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Startup Meme Live Again

Posted May 23, 2008 by Bilal Hameed
As some of you might have noticed that the blog is now live once again. Although I planned to do this post yesterday, but due to immense administrative chores was unable to make it.
 
We have raised some investments and gathered a fine team of bloggers. Currently we have 3 full time bloggers, but we intend to add to it in the near future. The details of the current team will soon be updated on the “About Us” page. As you have already guessed by the feel of it, this time around we really mean business.
 

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Velocitized; is the velocity fast enough to compete?

Posted May 23, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Ever wondered how all the information could be served to us at one place without going through any hassle? Sounds impossible or you think you cant have a silver spoon in your mouth?

THINK AGAIN, Velocitized comes with an online secretary that organizes all the web content (a new addition to the list of personalized homepages), accounts, tools etc. All that has to be done is registering yourself and you can build up your FREE personalized homepage.

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Google Gains U.S. Marketshare in Search According to comScore in April 2008

Posted May 22, 2008 by Shoaib Hashmi
google logo Google Gains U.S. Marketshare in Search According to comScore in April 2008
Google search engine shares rose to 61.6% in the U.S. search marketplace. comScore, a global leader in measuring the digital world, have released their U.S. search rankings for the month of April. Google shares have increased 1.8% from last month’s stats. Its market share is now twice as much as that of Microsoft and Yahoo combined.
 

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Knight calls off, Hedlund takes over at Wesabe

Posted May 22, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

w Knight calls off, Hedlund takes over at Wesabe

When it comes to one’s own family, people have little choice other than saying goodbye to what they put their heart and soul in. The case is similar with Wesabe’s (A social personal finance site) CEO and co-founder, Jason Knight.

According to Knight, his infant son has been diagnosed of respiratory problems, requiring complete and constant attention. The charge of CEO would be taken over by Marc Hedlund, Wesabe’s chairman and co-founder (previously company’s Chief product officer).

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Putplace; One stop solution for your digital life

Posted May 22, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan
putplacenew3 Putplace; One stop solution for your digital life

Ever thought how you could possible manage the countless number of digital data you stuff your PC with? Or all the digital content available online? Sharing files on the web makes the task extremely difficult to handle. Reports suggest that every household would have terabytes of information stored by 2010. Who will manage it and more importantly HOW?

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Flock, flocked with an investment of $15 million

Posted May 22, 2008 by Shoaib Hashmi

flock1 Flock, flocked with an investment of $15 million

Flock, a social web browser released 3 years ago, has generated a lot of  hype since its release. It has succeeded in capturing alot of users. This has played a vital role in raising the fourth round of funding worth $15 million.

The lead investor of this round was Fidelity Ventures. Previous investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures and Shasta Ventures also participated in the round.

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Google to Team up with Yahoo in Search Ads

Posted May 22, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

google3 Google to Team up with Yahoo in Search Ads

According to New York Times, talks are underway between Google and Yahoo on teaming up and allowing Yahoo to use Google’s more sophisticated ad technology to deliver ads next to Yahoo’s search results.

The deal is set to bring Yahoo $1 billion annually; despite concerns over what effects it may have on the Internet search and Advertising.

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Twitter Funding Deal Confirmed. Raises $15M in Series B

Posted May 22, 2008 by Shoaib Hashmi

twitter Twitter Funding Deal Confirmed. Raises $15M in Series B

According to GigaOm, Twitter has closed its second round of funding in which it raised around $15 million.

Twitter, a San Francisco based startup which was started by Ev Williams (founder of Odeo and Blogger) is in news for quite some time regarding their investment deal. Although it has been reported earlier that the company has raised around $15million to $20million  at a valuation north of $70 million. But then all this chatter proved out to be plain hype.

A new investor is participating in this round along with the current ones,  is one of them.

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Google Sites are now facilitating everyone.

Posted May 22, 2008 by Asma Kaleem
google sites logo Google Sites are now facilitating everyone.
Google Sites has now opened its doors for the general public.The service allows you to create your own website with a simple wizard and share your pictures, text, calendars, spreadsheets and text without paying a single penny.Google Sites was released within the Google Apps package for organizations and small businesses earlier this year, but was not available to general public.
Building a website using a Google Sites is very easy.  All you have to do is to logon to the Google Sites using your Google Id. Just enter the name and description for your website, select a suitable theme and privacy options and you are ready with your very own website.

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Live Search and Cashback; what exactly is Microsoft thinking?

Posted May 22, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

microsoft Live Search and Cashback; what exactly is Microsoft thinking?

Loyalty? Greedy people? What else does Microsoft cashback need to decorate its new service with nothing but bogus.

The announcement was made by the outgoing Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates on advance08, where he said that the plan is to make Live Search the most rewarding commercial search destination on the Web.

Perhaps the purpose is to kill the google-mania, (keeping in view Microsoft’s failed effort to purchase Yahoo). How Microsoft manages to do that depends how much of the consumer volume Live Search generates.

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