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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.”
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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.
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100 Most Valuable Brands: Apple Tops Again; Nokia Disappears

The tech industry dominates Millward Brown’s annual survey.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

$$FB$$ Has Arrived: So Now What?