ReadWriteWeb:
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a new breed of content site that is rapidly gaining momentum, look into recent statistics showing that Gen Y is using Twitter more, compare five recommendation services for iPhone apps, review the new-look MSN, and mor (Read More)
: He asks if massive content sites gaining momentum is "cause for concern about the future of the Web?" - my thinking on this is it's cause for rejoicing. Regardless if you're building your site(s) for fun or profit, the point is constant and quality content creation should ultimately be rewarded.
TechCrunch:
I’m in India this weekend with fellow TechCrunch/BusinessWeek writer Sarah Lacy. After we’re done with the elephant rides in Jaipur, we’re going to be meeting local tech startups. Then we head back to New Delhi to meet more aspiring entrepreneurs. Sarah is writing a book on how startup culture has gone global and I’m resear (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
After successfully selling MyBlogLog to Yahoo, it was surprising to see Lookery founder Scott Rafer write a blog post announcing his company's "orderly shutdown". In heartbreaking detail he took full responsibility for the company's demise saying, "In chronological order, the sins Lookery committed under my leadership were (Read More)
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from blog:
Source: MashableBy: Ben ParrLet’s face it: as an entrepreneur, the odds are stacked against you. Most businesses fail after the first few years, and even if you do manage to survive, that doesn’t mean your business will redefine an industry, become profitable, or change the world. Getting off on the right foot is essential (Read More)
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TechCrunch:
It is time for the second annual TechCrunch Europe ChristmasCrunch! Yes folks it’s our annual TechCrunch Europe meetup and Festive Christmas party, in one handy package. This year we’re taking a different tack – basing it around one of the the hottest themes right now, namely the rise of realtime streams. We’ve seen the eme (Read More)
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from blog:
Professor Gordon Murray, a world leading expert on entrepreneurship and innovation policy, recently presented the results of a major evaluation of the Finnish National Innovation System to government ministers and national media. (Read More)
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from blog:
Wozaik, a Paris-based startup which is developing a dynamic bookmarking system, is giving away 200 invites for an exclusive preview of their platform to theStartup.eu readers. You can grab one here.
You may have already heard of them as they were the winners of Mini Seedcamp Paris 2009, where they first demoed their product. (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Each year we happily promote the Mobile Premier Awards because we think they are among the best initiatives for mobile startups, especially in Europe. Here’s the info:The Mobile Premier Awards recognize the year’s best in Mobile Startup Innovation and are the largest open, global startup competition in the mobile industry. (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
We stopped by Gawker Media's New York headquarters earlier this week and asked owner Nick Denton how's business. He told us:Gawker reached 394 million pageviews in October. Revenues were growing at a 40% y/y pace earlier this year, but Nick Denton says, "I don't think we'll sustain quite the same rate of growth that we had (Read More)
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from blog:
Special episode coming up this week with Matt Mullenweg, founder of Wordpress. As you probably know, Wordpress is one of the best and most powerful blog platforms out there (we use it for everything, including the site you’re on right now!) Jason will be talking to Matt live from the Startup Workshop at the Business [...] (Read More)
TechCrunch:
A year ago, KillerStartups bought the killer domain name Startups.com for a few hundred thousand dollars. The company didn’t do anything with it other than redirect to the KillerStartups blog. Today, it realunched as a Q&A site for business questions.Want to know “How to edit a business video before uploading it to YouTub (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Everlater has secured an undisclosed Series A round of funding led by Highway 12 Ventures, to help the startup “expand its development, marketing and sales efforts”. Terms of the financing were not disclosed, but Highway 12 Ventures’ Managing Partner Mark Solon informs us that it was an initial seed round of less than $1 mi (Read More)
TechCrunch:
More expansion news from Adeo Ressi’s Founder Institute. The startup incubator is steadily expanding. It recently opened up an outpost in Seattle, and now is expanding to New York. “New York City needs a kick in the pants,” says Ressi.The Winter New York City Semester will be led by Razorfish co-founder Craig Kanarick. Men (Read More)
Greentech Media | News Feed:
I had the pleasure of speaking as part of a panel this morning at the Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance's conference in Philadelphia. Here's a taste of what I told them:1. Cleantech only happens in Silicon Valley and MIT. If you look at the dollars flowing into cleantech from venture capitalists, and read the sunday NYT, tha (Read More)