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Internet pioneer AOL announced on Thursday that it had bought two small Web startups focused on local content

AOL buys two Web startups

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created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet pioneer AOL, which Time Warner plans to spin off into an independent company later this year, announced on Thursday that it had bought two small Web startups focused on local content.





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Private exchange to aid startups seeking more cash

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Since June, a Web site called SharesPost has been helping a small pool of qualified buyers and sellers trade shares in fast-growing startups that have not yet gone public. Now, the private stock exchange is hoping ...


Venture-capital investments down 33 pct in 3Q

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Venture capitalists' investments in U.S. startups rose in the third quarter when compared with the first two quarters of the year, suggesting increased confidence in the economy. When compared with the year-ago period, ...


Despite economy, new startups retain optimism (AP)

Despite economy, new startups retain optimism

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- With many established businesses just trying to survive, you might not think it's a good time to start a company, let alone ask anyone for money to help get it rolling. But if a series of presentations ...


Andreessen making leap from entrepreneur to VC

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Having built and sold two technology startups for a combined $11.7 billion, Marc Andreessen is ready to take a stab at, well, finding the next Marc Andreessen.


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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

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Google acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google announced on Wednesday that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that produces the squiggly words used by websites to guard against spam and fraud.


Andreessen fund's 1st investment has familiar ring

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A new fund managed by Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime confidant Ben Horowitz is treading familiar ground with its first investment - a high-tech startup already tied to the two partners.


Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale - privately (AP)

Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale -- privately

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created Jun 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, ...


Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers ...


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US economic stimulus money fuels 'smart' power grid surge

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created Mar 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Electric grids are getting smarter in an IBM lab in Texas as the promise of billions of US economic stimulus dollars fuels a drive to make power delivery more efficient and greener.



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