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GigaOM Buys paidContent (Like Peter Kafka Said)

in Media on February 8 at 11:19 am PT

Guess what? Wait, we knew that.
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News Byte

TasteMakerX Raises $1.8M for Mobile Social App Platform

in Social on February 8 at 3:00 am PT

TastemakerX, a San Francisco start-up that is developing a social mobile platform focused on “targeted taste graphs,” said it had raised $1.8 million in funding from a variety of venture firms, including Guggenheim Partners, Baseline Ventures, True Ventures and Tekton Ventures, as well as angel investors. The company said it will release its TastemakerX Music mobile app as a private beta in early March 2012.

Columbia J-School and Stanford Eng Nab $30M Joint Gift for Media Innovation From Helen Gurley Brown

in Media on January 30 at 10:00 am PT

Legendary former Cosmo Editor hands over a huge gift to spur new media on both coasts.
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Honest: Jessica Alba’s Now an E-Commerce Geek (Video)

in Commerce on January 25 at 10:05 am PT

Can a Hollywood star sell online consumers on a healthier lifestyle for them and their kids?
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Pulling Back Apple’s Magic Curtain: Fortune’s Lashinsky Talks About New Book (Video)

in Media on January 24 at 10:01 am PT

And you’ll be interested to see what he found.
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Former CBS Interactive Head Neil Ashe to Lead Wal-Mart’s Global Online Commerce Biz

in Commerce on January 16 at 2:45 pm PT

Can he give the retail giant the oomph it has yet to find online?
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Boss Talk: Zynga Chief Talks IPO, Lessons Learned

in Commerce on January 16 at 1:02 pm PT

Zynga Inc. Chief Executive Mark Pincus ended 2011 as the face of an overhyped Web initial public offering. Now he wants to show the hype was justified.

“Menry” Is Back at HP: CEO Meg Whitman Hires Longtime PR Guru Henry Gomez as Top Flack

in News on January 10 at 2:18 pm PT

Together again!
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Come West, Daniel Loeb: A Silicon Valley Visit As Yahoo’s Activist Shareholder Mulls Proxy Fight

in News on January 9 at 10:21 am PT

Hey, Scott, Jerry — let’s all meet with Dan at the Rosewood lobby!
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Vizio Jumps Into PC Fray

in News on January 7 at 9:57 am PT

Vizio Inc., which shook up the market with inexpensive high-definition televisions, now wants to become a computer manufacturer.

After New CEO Scott “Nice Guy” Thompson Meets Yahoo VPs, It’s Time for All-Hands Meeting to Say Hello!

in News, January 5, 2012 at 10:07 am PT

Viral Audio: A Look Back at Tech in 2011, and Forward to 2012

in Media, December 28, 2011 at 1:06 am PT

Google, KKR Set California Solar Deal

in News, December 20, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Meet Billy, the Bison Mark Zuckerberg Shot and Hung On Sheryl Sandberg’s Wall

in Social, December 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

Mike McCue Talks! Flipboard Finally Launches App for iPhone. (Video)

in Mobile, December 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Wealthfront Finally Launches, Aimed at Silicon Valley’s “Richie Rich” Newbies

in Commerce, December 1, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Roadshow: CEO Pincus Not Selling Shares in Upcoming Zynga IPO

in News, November 29, 2011 at 10:01 pm PT

Cisco to HP: Please Stop Suing Those Employees We Poach

in News, November 23, 2011 at 12:47 pm PT

Viral Video: Donkeys Get Lonely on TWiT (Video)

in Media, November 22, 2011 at 8:28 am PT

Peter Chernin on Hollywood, Asia Growth and Not Yahoo: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

in AsiaD, November 17, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Exclusive: Disney Acquires “Sophisticated” Mommy Blog Platform Babble Media

in Media, November 14, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

Viral Video: Biz Stone Talks Turkey (And Will Be Partying With Them Too!)

in Media, November 11, 2011 at 11:11 am PT

Now, Breathe: Demand Media Beats Wall Street Expectation in Q3

in Media, November 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

A Few Questions for Yahoo Product Dude Blake Irving — Who, Thankfully, Does Not Want to Make a Bid (Video)

in Media, November 7, 2011 at 10:39 am PT

What Answers Will Investors Be Demand-ing in the Q3 Call Today?

in Media, November 7, 2011 at 6:13 am PT