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Brit Media Raises $1.25M and Launches Wedding Web Site Tools

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 30 at 9:00 am PT

Former Google TV product lead Brit Morin is disclosing today that she has raised $1.25 million in seed funding from an impressive list of investors, including Marissa Mayer, Aileen Lee, Tina Sharkey and Seth Goldstein, Kevin Colleran, Annabel Teal, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Founders Fund Angel and DMGT. The company — called Brit Media — is aiming to build a new lifestyle brand (think Martha Stewart), and kicks off today with Weduary, a customizable and social wedding Web site.

Badoo Does More Than Flirt With Google’s Ben Ling; It Hires Him as COO

Liz Gannes in Social on April 19 at 8:49 am PT

Longtime Google product guy Ben Ling will become COO of Badoo.

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Google’s Marissa Mayer Headed to Walmart Board

Peter Kafka in Commerce on April 16 at 7:15 am PT

Google’s Marissa Mayer is about to get a board seat with the world’s biggest retailer. Mayer, Google’s vice president of local and maps, has been nominated to join Walmart’s board of directors. Assuming her nomination goes through, it will be her first board seat at a major corporation. Walmart already has a Silicon Valley power player on its board — Accel’s Jim Breyer has been there since 2001.

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Benchmark Leads Investment in Online Stationery Site Minted

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 15, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

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

Liz Gannes in News on October 20, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

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.

Yahoo’s Bartz Also Gets Fired From Fortune’s Powerful Women List, While HP’s Whitman Gets Hired

Kara Swisher in Media on September 29, 2011 at 12:48 pm PT

It’s a tough life at the top, especially of a list.

Google’s Schmidt at Senate Antitrust Hearing: Eric “Gets It!”

Kara Swisher in News on September 21, 2011 at 11:03 am PT

Google faces the antitrust music in Washington, D.C.

Voices

Tales From the Front Lines

Rebecca Blumenstein, Laura Landro, Julia Angwin and Alessandra Galloni, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 11, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

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

Liz Gannes in Social on April 8, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

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?

John Paczkowski in News on April 8, 2011 at 12:15 am PT

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?