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Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
Riya not recognized by Google  —  I've heard many rumors about Riya over the past few weeks.  One strong rumor, reported by Om Malik, among others, was that Riya was getting purchased by Google.  —  I know our M&A guys had met with Riya too and had passed on the deal after negotiations got too expensive …
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Peter Rip / EarlyStageVC:
The Power of Venture Myth  —  Some time ago when Skype-Hype was all the rage I made a flippant remark in this blog about Skype and Paris Hilton.  I couldn't really understand why the blogosphere was all atwitter - since nearly no one was really affected by the outcome, except a few employees (too few it turns out) and some VCs.
Discussion: Software Only
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Passes on Riya  —  Riya, the celebrated facial recognition company that has allowed in a few lucky alpha testers over the last few months, was the subject of significant acquisition rumors a few weeks ago.  "Sources" put the price in the $30 million range, although the company …
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
"Flipping Startups 101" Gets a Failing Grade  —  There is a silly discussion underway out in the blog-o-sphere, one that purports to be rational noodling about how best to set up your startup company to be flipped to Google/Yahoo/Microsoft.  The nut is this paragraph from Dare Obasanjo's original piece:
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Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
Selling your start-up to GYMA  —  Dare Obasanjo has an interesting post titled Flipping Your Startup 101.  Dare references my earlier post Microsoft Will Acquire My Company which explains the logic the big players use when considering the acquisition of a startup.
Greg Yardley / Greg Yardley's Internet Blog:
Flipping your start-up the smart way
Discussion: Conversion Rater
Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
What matters if you wanna flip your company
Discussion: Incremental Blogger
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
NYTimes Sunday Business or Bloggers.  Who has higher standards ?  —  the more time i spent on my last blog entry, the more it became apparent i wanted to ask this question and see the comments to this blog, and inevitable commentary around the blogosphere and in traditional digital and analog media..
Discussion: the Reservoir
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Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:   The NY Times does it again...
Chris Anderson / The Long Tail:
THE PROBABILISTIC AGE  —  Q: Why are people so uncomfortable with Wikipedia?  And Google?  And, well, that whole blog thing?  —  A: Because these systems operate on the alien logic of probabilistic statistics, which sacrifices perfection at the microscale for optimization at the macroscale.
Rob Pegoraro / Washington Post:
Firefox Moves Farther Ahead of the Hunt  —  The browser that finally broke Microsoft's monopoly just got its first major update.  If you haven't switched from Internet Explorer yet, consider Firefox 1.5 your invitation to do so.  —  Most important among them is a security update mechanism that should solve a common dilemma.
jkOnTheRun:
jkOnTheRun exclusive- details emerge about the DualCor cPC  —  The DualCor cPC has captured the imagination of technophiles and geeks since word of this unusual device was given by CNET this past week.  The idea of having a handheld that can run Windows XP for normal computing tasks yet switch …
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
WITH AOL DEAL, GOOGLE MAY GET TO GO PUBLIC AGAIN  —  Consider: AOL and Yahoo made hay when Google went public.  Both owned substantial stakes in Google due to earlier traffic deals, and both cashed out major paydays after GOOG's IPO.  —  Consider also: The success of Ask Jeeves …
Craig Modderno / New York Times:
Slacker Dot-Com  —  Kevin Smith wrote and directed the slacker hits "Clerks," "Dogma" and "Chasing Amy," but lately it is his other life - maintaining six Web sites that he describes as "devoted to my fans and my films" - that seems to consume him.  —  "One site deals with comic books …
Om Malik on Broadband:
Another $250 million for Vonage  —  By now Vonage was supposed to be on track for an IPO, that would have helped the company raise $400 to $600 million from public markets, and help fight a good fight with cable providers, phone companies and others with VoIP ambitions.
Discussion: Things That, Mark Evans and VoIP Watch
Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Apple "sold out" of 1GB iPod shuffle till January  —  Apple Computer has sold out of its higher-capcity iPod digital music player and doesn't plan to restock until next year, according to a message on its Web site.  —  The $129 iPod is "Sold out for holiday," Apple said in a message on its online store.
Discussion: Gizmodo and Engadget
San Francisco Chronicle:
How Google woos the best and brightest  —  Free cafeteria food, annual ski trips to the Sierra and free laundry are just some of the fringe benefits of working at Google.  Getting hired is the trick.  —  Every month, aspiring workers deluge the popular Mountain View search engine …

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