3 posts and columns on Paltalk

Spreecast and LiveLead Tackle Social Video From Different Angles

in Social on November 10, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

A couple of new start-ups, Spreecast and LiveLead, are focused on the social side of video, working on helping groups of people broadcast themselves or enjoy videos together, respectively.
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Happy Chat: Paltalk Buys Back Its Shares From Softbank, at a Premium

in Media on July 15, 2009 at 3:35 am PT

Here’s a funding story you don’t see often, recession or no: A start-up buying back its shares from its venture capitalist, at a premium. But that’s the transaction that video-chat firm Paltalk and Softbank have completed. Paltalk, which sold off 20 percent of its equity to Softbank for $6 million in 2004, has bought the shares back. No one has spelled out a purchase price, but I’m told the deal will be considered a “single” for Softbank–it gets its capital back, plus a return–which in this economy ought to be a home run.
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Scratches Mar New iPod’s Beauty

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 6, 2005 at 12:01 am PT

Walt answers questions about badly scratched-up iPod nanos, using Slingbox to beam a cable signal, and video chat on Windows.