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Web Video Startup Animoto Raises $4.4M from Madrona, Amazon

Posted by bobbud on Thursday June 18, 2009 @06:10AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/18/madrona-amazon-bet-44m-on-animoto-a-startup-with-roots-at-bellevue-high-school/

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WiTricity Gearing up for Wireless Charging of Electric Cars

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @08:36AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/06/16/witricity-charges-up-for-electric-vehicle-market/

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Thoughts on Bing and Future of Search from Madrona Partner, UW Prof Dan Weld

Posted by bobbud on Monday June 15, 2009 @12:34PM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/15/thoughts-on-bing-and-search-engines-of-the-future-from-uw-computer-scientist-dan-weld/

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Venture Socialism---The Story of Jo Tango and Kepha Partners

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday June 02, 2009 @08:14AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/06/02/of-venture-socialism-and-the-future-of-vcs-the-story-of-jo-tango-and-kepha-partners/

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Polaris' Dog Patch Lab---the Entrepreneur's Kennel

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday May 26, 2009 @08:27AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/26/dog-patch-lab-an-entrepreneurs-kennel/

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Paragon Lake Out to Dazzle Jewelry Buyers with Virtual Customization

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @07:17AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/19/paragon-lake-out-to-dazzle-jewelry-buyers-with-virtual-customization/

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No Recession in WeeWorld As Social Teens Drive Virtual Goods Sales

Posted by bobbud on Thursday May 14, 2009 @11:09AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/14/no-recession-in-weeworld-teen-socializing-drives-growing-virtual-goods-revenues/

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From Twitter to Automattic, Boston VCs Grokking Social Media

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday May 12, 2009 @08:57AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/12/boston-vcs-grok-social-media-so-can-we-please-not-tell-that-facebook-story-anymore/

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Slacker Founder Dennis Mudd Says Demand for Free Online Music Won't Quit

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday May 12, 2009 @06:25AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/05/12/qa-with-slacker-founder-the-demand-for-free-online-music-just-won%E2%80%99t-quit/

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From MIT Blackjack Team to Amazon Acquisition: The Lexcycle Story

Posted by bobbud on Friday May 08, 2009 @08:39AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/05/08/from-mit-blackjack-team-to-amazon-acquisition-the-lexcycle-story/

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Facebook Co-Founder at General Catalyst: 3 Pieces of Advice for Young Entrepreneurs

Posted by bobbud on Monday May 04, 2009 @07:30AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/04/facebook-co-founder-settles-in-at-general-catalyst-out-to-learn-and-help-young-entrepreneurs/

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Early Amazon Investor Alberg Says Newspapers Need More Kindle, Less Paper, to Survive

Posted by bobbud on Monday April 27, 2009 @06:45AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/04/27/newspapers-need-less-paper-more-kindle-to-survive-says-investor-tom-alberg/

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Chumby Goes Global

Posted by bobbud on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @10:12PM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/04/22/chumby-the-clumsy-goes-global/

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Foster Hinshaw's Dataupia Helps Consumer Giants Tackle Big Data

Posted by bobbud on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @07:22AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/22/dataupia-helps-consumer-giants-tackle-big-data/

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Redstart's Voice Command Software Replaces Keyboard and Mouse—and Not Just for Dictation

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday April 21, 2009 @06:43AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/21/redstart-systems-voice-command-software-replaces-the-keyboard-and-mouse-and-not-just-for-dictation/

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Brightcove Basks In Light of Adobe's New Strobe

Posted by bobbud on Monday April 20, 2009 @03:17AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/20/brightcove-basks-in-light-of-adobes-new-strobe/

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Allaire Vet Simeonov Leaves Polaris, Forms Advisory Firm, While Looking for Next Big Thing

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @01:08AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/07/polaris-simeonov-strikes-out-on-own-forms-advisory-firm-while-looking-for-the-next-big-thing/

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Mobile Innovation Companies in New England--A Showcase

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday March 31, 2009 @06:51AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/31/the-xconomy-mobile-innovation-showcase/

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DimDim: Multimedia Web Conferencing for the Masses Takes Off

Posted by bobbud on Friday March 27, 2009 @06:39AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/27/dimdim-a-clear-future-for-multimedia-web-conferencing-for-the-masses/

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Kaspersky Lab Launches Malware News Site Threatpost

Posted by bobbud on Thursday March 26, 2009 @08:28AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/26/kaspersky-lab-launches-malware-news-site-threatpost/

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New Zinc video browser--redeeming ZeeVee's failed ZvBox product?

Posted by bobbud on Wednesday March 25, 2009 @08:43AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/24/free-zinc-browser-and-pro-version-of-zvbox-breathe-new-life-into-zeevees-internet-video-technology/

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With Loudcrowd, Nabeel Hyatt Sees Mult-Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Music Gaming

Posted by bobbud on Wednesday March 18, 2009 @07:42AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/18/loudcrowd-is-conduit-labs-nabeel-hyatt-sees-mult-billion-dollar-opportunity-says-this-thing-is-ours-to-screw-up/

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Y Combinator, Sequoia, and Lessons for the Recession

Posted by bobbud on Monday March 16, 2009 @05:18PM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/16/y-combinator-sequoia-and-lessons-for-the-recession/

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How Running a Startup is Like Collecting Baseball Cards

Posted by bobbud on Wednesday March 11, 2009 @02:06PM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/national/2009/03/05/how-to-collect-baseball-cards-a-few-thoughts-for-coping-with-the-downturn/

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Paul Graham on Why Boston Should Worry About Its Future as a Tech Hub

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday March 10, 2009 @08:54AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/10/paul-graham-on-why-boston-should-worry-about-its-future-as-a-tech-hub-says-region-focuses-on-ideas-not-startups-while-investors-lack-confidence/

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Startup Founded by Apple Vets Aims to Develop Business Apps for iPhone

Posted by bobbud on Thursday March 05, 2009 @08:59AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/05/founded-by-apple-vets-apperian-gets-down-to-business-with-the-iphone/

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The Four Finns Who Pioneered the Graphical Browser

Posted by bobbud on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @08:58AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/national/2009/03/03/the-greatest-internet-pioneers-you-never-heard-of-the-story-of-erwise-and-four-finns-who-showed-the-way-to-the-web-browser/

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OLPC 2.0: One Laptop Foundation Reboots With New Focus and Big Plans

Posted by bobbud on Thursday January 29, 2009 @09:35AM
from the xconomy.com dept.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/01/29/olpc-20-after-layoffs-one-laptop-foundation-reboots-with-new-focus-and-big-plans/

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