Facebook and PayPal announced today a new partnership that would integrate PayPal’s payment system into Facebook, offering a Read More
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Google hit with class action lawsuit for Buzz
In the first week of its launch, Google Buzz got a lot of bad press for tons of Read More
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YuMe scores $25 million
Video ad network, YuMe, announced on Wednesday it raised $25 million in funding. Menlo Ventures led the round Read More
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Net giants predicted to go on buying spree
With the recession behind us, the big, deep-pocketed Internet giants are expected to be actively snapping up companies Read More
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Layar gets another layer of funding
Layar, an augmented reality mobile application developer, has raised $3.4 million. Prime Technology Ventures and Sunstone Capital were Read More
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Google acquires social search site Aardvark
Google has acquired social search site Aardvark for an estimated $50 million, according to the latest reports. “We Read More
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Zynga acquires Serious Business
Zynga, the social gaming company behind the insanely popular Facebook game Farmville, has signed an agreement to acquire Read More
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Encoding.com raises $1.25 million
San Francisco-based Encoding.com, has raised $1.25 million in VC funding. Metamorphic Ventures led the round and also included Read More
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Motorola invests in TuneWiki
Motorola Ventures, on Tuesday announced it’s invested into digital music startup, TuneWiki. The amount of the investment was Read More
At Vator.tv’s first-ever Vator Splash event on Thursday, February 4 at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, Reena Read More
As I mentioned in my introduction to Zynga CEO Mark Pincus keynote at the Vator Splash event, he Read More
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Mark Pincus: 10 chapters to build a company
Mark Pincus, CEO of social gaming developer Zynga, just stepped off the stage at Vator Splash, where he Read More
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An overview of the Vator Splash finalists
***UPDATED*** The finalists are in and they’ve all just showcased what they want to bring to the world Read More
Is the venture industry finally rightsizing itself so at least the top quartile venture firms can get decent Read More
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Rewards and monetization
I really like what Dennis Crowley, founder and CEO of Foursquare, said about “rewarding checkins” in this post Read More