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Aiming for a slice of Google's search-ad billions
News New York-based Clickable raises US$14.5 million from the Founder's Fund, and Marchex retools its local-search advertising platform.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Advertiser, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, social networking, venture-capital company, software, co-founder
Social games score in the recession
News Zynga, the company behind Texas Hold 'Em on Facebook, and other game makers are attracting millions of users. Will the shine wear off?
Tags: Games, social networking, Facebook, recession, network, Web 2.0, revenue, Silicon Valley, Apple iPhone, industry
Silicon Valley star readies new venture capital firm
News Company of Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape Communications, has attracted lots of interest, and US$300 million. Can he deliver with his innovative approach?
Tags: Investor relations, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Web sites, Business Strategies & Functions, Public relations, Marc Andreessen, Investor, venture capital, social networking
Facebook's land grab in the face of a downturn
News The social-networking site is moving aggressively to sign up more users around the world while much of Silicon Valley hunkers down.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Growth strategies and tools, MySpace, Google Inc., Advertisement, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, marketing, SEC
eBay picks up PayPal for US$1.5 billion
News Ending months of speculation, eBay announces a stock deal to acquire the online payments company.
