's Internal memo on Facebook announcement

As per the internal memo of Microsoft, the current round of $240 million in Facebook is " a global expansion of our advertising syndication partnership with Facebook." Microsoft is billing is at investment more...
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Did Facebook Raise $750 Million

The rumor is that in addition to Microsoft chiiping in with $240 million, two New York based hedge funds also puped $250 million each into Facebook, bringing the total for this round to approx $750 million. more...
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