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Tom Foremski / Silicon Valley Watcher:
Web 2.0 Is On The Ropes. . . Kleiner Perkins Has Halted Investments — Whenever I meet with VCs I've noticed that there is a growing distaste for Web 2.0 startups. The "Web 2.0" term, in connection with a startup, and as a collection of concepts, is very tired in this community.
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Tom Foremski: IMHO, Channel 9, robhyndman.com, Alexander van Elsas's Weblog …, Mashable! and Things That
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Money And A New CEO For SocialText — We reported in July that Palo Alto-based wiki startup SocialText was looking for a new CEO to help speed growth. — Tonight they are announcing their new CEO - former Cisco and Adobe exec Eugene Lee. Founder and former CEO Ross Mayfield becomes Chairman and President of the company.
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Clint Boulton / eWEEK.com:
Socialtext Reloaded — Enterprise 2.0 software maker Socialtext, with a new CEO and $9.5 million in funding, prepares for Google's entrance into the world of wikis. — After spending five years trying to become the eminent Enterprise 2.0 software provider, Socialtext is ready for a new phase.
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Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Socialtext offers "social software" to big companies, raises cash — Socialtext, the early wiki company, has raised $9.5 million in a third round of financing. — Socialtext is one of a number companies loading delivering "social software" to large companies, helping employees collaborate …
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
Socialtext gets new CEO and $9.5 million in funding — Socialtext co-founder Ross Mayfield has stepped down as CEO of the enterprise wiki company and is handing the reins to Eugene Lee, a well-seasoned tech executive who has spend time at Adobe, Cisco, Banyan Systems and was a co-founder of Beyond Inc. (acquired by Banyan).
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Launches Kickstart, A New Social Network Around College Students And Alumni — Yahoo's advanced products group, led by Scott Gatz, is launching a new service this evening called Kickstart. — While immediate analogies will be drawn to Facebook, the service is actually much more like LinkedIn …
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Rev2.org, Scott Gatz's Blog, Conversion Rater, The Technology Chronicles, Venture Chronicles and CNET News.com
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Elinor Mills / Webware.com:YAHOO KICKSTARTS A SOCIAL SERVICE AIMED AT COLLEGE GRADS
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USA Today:
Google enlists help for Google Phone — NEW YORK — Google (GOOG) today plans to announce the formation of an "open phone" coalition, with the goal of developing an operating system for the so-called Google Phone. — The new operating system, geared specifically for cellphones …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Yahoo FireEagle - A Platform Service For Geo Information — Yahoo isn't just announcing Kickstart this evening. Salim Ismail's Brickhouse is announcing a very useful new platform service tonight tentatively called FireEagle, which is currently in closed alpha testing.
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
An Open Facebook API vs Google OpenSocial — Probably about 5 months ago I had a conversation with someone at Facebook about licensing their API. — The beauty of Facebook, as opposed to Myspace and other social networks is that the people on there are for the most part who they say they are …
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Tony Smith / The Register:
Asus spills AMD 7-series chipset beans — Asus has jumped the gun on AMD's 7-series chipset announcement by unveiling today a pair of motherboards based on two of the as-yet-unannounced product family. — This morning, Asus posted details of its M3A32-MVP Deluxe and M3A mobos on its website.
Tony Smith / The Register:
Samsung samples SATA II 2.5in SSD — Samsung has begun sampling a 2.5in notebook-oriented 64GB solid-state drive the connects to a host computer using a 3Gb/s SATA interface, the electronics giant said today. — Comparing the product with an equivalent, 80GB 2.5in HDD …
Associated Press:
Microsoft adds ESPN programing to Xbox — SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. has added college basketball and other ESPN programming to the growing lineup of video content available for download to its Xbox 360 video game console. — Microsoft and ESPN said people can purchase complete NCAA basketball …
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Writers Begin Strike as Talks Break Off — A strike by Hollywood writers began in New York just after midnight Monday, and negotiators for screenwriters and producers broke off talks, according to the Associated Press. — More than 12,000 screenwriters represented by the Writer Guild …
ChinaTechNews.com:
Samsung: Fighting Fake Chinese Phone Named Samsong — In cooperation with Beijing's Haidian and Fengtai Industry and Commerce Departments, South Korean mobile phone manufacture Samsung has identified 88 types of fake Samsung mobile phones in Beijing. — Beijing Haidian Industry …
Ashlee Vance / The Register:
Carnegie Mellon wins the robotic Urban Challenge — Carnegie Mellon University has redeemed itself by winning the $2m first place prize in the DARPA Urban Challenge. Stanford University took second and $1m, while Virginia Tech took $500k for third. — Six vehicles of the 11 vehicles finished …
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