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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
15 Billion More Reasons to Worry About Facebook — Oh, my. — Oh, my. — Dig a hole and hide. The end is nigh. And how do you spell Ponzi (as in scheme) again? — When I reported in this column two weeks ago that Facebook was looking to raise a new round of funding …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Parakey: Did Investors Get Left Out In The Cold? — When Facebook acquired Parakey in July, everyone assumed the stockholders of that fledgling startup would be popping the champagne bottles. No matter what the acquisition price (it wasn't disclosed), if the sellers got Facebook stock …
Peter Lauria / New York Post:
M'SOFT LOOKS TO FACEBOOK IF YAHOO! WON'T PLAY — Microsoft Corp. needs to do a deal - the question the software giant is currently contemplating is whether it should do one with Facebook or Yahoo!, The Post has learned. — According to two sources familiar with the discussions …
Wall Street Journal:Microsoft Is in Talks To Buy Facebook Stake
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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:
Sling-DISH: Interview: Blake Krikorian, Chairman and CEO, Sling Media — I caught up with Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media, soon after the company's announcement Monday evening that it had agreed to be acquired by EchoStar Communications (NSDQ: DISH).
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EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc. — Combination Will Create Industry-Leading Digital Media Solutions Provider — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH - News) announced today that it has agreed …
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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:
Sling Media To Be Acquired By EchoStar; Deal Valued At Approximately $380 Million; Spinoff Possible? — This just in ... EchoStar (NSDQ: DISH) is acquiring Sling Media in a cash-and-options transaction valued at approximately $380 million. The deal announced late Monday evening …
Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:Sling-DISH: EchoStar Explores Spin-off Into Two Public Companies
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biz.yahoo.com:EchoStar Considering Spin-off of Technology and Infrastructure Assets …
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Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
Amazon MP3 Beta Launches — Everyone seems to be making comparisons to Apple in regards to just about any product that rolls off the lines in China. The Zune was supposed to be the iPod killer and this and that. There are clearly some very good rivals when it comes to hardware …
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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Amazon launches DRM-free "Amazon MP3" music downloads — If you're into DRM-free music, you have a reason to get pretty excited today. As speculated, Amazon has launched the public beta of its new digital music portal called Amazon MP3, which will feature two million songs from 180,000 artists …
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Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators — Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website. In a letter accompanying a subpoena for documents …
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Erica Sadun / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
How to relock your iPhone before the firmware update — Apple has your unlocked iPhone in their crosshairs. What do you do? This method in no way guarantees that your iPhone will survive the update after being unlocked. If you're risk adverse, you may want to wait a day or two for these instructions to get debugged.
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Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Mac Office 2008 prices, packages announced — Microsoft tonight is announcing pricing for its upcoming Office 2008 for Mac editions, and a purchase promotion to help make up for the product's delay. — The company says it will charge $399.95 for the basic Mac Office 2008 edition …
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Matt Asay / The Open Road:
Swapping Vonage for Skype: One man's search for VoIP that actually works — Yes, you read the headline right. I have long been a critic of Skype, suggesting that eBay was foolish to buy the VoIP toy and generally ridiculing it as a serious business tool. — Today I'm eating crow, and it tastes great.
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Karen E. Klein / Business Week:
Why 'Total Geeks' Build Businesses Faster — A recent survey of business leaders' attitudes toward IT showed an owner's level of tech savvy is linked to growth in revenue and employee count — A recent survey (free, though registration is required to download it) found that employee issues …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Real Time Search Soon At Twitter — We just got word from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that the company will be launching a real time search feature "very soon." Type in a keyword or keywords and any time a Twitter is created that includes those keywords, you'll be notified via IM or SMS.
Dana Cimilluca / Wall Street Journal:
Veronis to Invest in Vault.com — Vault.com Inc. announced today a majority investment by private-equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson. The investment values the online job-and-education information service at between $60 million and $85 million, people familiar with the matter say.
