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<title><![CDATA[Sportsmanship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a word this post title says it all, I can only add that we need more Shane Crawford&#8217;s in this world.  Shawn Crawford confirmed that he gave his Olympic silver medal to Churandy Martina, the sprinter who finished second in the 200 meters but was la...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3544426116160&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Online direct response shows booms and busts by category]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month the Lookery blog looked at the booms and busts of behavioral targeting.  They point out that behavioral targeting is most visibly effective for online direct response in considered purchases (where the decision to buy takes a while, so t...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3544426119502&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=01/30/2009 20:33:55&id=2530155925452129]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Saving Relationships, One Month at a Time]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Brilliant. All joking aside, this is a great concept for an affiliate shopping destination with great integration options to services that would be glad to have the traffic. Everything from gift services to Opentable.  PMSBuddy.com is a free service create...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=354442611397&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Saga, Part 937.4]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[So the City of San Jose is distraught that Tesla pulled the plug on their planned factory in San Jose. Check out their math.  Construction would mean 600 jobs and $40 million in wages, according to an analysis by city staff, and the facility ultimately wou...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3544426119075&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Really Gets the D Grade?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The American Society of Civil Engineers comes out with an annual report card on America&#8217;s infrastructure and it&#8217;s almost always grim&#8230; otherwise how would it make news?  This year the ASCE gives our infrastructure a D grade, same as last y...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3544426116551&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advertisers and big internet companies get behind standards for online video advertising.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Last week I missed the announcement of &#8220;The Pool&#8220;, a new initiative to help build standards in online video advertising: Media companies including Microsoft, Yahoo, CBS&#8217;s CBS Interactive and Hulu.com are joining forces to attract more mon...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426118878&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=01/28/2009 17:22:08&id=082812158190227]]></link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus or Spending Gone Wild]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[What is in that so-called stimulus bill working through Congress today is mind boggling. This isn&#8217;t stimulus, it&#8217;s unchecked government spending that takes advantage of a crisis. The Baby Boomer generation is going out with a bang and could wel...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426115593&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[France Bails Out Their Newspaper Industry]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[whatdayathink? Personally, I think the notion of giving teenagers free newspaper subscriptions to stimulate the newspaper industry is something that could only be invented in French bureaucracy.  France will offer all 18-year-olds a free daily copy of the ...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426114779&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=01/28/2009 07:02:08&id=132811613717952]]></link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Streaming video cannibalizing DVD rentals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I can sum up my comments with one word: duh.  Netflix says that DVD rentals are down for subscribers who make use of the company&#8217;s online streaming service. Though it doesn&#8217;t hurt Netflix&#8217;s bottom line, the trend certainly spells bad news...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426115420&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to do a layoff]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s never easy to do a layoff. If you have to do it, Professor Bob Sutton from Stanford business schools gives good advice via Wired (oddly not on their website, but in their print edition). I&#8217;ve repeated the advice below with my annotations i...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426112434&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=01/27/2009 04:50:08&id=412623254115941]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why do people buy virtual goods?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently read a paper by Vili Lehdonvirta about what drives the purchase of virtual goods. I&#8217;ve suggested three use cases for virtual goods before: 1. Attention in a noisy environment (usually digital gifts) 2. Self Expression 3. Increased Function...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426119657&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=01/14/2009 06:58:03&id=192055819721299]]></link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Some startup CEOs' New Years resolutions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I asked my CEOs what their New Years Resolutions were. Here is what they resolved: Jonathan Kibera of specialty ecommerce company Mercantila was alliterative in his focus on revenue: Simplicity: Reduce the # of components necessary to generate revenue. Sta...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426112007&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=01/06/2009 04:26:05&id=192055819993493]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's three new patents to improve targeting in social media]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[IEEE Spectrum notes three new patent applications from Google that suggest how Google hopes to improve targeting for social media advertising:  The patents-Open Profile Content Identification, Custodian Based Content Identification, and Related Entity Cont...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426115812&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir_blog.asp?src=feed_blogs&cat=business&cat2=finance_venture_capital&d=12/16/2008 05:00:07&id=192055819521119]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display advertising generates demand; search advertising fulfills demand]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been meaning to write up a summary of the new Comscore whitepaper, Whither the Click?, which outlines the findings of their research on the effectiveness of display advertising. But as Fred Wilson did an excellent job, I&#8217;d suggest that rea...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426115990&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Software CEO facing charges after bison hunt]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Back in May, I reported on the strange tale of Attachmate CEO Jeff Hawn who was charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after paying hunters to kill 32 bison that had wandered onto his Colorado ranch.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426116377&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Fish Games hooks $83 million venture deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Big Fish Games has reeled in the biggest venture financing deal in the state this year.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426119235&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Bezos puts money behind Finsphere, Aviary]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ValleyWag reports that Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has sunk money into Bellevue's Finsphere and New York's Aviary<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426116203&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pogue on Earth Class Mail]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Following up on a review of Seattle's Earth Class Mail from earlier this month, David Pogue of The New York Times today offers exceprts from letters from readers who sent postal mail to the columnist's account with the company.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426119546&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roundup: Ontela, Medio, PayScale, etc.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NCsoft Corp., the Korean developer of massively muliplayer online games, is establishing a new subsidiary for the U.S. and European markets that will be headquartered in Seattle. The new unit -- tentatively dubbed NC West -- will be led by Chris Chung, Jef...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=364442611441&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seattle mobile game companies merge]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Seattle-area mobile gaming startups Reaxion Corp. and Mobliss Inc. are merging as they try to survive a consolidation wave in the industry caused by weak growth.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3644426119118&cat=business&cat2=finance%2Dventure%2Dcapital" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:02 GMT</pubDate>
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