Pulse 2.0

New Digital Entertainment Site Worldwide Biggies Raises $9 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2007

Worldwide Biggies has raised $9 million in Series A funding.

aQuantive Poaches DoubleClick Client InterActivCorp

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2007

aQuantive has poached DoubleClick's client InterActivCorp

Indian Social Network Yaari Appears To Be Taking Over Email Accounts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2007

Why I don't recommend that anyone should use Yaari.

TierraNatal: A New Hispanic Social Network Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2007

TierraNatal is a new Hispanic social network that is worth checking out.

Accoona Files For An IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2007

Accoona has filed for an IPO.

NYT’s Brad Stone Figures Out Who Fake Steve Jobs Is

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2007

It has been revealed that the "Fake Steve Jobs" is Daniel Lyons, a senior editor of Forbes Magazine.

Should Dogster Be Worried About MyDogSpace?

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2007

A new social networking company for dogs and cats has launched called MyDogSpace and MyCatSpace.

Kevin Rose And Jason Calacanis Discuss Digg Vs. Netscape On GigaOm Show

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2007

On Revision3's GigaOm Show, Kevin Rose and Jason Calacanis candidly talk about Digg vs. Netscape.

AsianAvenue.com Now Features ‘Secret Asian Man’ Cartoon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2007

AsianAvenue.com is now featuring a cartoon called 'Secret Asian Man.'

GoFish Cancels The Acquisition of Bolt.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2007

GoFish has canceled the acquisition of Bolt.com.

Discovery Channel Acquires TreeHugger.com Blog For $10-15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2007

Disney Acquires Club Penguin For $350 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 1, 2007

Disney has officially acquired Club Penguin for $350 million

Dailymotion Hires Mark Zaleski As Executive Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 1, 2007

Paris-based video-sharing website Dailymotion has hired Mark Zaleski as the executive chairman.

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.

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New Digital Entertainment Site Worldwide Biggies Raises $9 Million Series A

aQuantive Poaches DoubleClick Client InterActivCorp

Indian Social Network Yaari Appears To Be Taking Over Email Accounts

TierraNatal: A New Hispanic Social Network Worth Checking Out

Accoona Files For An IPO

NYT’s Brad Stone Figures Out Who Fake Steve Jobs Is

Should Dogster Be Worried About MyDogSpace?

Kevin Rose And Jason Calacanis Discuss Digg Vs. Netscape On GigaOm Show

AsianAvenue.com Now Features ‘Secret Asian Man’ Cartoon

GoFish Cancels The Acquisition of Bolt.com

Discovery Channel Acquires TreeHugger.com Blog For $10-15 Million

Disney Acquires Club Penguin For $350 Million

Dailymotion Hires Mark Zaleski As Executive Chairman

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

Facebook Debunks Bug Breach Rumor And Shuts Down Audio App

Comedy Video Site MyDamnChannel Launches With Funding

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

Yahoo! Travel Now Has A Smarter Search Engine

BuddyTV Raises $2.8 Million Series A

Digital Marketing Company iCrossing Has Raised $62 Million

Facebook: What Have You Done To Yourself?

Microsoft Rolls Out Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate

Nokia Acquires Photo Sharing Website Twango

Facebook Hires Former Yahoo And YouTube Executive Gideon Yu

Sports Illustrated And NYCIF Invest Undisclosed Amount In TAKKLE

Alexa Has Rolled Out A New Toolbar For Mozilla Firefox

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

Answers Corporation Files Shelf Registration Statement To Raise $140 Million

Another Google Revenue Model: Run Business Search Engines

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