July 2007 | Pulse 2.0

TheStreet.com Reports iPhone Production Reduction, Causing A Stock Price Drop

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2007

Apple's stock price dropped following a report that was published on TheStreet.com.

Facebook Debunks Bug Breach Rumor And Shuts Down Audio App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2007

Facebook has debunked a security breach bug rumor and shut down an audio app.

Comedy Video Site MyDamnChannel Launches With Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2007

MyDamnChannel, a comedy video site founded by Rob Barnett, has launched and it is backed with an undisclosed amount of funding.

Former MySpace Parent Company Head Brad Greenspan Is Interested In Buying The WSJ

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2007

Brad Greenspan, the former head of MySpace's parent company, is interested in buying The Wall Street Journal.

Yahoo! Travel Now Has A Smarter Search Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2007

Yahoo! Travel now has a better search engine tied into its service.

BuddyTV Raises $2.8 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2007

BuddyTV, an informative content website that covers major TV news, has raised $2.8 million in funding.

Digital Marketing Company iCrossing Has Raised $62 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2007

iCrossing is a digital marketing company that has raised $62 million in funding.

Facebook: What Have You Done To Yourself?

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2007

Here is a Pulse 2.0 op-ed about Facebook's decision to allow the flooding of third-party apps on its platform.

Microsoft Rolls Out Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2007

Microsoft has announced that the Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate is now available for download.

Nokia Acquires Photo Sharing Website Twango

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2007

Nokia has acquired a photo sharing website called Twango.

Facebook Hires Former Yahoo And YouTube Executive Gideon Yu

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2007

Facebook has hired Gideon Yu, who is the former Treasurer at Yahoo and the CFO of YouTube.

Sports Illustrated And NYCIF Invest Undisclosed Amount In TAKKLE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2007

Sports Illustrated and NYCIF have invested an undisclosed amount of funding in TAKKLE

Alexa Has Rolled Out A New Toolbar For Mozilla Firefox

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2007

Website rating system Alexa has rolled out a new toolbar for Mozilla Firefox.

Chicktionary Game Helps Microsoft’s Live.com Get A Traffic Boost

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2007

The Chicktionary game has helped Microsoft's Live.com gain some market share.

Answers Corporation Files Shelf Registration Statement To Raise $140 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2007

Answers Corporation has filed a universal shelf registration for covering $140 million, which will help pay for the acquisition of Lexico Publishing Group.

Another Google Revenue Model: Run Business Search Engines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2007

Google is planning to set up business search engines.

Answers.com Acquires Dictionary.com’s Parent Company For $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2007

Answers.com has acquired Dictionary.com's parent company for a reported $100 million.

Digg Launches iPhone-Compatible Site

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2007

Digg has launched an iPhone-compatible version of its website.

Facebook’s Revenue For This Year Is Well Over $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2007

Facebook is going to see revenue well over $100 million this year and there is speculation as to whether the company is going public anytime soon.