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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.
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.
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.
Kara Swisher in News on September 21, 2011 at 11:03 am PT
Google faces the antitrust music in Washington, D.C.
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.
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?
Liz Gannes in Social on March 24, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Lots of little monsters in Silicon Valley, apparently. The multi-hyphenate promotes her new album with help from Marissa Mayer and Ev Williams.
Kara Swisher in News on March 23, 2011 at 12:21 am PT
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.
Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 23, 2010 at 9:33 pm PT
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.
