It’s really, really hard to write about Cheezburger because it’s so easy to get sucked into the memes Read More
LOLcats creator Cheezburger rakes in $30M
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Facebook ad revenue to top $4 billion in 2011
Facebook, which already accounts for over half of social network ad revenues in the U.S., will continue to Read More
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M&A case studies: WhatCounts’ sale process
Last week we got a primer on the WhatCounts story and events leading up to the decision to Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 01/14/11
Seed Milewise, a super stealth service that will help users redeem their frequent flyer rewards, raised $1.5 million Read More
Mobile Wi-Fi provider Boingo announced Friday that it has filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public Read More
Update 2/8/11: California Electric Transportation Coalition says that EV owners have the option of receiving a special discount Read More
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RockYou buys social gaming studio Playdemic
RockYou announced this week that it has acquired social game developer Playdemic. Terms of the deal were not Read More
Milewise, a super stealth service that will help users redeem their frequent flyer rewards, raised $1.5 million in Read More
Most of what I’ve been saying recently about valuations here at AVC has been negative. I think we Read More
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What you need to know – Friday 1/14/11
Milewise, an invitation-only startup currently in stealth mode, raised $1.5 million in debt funding. RepEquity, a provide Read More
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ShopSocial secures $1.1M for social commerce
Social shopping site ShopSocial (tongue twister!) has raised $1.2 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. While Read More
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Benchmark Capital closes $425M seventh fund
Veteran venture capital firm Benchmark Capital has closed $425 million for its “oversubscribed” seventh fund, peHUB reports. The Read More
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Twitter possibly moving from SF to Brisbane
Give a company a $200 million investment round, and it’s going to want to hire a lot more Read More
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Concur acquires Tripit for up to $120 million
Travel and expense management site Concur announced Thursday that it has acquired mobile trip management service Tripit for Read More
Concur, a company that makes integrated travel and expense management software, is to acquire TripIt, a travel plan Read More