Monthly Archives: September 2010
Publisher Ad Network NetShelter Raises $15 Million
Publisher ad network NetShelter is an advertising network that powers ads for websites such as MacRumors.com, SlashGear.com, CrackBerry.com, etc. has raised $15 million in a second round of funding. NetShelter’s network saw about 133 million unique visitors this August.
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Google Acquires Scheduling Management Company Plannr
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has acquired Seattle-based mobile planning startup Plannr. Plannr is intended to target groups of friends that are less than ten people. E-mail, SMS, geolocation, and phone calls are three of the main features in Plannr.
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Categories Ben Eidelson, Google, Jason Prado, Plannr
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Thirteen Chrysler Employees Fired For Drinking and Smoking Weed During Lunch Break [VIDEO]
Fox News broke a story about 15 Chrysler employees that used their lunch break to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana. All 15 employees were identified and suspend without pay. About 13 employees at the Jefferson North Plant employees in Detroit have been fired for violating the Company Standards of Conduct. The two remaining employees will receive one month layoff without pay.
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Categories Chrysler
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Office for Mac 2011 Arriving On October 26
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that Office for Mac will be available for purchase on October 26th. It can also be pre-ordered from Amazon.com starting today too. There will be three versions of Office for Mac available. The three include Office for Mac Home & Student 2011, Office for Mac Home & Business 2011, and Office for Mac Academic 2011. The price ranges from $99-$279.
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Mobile Publishing Company Verve Wireless Raises $7 Million
Verve Wireless is a mobile startup company that serves as an advertising platform for local media companies. Verve has raised $7 million in a funding round led by BlueRun Ventures.
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Categories Associated Press, BlueRun Ventures, Verve Wireless
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Billionaire Alki David Launches Online TV Streaming Service FilmOn.com
Last year billionaire Alki David launched the service FilmOn.com in beta. Now he is bringing the service to the U.S. FilmOn.com lets you watch HD TV on the PC or mobile devices.
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Categories Alki David, FilmOn.com
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@shhdontellsteve Twitter Account Gets TV Deal
CBS has signed up another Twitter account for a TV deal. The first show was called S#*! My Dad Says. The next Twitter-inspired TV show is for the account @shhdontellsteve. The @shhdontellsteve account has over 13,000 followers.
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Google Invests $1 Million In Human-Pedaling Monorail Company Shweeb
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has invested $1 million in a human-powered monorail transportation system company called Shweeb. The investment was made through Google’s Project 10^100 initiative.
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IBM Acquires Blade Network Technologies
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has bought Blade Network Technologies. Blade makes server software, blade servers, and rack switches. The two companies have already been partners and IBM will add more Blade technology to their servers. [ZDNet]
Motorola Droid R2-D2 Arriving On September 30 (Verizon Is Using The Force)
On September 30, Verizon is going to start selling the Motorola Droid R2-D2. The limited edition device is rumored to have a 1.2GHz processor. The frame of the phone resembles the R2-D2 robot character from Star Wars. The Droid R2-D2 phone also will include ringtones, wallpapers, an R2-D2 clock widget, notifications, and a binoculars application related to the Star Wars character. The in-store price is $350 with a $100 MIR, bringing the total to $250. One of the reasons why I find this new phone interesting is because Motorola pays Lucasfilm Ltd. royalties for using the Droid name since they own the trademark. I would not be surprised if Lucasfilm is letting Motorola off the hook for this limited edition device. [Mashable]