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Larry Page on Tour: Our Big Bets Do Work Out
Google CEO Larry Page is on a public speaking rampage this week.
Rubicon Project Buys Mobile Ad Start-Up Mobsmith for $10 Million
The pitch: Now publishers can manage mobile ads in “real time.”
News Byte
Airtime Raises $25M, Brings in Early Hulu Team by Acquiring Their Start-Up, Erly
Airtime, the soon-to-launch video start-up from the co-founders of Napster, has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, Google Ventures, and the Social + Capital Partnership, as first reported by TechCrunch and confirmed by the company. Airtime also acquired Erly, the young, KP-backed event-photo-sharing start-up created by the early Hulu product team.Several Other Motorola Executives Join Sanjay Jha in Heading for the Exits
With the Google deal closed, a number of other Motorola executives are leaving the company. For rank-and-filers, though, there were few signs of the takeover on Day 1 as part of the search giant.
Socialcam’s User Retention Strategy, Part One: A New Look for the Web Interface
Socialcam has millions of users. So how will it keep them all?
100 Most Valuable Brands: Apple Tops Again; Nokia Disappears
The tech industry dominates Millward Brown’s annual survey.
It’s Time to Googorola: Acquisition Finally Closes and Google’s Dennis Woodside Put in Charge
At long last, Google has completed its $12.5 billion cash purchase of Motorola Mobility, eight months after the deal was announced.
Sidecar App Helps People Share When They’re Already on a Call
Amid all the recent innovation around mobile applications for social networking, playing games and taking pictures, some of the core phone functionality might be due for a refresh.
TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem
The big-media guys know how to serve up video to you on any device, anywhere you are, anytime you want it. But keeping track of it is another issue.
Viral Video: “Jaws” Guy Bites Mark Zuckerberg and “Eric” Brin at Webbys
If you love a celebrity getting all self-righteous on the world, especially the tech world, then here’s a big plate of Richard Dreyfuss for you.
StyleSaint Secures $1.5M to Create Pinterest With an E-Commerce Twist
StyleSaint has secured $1.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and others to develop a new twist on the content-sharing craze.
News Byte
Yep, Google’s in the Content Business. And Now It’s Fessing Up to Its Machinima Investment.
Like we told you earlier this month: Google has invested in Machinima, one of the most popular networks/channels on Google’s YouTube. Google — that’s Google Inc., not Google Ventures — now confirms that it led the $35 million round, along with previous investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital. My sources previously told me the deal would value Machinima at around $190 million.Google Voice Founder Tackles Conference Calls
Uberconference debuts today as a new interface for conference calls — you know, those terrifically annoying occurrences that people in business deal with on a daily basis.
Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Aiming to Bring Hardcore Gaming to Facebook
Ubisoft is releasing a free version of its popular Ghost Recon on Facebook today, with the goal of attracting the same hardcore audience that will pay $60 for the console version coming out tomorrow.
Google Given Weeks to Resolve EU Antitrust Probe
The EC gives Google a chance to settle an antitrust investigation without facing formal charges.
“Lazy Sunday 2”: “Saturday Night Live” Revives Big Media’s First Viral Video
Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell are older and healthier. And they would like a check from YouTube.
Just Married
IPO? No big deal. But now Mark Zuckerberg is getting serious.
Voices
China Clears Google’s Motorola Mobility Deal
Google said Saturday that Chinese antitrust authorities have cleared the Internet giant’s proposed purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., pushing the $12.5 billion deal over its last regulatory hurdle.Ten Things About Me
Eleven Things About Demand Media’s Richard Rosenblatt
Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt is perennially upbeat, and today, at least, he’s got good cause.
$$FB$$ Has Arrived: So Now What?
Relationship Status: Public.
The Verdict Is In: Facebook Share Price Set at $38
The social network’s share price is finally revealed.
Numbers
The Era of AppNation Has Arrived
It seems like a foregone conclusion that the era of the app has arrived.
Voices
What to Expect When Facebook Is Expecting: Five Predictions for Facebook’s First Public Year
I have five predictions of how Facebook will be maturing in the first year after its IPO.
