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A Scary Line Has Been Crossed For VCs 
Erick Schonfeld via TechCrunch on Thu, 13 Nov. 2008
At a recent presentation at Harvard Business School, Adeo Ressi argued that the VC model is broken. That is nothing new for Ressi, who is the founder of the VC-rating site theFunded. He is kind of like
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HOW TO: Grow a Startup 300% in 3 Days? SocialMedian Tells All
Rob Diana via Mashable! on Tue, 11 Nov. 2008
SocialMedian was barely a thought for people back in February, but it has gained a solid following in the 9 months
of its existence. Many people would ask why this startup has gained any traction. It is yet another social news site with voting and
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Quicken Online Drops Subscription Fee, Now Free [Quicken]
(unknown author) via Lifehacker on Tue, 14 Oct. 2008
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Lifehacker gave this the most favorable review with a disclaimer "if it was free" back in January.
Quicken Online, the web-based version of the popular persona
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280 Slides Puts Your Presentation in the Cloud [Web As Desktop]
Jason Fitzpatrick via Lifehacker on Tue, 14 Oct. 2008
Beta webapp 280 Slides edits and shares PowerPoint-like presentations online. 280 Slides' interface is polished and rich; you can try it out without signing up as a user. Create brand new slide shows inside 28
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Personal Finance Site Mint Opens to The Public With New Features
Stan Schroeder via Mashable! on Tue, 14 Oct. 2008
It seems that pretty much everyone who deals with personal finance has decided that this is the day for announcements. They’re right. The stock market seems to be ready for another upward rally, and the overall interest in investing, saving, or simply making the most out of the situation
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Mint Leaves Beta, Brings A Bunch Of New Features With It
Jason Kincaid via TechCrunch on Tue, 14 Oct. 2008
Mint, the personal finance startup that won last year’s TechCrunch 40, has launched a host of new features including investment tracking, 401
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Yes, Facebook is Open Source, Too!
Jesse Stay via Inside Facebook on Mon, 06 Oct. 2008
When people think Open Source and social networking, usually the first thing that comes to mind is Google and OpenSocial. What most don’t know however is
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Where’s the Money in Online Video?
Liz Gannes via GigaOM on Mon, 06 Oct. 2008
The sharp growth in online video viewing, increasing availability of TV online, and proliferation of high-quality, web-originated content has made it easy to point the arrow for online video advertising up and to the right. But wh
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5 Legal Tips To Save Startups Money & Headaches
Carleen Hawn via GigaOM on Sun, 05 Oct. 2008
Being smart about legal matters can make a huge difference in the value of your company. Each legal decision you make — each strategic partnership, each trademark or patent filing — can add or subtract from it.
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Touching The Android: It’s No iPhone, But It’s Close
Erick Schonfeld via TechCrunch on Tue, 23 Sep. 2008
So today I finally got to touch an Android phone. T-Mobile, Google, and HTC put on a big media circus in New York City (see our
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New York Times Launches TimesPeople Social Networking Site
Doriano "Paisano" Carta via Mashable! on Tue, 23 Sep. 2008
The New York Times is launching the public beta of its TimesPeople social network this evening, an offering we first reviewed
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Jott's Move From Free to Premium - Bait and Switch or Good Business?
Jason Rothbart via ReadWriteWeb on Wed, 17 Sep. 2008
Many Web 2.0 companies have tried to make money by charging for their product, but it can be hard work - especially if the product started out as free. Jott, a voice to text transcription service, is an example of one that took the plunge an
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Big Fish Games Raises $83.3 Million For Casual Game Distribution
Jason Kincaid via TechCrunch on Fri, 12 Sep. 2008
Big Fish Games, an online portal for both online and downloadable computer games, has closed an $83.3 million funding round led by Balderton Capital, General Catalyst Partners, and Salmon River Capital.
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Where is My Skype on iPhone?
Om Malik via GigaOM on Thu, 11 Sep. 2008
That’s exactly the question I asked Skye CEO Josh Silverman when he stopped by our office earlier today. “Stay tuned” is all he would say. I tried to ask the question many different times, but he stuck to the standard line. However, he did acknowledge that Skype is very serious about the mobile phone opportunity.
“We need to be on all devices… Skype needs to be everywhere,
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Social Media and Privacy: Where Are We Two Years After Facebook News Feed?
Ben Parr via Mashable! on Mon, 08 Sep. 2008
It’s really only been two years. How quickly the digital world changes.
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by the New York Times for a piece written by Clive Thompson, “Brave New World of Digita
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iWidgets to Bring CBS Fall Season to a Social Network Near You
Doriano "Paisano" Carta via Mashable! on Mon, 08 Sep. 2008
iWidgets, the social syndication™ company, has now become a Social Syndication Platform thanks to its first major customer, CBS Interactive, one of the world’s top broadcasting companies.
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Does Your Computer's Operating System Still Matter? [Reader Poll]
Gina Trapani via Lifehacker on Mon, 08 Sep. 2008
New York Times writer Joe Nocera argues that the Windows operating system doesn't matter any more, because webapps are rendering all operating systems irrelevant. He asks:
Do you really care anymore...
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JetBlue Auctions Off Flights Starting at Five Cents
Kevin Purdy via Lifehacker: Top on Mon, 08 Sep. 2008
Low-cost airline JetBlue is auctioning off more than 300 round-trip flights at their eBay store and, as of this posting, some still have opening bids of five or 10 cents. The flights mostly connect to and from major metro are
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Is Search Really 90% Solved?
Michael Arrington via TechCrunch on Sun, 07 Sep. 2008
Jessica Guynn has an excellent interview with Google’s Marissa Mayer today about Google’s first ten years (today is arguably Google’s tenth birthday). Good stuff in there - Marissa talks about Google
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