Inside Network Sells for $14M to WebMediaBrands

WebMediaBrands has bought Inside Network, the research provider and blog network for social and mobile app developers, for $14 million.

Aha! So This Is What You're Supposed to Do With Color!

You could spend the day reading every link on Techmeme. Or you could watch a prescient Onion clip from 2009. Your call.

Ben Ling to Leave Facebook

Earlier this afternoon, sources told BoomTown that Ben Ling was leaving his job at Facebook, a high-profile departure given that the social-networking company grabbed the well-known techie from Google. Ling and Facebook have since confirmed the departure to me. At Facebook, Ling has been director of platform product marketing.

Kara Visits the VentureBeat Party!

Last night, dressed in my kindergarten soccer-coach best (sneaks, sweats and athletic socks–glam!), I ventured over to the Tenderloin district of San Francisco to attend VentureBeat‘s party in honor of the launch of its new digital media blog. Held at the Ambassador club on Geary Street, it was as if 1999 had never ended, and [...]