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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.

NationalBanana.com Raises $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2007

NationalBanana.com has raised $1 million in funding from U.S. Venture Partners.

Lionsgate Entertainment Buys 42% Of Break.com For $21 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

Lionsgate Entertainment has acquired 42% of Break.com for $21 million.

Zillow Launches A Customized Homepage, Discussions, And More Neighborhood Pages

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

Zillow has launched a customized homepage, more discussion pages, and 6,500 more neighborhood pages

TheMarkets.com Raises $30 Million From 11 Leading Investment Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

TheMarkets.com has raised $30 million in Series S Rights Offering to its existing broker-owners, which is 11 leading investment banks.

PopShops: An Upcoming Web 2.0 Start-Up Offering Widget Store Building Features

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

Here is the Pulse 2.0 review of PopShops

Yahoo! Search Now Offers Suggestions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

Yahoo! Search is now offering suggested keywords.

Connexus Corporation Has Acquired AdModus’ Advertisement Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

Connexus Corporation has purchased AdModus' advertisement technologies.

Blogger Adds One-Click Feedburner Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2007

Blogger has announced a one-click solution for setting up Feedburner feeds.

Del.icio.us Is Revamping Its UI And Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2007

Del.icio.us is in the process of revamping its user interface and platform.

Apple iPhone: Supposedly Close To Being Hacked & Unlocked

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2007

Google Is Acquiring Communication Security Company Postini For $625 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2007

Google is acquiring a communication security company called Postini.

MSN: 10 Million Earth-Shattering Simultaneous Views

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2007

MSN has beat a record by hitting 10 million simultaneous views for a live event.

Nielsen//NetRatings Is Tweaking Its Web Tracking Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2007

Nielsen//NetRatings will now start tracking the length of time spent on websites and products rather than pageviews.

Former TechCrunch UK Writer Sam Sethi Launches Blognation And Receives Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 4, 2007

Former TechCrunch UK writer Sam Sethi has launched a new tech blog called Blognation and already raised funding for it.

Netvibes Co-CEO Pierre Chappaz Leaves To Work On Wikio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 4, 2007

Netvibes Co-CEO Pierre Chappaz has left the company to work at Wikio.

Make Your Own The Simpsons Avatar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2007

The Simpsons' digital team has launched a new avatar tool that allows you to create a character that looks like you.

Google Acquires Phone Number Consolidation Company GrandCentral

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2007

Google has acquired GrandCentral, a company that allows users to connect one phone number to all the mobile devices they own.