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Ning Raises $15 Million More at a–Yes, Really–$750 Million Valuation

in News on July 21, 2009 at 4:45 pm PT

In a quiet fund-raising effort, Ning has raised $15 million more, a round that is valuing the social networking start-up at an eye-popping $750 million. The money for this fifth Series E round comes from Silicon Valley’s Lightspeed Venture Partners. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Ning, founded by well-known entrepreneur and Ning Chairman Marc Andreessen and CEO Gina Bianchini, confirmed the funding when contacted by BoomTown. It was not actively searching for funding.
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Happy Valentine's Day: A Geek Love Poem

in News on February 13, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, of course, so here’s a lovely sentiment on a T-shirt from the fine folks at ThinkGeek. (BoomTown is still in an Elmer’s glue coma from making 252 handmade cards with 33 pounds of glitter, which my sons’ school insists on instead of the store-bought kind from Walgreens that I prefer.) In any case, big, sloppy hugs all around to the readers of All Things Digital. And remember: Love is bling.