Pulse 2.0 Archive

German Replica Of Facebook StudiVZ To Hit 1 Million Users By End Of November

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2006

StudiVZ, a German replica of Facebook, is expected to hit 1 million users by the end of November 2006.

Four New Useful Gmail Features

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2006

Here are four new useful Gmail features for 2006 that you should check out.

What I Like About iLike: A Look Into iLike\’s Past 4 Months.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2006

Here is a breakdown of some of the iLike features I like the most.

Google Checkout Is Now Free Until 2007

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2006

Google has made Google Checkout free until December 31, 2006.

Neighboroo: A Neighborhood Heat Map Demographic Analyzer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2006

This is the Pulse 2.0 review of Neighboroo.

Widget Syndication Service Clearspring Technologies Receives $2 Million in Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2006

Clearspring Technologies, a popular widget syndication service, has received $2 million in funding.

BlackArrow, An Internet and TV Advertising Company, Has Raised $14.75 Million in VC Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2006

BlackArrow has raised $14.75 million in venture capital funding.

Answers.com Acquires Wiki Company FAQ Farm For $2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2006

Answers.com has acquired wiki company FAQ Farm for $2 million.

Facebook Allowing Embedding Of External Videos Such As YouTube Videos

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2006

AOL Acquires The Relegence Corporation, A Real-Time Financial Services News Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2006

O’Reilly Media Releases Book Image Search

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2006

O'Reilly Media has released a new book image search.

Next Version Of Skype Will Incorporate Skypecasts, A Live Audio Chat For Blogs And Websites

By Shan Sadiq ● Nov 8, 2006

Google AdWords Competitor Turn.com Raises $18 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2006

Turn.com, a Google AdWords competitor, has raised $18 million in funding.

Movie Downloads To Be Available Soon On Microsoft Xbox Live

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2006

Movie downloads will soon be available on Microsoft Xbox Live.

Zvents’ Newly Raised $7 Million Investment Proves That It Is a Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 7, 2006

Zvents has raised $7 million in Series A funding.

TWERQ: The First Tabbed Search Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 7, 2006

Here is the Pulse 2.0 review of TWERQ.

Adobe And Granite Ventures Invest $2 Million Into Flash Games Site Bunchball

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2006

Bunchball has raised $2 million in funding from Adobe and Granite Ventures

Web2 Corp Now Owns ByIndia.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2006

Web2Corp has acquired ByIndia.com

Powerset Valuation Now At $42.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2006

Powerset has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding at a $42.5 million valuation.

Newspaper Group Owners Invest $15 Million In Topix.net

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2006

Topix.net has raised $15 million in funding from a number of newspaper groups.

KnowNow Receives $13 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2006

KnowNow has raised $13 million in funding from several investors.

Mpire Unleashes eBay Pop, An eBay Trend Tracker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2006

Mpire has released an eBay trend tracker called eBay Pop.

A Yahoo! Shopping, Personals, And Lawsuits Weekend Update

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2006

Here is a breakdown of what Yahoo! has been up to this week.

Listigator: Not Your Typical Online To-Do List

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2006

Here is the Pulse 2.0 review of Listigator.

The Concept Of Microsoft adCenter Labs’ Keyword Forecast And Search Funnel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2006

Here is an explanation of how Microsoft's adCenter Labs' Keyword Forecast And Search Funnel features work.

LBO Specialist Firm KKR Made $50 Billion Bid For Vivendi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2006

KKR has made a $50 billion bid for Vivendi.

Google Talk/VoIP Being Integrated Into Orkut

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2006

Google Talk and VoIP is being integrated into Orkut.

Charts On Alexa.com Are Now AJAX-Driven

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2006

Alexa has updated its user interface so that it utilizes AJAX.

YouTube’s Co-Founder Chad Hurley Calls Gaining Music Rights “A Mess”

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 3, 2006

Zune-Arts.net Replaces ComingZune.com And Zune.net Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 3, 2006

Microsoft is now redirecting ComingZune.com to Zune-Arts.net.