TechCrunch
So far the downward spiral of credit and financial markets seems to have left venture capital firms and startups relatively unharmed. Even though the IPO market closed completely in the second quarter (and opened again only slightly in the third), venture capital firms continue to raise money and invest in startups at a he (Read More)
Submitted by Louisgray
from Google Reader:
words and pictures by Brian SolisBusinessWeek released its report on the 25 most influential people on the Web today as determined by the magazine’s staff.Congratulations to our friends as well as those we have yet to meet in person for making this prestigious list. I’ve included pictures of those that I have on hand.Here a (Read More)
Submitted by Michaelfidler:
Al Gore may not have invented the Internet, but he did co-found Current.tv, the cable TV network with a strong web presence. Stopping by the company’s San Francisco offices earlier this evening, Gore told a small group of techies, Twitterers and bloggers: “I’ll be on Twitter by tomorrow”. (Read More)
: This is ridiculous, why would anyone care what Al Gore tweets about? He is not in government, he is not in the media, he is in the movie business.
I would much rather see more congressional reps. using Twitter. I don't need anymore tweets about environmentally friendly stuff, I already have plenty of them.
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
Free socialmedian T-shirt to any socialmedian user who correctly guesses either Obama's or McCain's running mate selection before it is announced. You can only guess once for each and should do so by leaving a comment here. (Read More)
: Congrats to Tinch72, Rickbenavidez, & Brianhorn on correctly guessing Biden as Obama's VP selection! For correctly guessing you have all won Socialmedian t-shirts. I'll be in touch shortly to get them out to you.
ReadWriteWeb
There have been various sightings of a new design for Twitter this afternoon, though by now, Twitter has reverted back to its old design. Possibly, Twitter is testing this new design as it prepares to integrate Summize's search into its current look. The new design moves the navigation bar away from the top and to the right (Read More)