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Benchmark Leads Investment in Online Stationery Site Minted

Online stationery store Minted has secured $5.5 million in a second round of venture funding today. The round was led by Peter Fenton of Benchmark Capital, with IDG Ventures and Menlo Ventures, Marissa Mayer of Google and Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp also participating. The capital will be used for recruiting and for new product lines. Minted is focused on printing custom greeting cards, wedding cards and other paper products, sourced from a community of independent graphic designers.

Zuckerberg Tops Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ranks first on the 2011 Fortune 40 under 40 list, moving up a spot to displace last year’s top pick, his mentor Marc Andreessen, who no longer qualifies.
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Yahoo’s Bartz Also Gets Fired From Fortune’s Powerful Women List, While HP’s Whitman Gets Hired

It’s a tough life at the top, especially of a list.
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Google’s Schmidt at Senate Antitrust Hearing: Eric “Gets It!”

Google faces the antitrust music in Washington, D.C.
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Tales From the Front Lines

The challenges women face often cut across industries. But some are also unique to specific sectors. Women who have risen high in four industries–finance, health, technology and media–sought to illuminate these issues by recounting their own experiences and assessing how women generally have fared in their fields.

One More "Core Product Area" at Google: Commerce and Local, Led by Jeff Huber

We reported yesterday on new Google CEO Larry Page’s set of promotions to recognize the leaders of six “core product areas”: Android, social, Chrome, YouTube, search and ads. But there’s at least one more “core product area” in that group: commerce and local, which is being led by senior vice president Jeff Huber.

PageYank: As New SVPs Are Born at Google in CEO Reorg, What Happens to the Old Ones?

Things are sure shaking over at Google, since the sudden departure on Monday of Jonathan Rosenberg, Google’s head of product management, and the appointment of a passel of new SVPs. What’s next in newly installed CEO and Co-founder Larry Page’s GoogQuake?

Gaga Goes Geeky at Google and Twitter

Lots of little monsters in Silicon Valley, apparently. The multi-hyphenate promotes her new album with help from Marissa Mayer and Ev Williams.

Viral Video: Gaga Meets the Little Monsters of Google

Google hosted singing sensation Lady Gaga today at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA. What more can BoomTown say, except that it is interesting to see the sublime meet the ridonkulous.

Ring, Ring. Hi, It's Google

Google Inc., which helped popularize the idea of automated ad sales on the Web, has been quietly turning to an old-fashioned tool–phone calls–to compete in the hot market for local business advertising.

The Landscape Around Google's Hiring Binge