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Funny Or Die Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2007

Funny Or Die has raised $15 million in venture capital funding.

Rumor: Wasserman In Talks About Sportnet Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2007

Wasserman is reportedly in talks with a number of brands for a sale of Sportnet.

iLike And Qloud Find A Home On Hi5 Via OpenSocial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2007

Hi5 launches music applications through a partnership with iLike and Qloud

Social Networks Bebo And Digg Hire Financial Brokers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 20, 2007

Digg and Bebo are have reportedly hired financial brokers to seek acquisition deals.

Google Video Can Now Index External Videos Via Sitemaps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2007

Google has announced a new feature called Video Sitemaps

Amazon.com Invests In Bill Me Later

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2007

Amazon.com is investing in Bill Me Later

Classifieds Site Edgeio Auction Beginning At $250,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2007

Edgeio, a classifieds website co-founded by Michael Arrington, has been put up for sale with a starting bid of $250,000.

Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes To Users About Beacon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2007

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologized to users about Beacon.

AIM And Gmail Partner On Integration Feature

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2007

AIM and Gmail have been integrated with each other via Google Talk.

Professional Social Network NetHooks Look To Take LinkedIn Head-On

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2007

NetHooks is a new professional social network that is looking to compete again LinkedIn head-on.

News Corp Acquires BeliefNet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2007

News Corp has reportedly acquired BeliefNet

IMDb Files Trademark For Term ‘SoundUnwound’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2007

IMDb has filed a trademark for the term 'SoundUnwound,' which covers social networking services for music enthusiasts.

Google Presentation In Ann Arbor Reveals 2008 Strategies For Apps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2007

Google delivered a presentation in Ann Arbor that revealed its 2008 strategy for Google Apps.

Li Ka-shing Invests $60 Million In Facebook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2007

Li Ka-shing has invested $60 million into Facebook. This brings Facebook's total funding to $340 million so far.

Facebook Is Revamping Beacon Following User Complaints

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2007

Facebook has announced that it has added some new privacy options for Beacon following a number of complaints from users.

Google Maps Adds A ‘My Location’ Feature

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Google has launched a new "My Location" feature.

Pouchons: A New Hip Hop Social Network Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Pouchons is a hip-hop social network worth checking out.

TringMe: A Click-To-Call Widget Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

TringMe is a click-to-call widget that you should check out.

Pluck To Connect Traditional Media With Social Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Pluck has announced that it will enable traditional media companies to connect with social media.

Snooth Raises $1 Million In A Second Round Of Angel Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Wine database company Snooth has raised $1 million in angel funding.

Photo Storage Service Phanfare Raises $2.5 Million Third Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Phanfare, a popular photo storage service, has raised $2.5 million in funding.

Intuit Acquires Homestead Technologies For $170 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2007

Intuit has announced that it has acquired Homestead Technologies for $170 million

Rumor: News Corp May Be Looking To Acquire LinkedIn

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2007

Rumor has it that News Corp is looking to acquire LinkedIn

South African Website Creation Company Synthasite Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2007

Synthasite, a South Africa based website creation service, has raised $5 million in funding.

South Asian Video-on-Demand Company TinselVision Raises $3 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2007

TinselVision has raised $3 million in Series B funding.

Entertonement Secures $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 19, 2007

Entertonement (also known as Right Sized Media) has raised $5 million in funding.

Amazon.com Introduces Kindle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 19, 2007

Amazon.com has introduced a new device called the Kindle

Search Engine ChaCha Raises $10 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2007

ChaCha has raised $8 million in funding from several investors.

MediaNews Group And The Hearst Corporation Acquire 80% Of Kaango For $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2007

MediaNews Group and Hearst have acquired 80% of Kaango for $20 million.

YouTube: Higher Quality Videos On The Way Within 3 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2007

YouTube co-founder Steve Chen said that higher quality videos are on the way.