“Whereas last year all the business plans I saw said, ‘We’re ads-based,’ today, it’s ‘We’re virtual goods-based!’” says Read More
Here comes the virtual goods bubble
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YouTube launches online store
The thing about YouTube, is it’s continually making efforts at building a profitable business. I mean, it’s starting Read More
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Vertical ads grow for real estate and sports
The categories with the highest CPMs for premium inventory on vertical ad networks were revealed today, in a Read More
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Fashion Playtes raises $1.5 million
The tween clothing market is valued at $11 billion per year, according to a statement by New Atlantic Read More
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JanRain reins in $3 million for OpenID
JanRain, provider of OpenID business solutions, has just raised $3 million in a Series A round of financing, Read More
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MyWebGrocer raises $13 million
Newspapers are dying. That’s clear to just about anybody. What isn’t clear is how much exactly the death Read More
Adeo Ressi, founder of TheFunded.com and TheFunded Founder Institute, joined me and Ezra Roizen (Vator Box regular, Ackrell Read More
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Akademos raises $2.5 million
President and CEO Brian Jacobs founded Akademos in 1999, naming it after the olive grove site where Plato Read More
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Zynga acquires MyMiniLife
Zynga, creator of some of the most popular games on social networking sites like Facebook, just acquired MyMiniLife, Read More
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Zong strikes 10 million unique users
If this company gets its way, customers will never again have to type out another 16 digits, expiration Read More
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Nobody’s making money in mobile… yet
Saying something more does not make it truer. But let’s just say it, all together, one more time: Read More
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Travel the world with Airbnb
When Joe Gebbia, Brian Chesky, and Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founders of Airbnb decided to quit their jobs to become Read More
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BookFresh grabs seed investment
Bookfresh, a startup offering online appointment scheduling technology for small businesses, has raised $500K in seed funding from Read More
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Mixamo raises $4 million
If you’ve ever worked on video production and attempted to animate without preset motions, you know it can Read More
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Twitter 101 for business builds value
What is Twitter and what can it do for my business? If you’ve ever asked that question, Twitter Read More