What am I Missy? Episode 2

Disappearing startups, Al Gore's speech, and a thought from Zuckerberg

by Meliza Solan - November 16, 2008
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Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang resigns

by Bambi Francisco, November 17, 2008 | Comments (0)

Troubled online portal in search for new leader

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Yahoo CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang has stepped down. He's probably relieved about this decision. But probably more relieved are the shareholders, who will likely bid Yahoo shares up during Tuesday trading.Here's the release:Yahoo! Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a search for a new Chief Executive Officer. Jerry ...

I'm going to start calling Google 'Stickers'

by Bambi Francisco, November 17, 2008 | Comments (0)

Google begins putting ads on Google Finance property

If you've watched the movie "Cars," the animated Pixar film, you may recall Lightning McQueen, the red race car whose nickname is "Stickers" because of all the sponsorship stickers plastered on him. These days, with monetization a critical component to survival and sustainability, I've noticed a number of sites opting to be race cars, including Google. Google has started putting ...

Joe the plumber's landing page

by Fred Wilson, November 17, 2008 | Comments (0)

How ReachLocal, Yodle and Clickable can help the plumbers of the world

Last month I attended the New Business Models For News Summit and found myself running the "revenue" breakout group. We talked quite a bit about generating revenue from local merchants. There are a bunch of companies working on this problem, including three in our portfolio, Clickable, outside.in and Targetspot. The conventional wisdom is that it is going to take a ...

Tr.im, a useful alternative to Tinyurl.com?

by Josh Chandler, November 17, 2008 | Comments (3)

Tr.im is a URL shortening web tool with a difference! But how does it compare to others out there?

Tr.im is a URL shortening web tool with a difference. The usual assumption of many users is that a URL shortening tool simply does what is says on the tin.And time and time again I have made use of the most popular of these tools called Tinyurl.com. It has become the accepted norm to use this tool, and is particularly ...

Display ad spending down sharply

by Bambi Francisco, November 17, 2008 | Comments (0)

Glut of inventory pressures premium display ads

While online advertising continues to reach new heights, a glut of inventory is keeping them at lower altitudes.Spending for display advertising in October has dropped dramatically from September, reported Citigroup Internet and media analyst Mark Mahaney, who just returned from the AdRevenue 08 conference.Here are some of his takeaways, after speaking with Federated Media, Meebo, Six Apart, ContextWeb, AdECN, PubMatic, ...

Funding roundup - week ending in 11/14/08

by Meliza Solan, November 15, 2008 | Comments (0)

Lighting solutions, online dating startups are among companies that raised money

Congratulations to the following startups, for raising funds during this difficult economic period. Here are some companies in the mobile, video, digital media, social network, and advertising sectors that announced their funding this past week. D.light Design raised $6 million from Nexus India Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Garage Technology Ventures, Mahindra & Mahindra, Acumen Fund, and Gray Matters Capital, according to ...

Video ad growth will take time, measurement

by John Shinal, November 13, 2008 | Comments (1)

Brand advertisers not demanding stand-alone video spending

Clients of the biggest ad agencies aren't yet enthusiastic about spending money on Web video ads, and a few things need to change before they embrace it, a panel of digital ad execs told the NewTeeVee conference in San Francisco.The biggest barrier is time, as ad spenders and buyers are still trying to figure out where they want to spend ...

Hulu goosing Fox's online numbers, CEO says

by John Shinal, November 13, 2008 | Comments (0)

Startup is "neurotic" about pleasing users, advertisers

The CEO of Hulu says the online video service is making a big impact on the Internet business of Fox and other networks that supply it content. "Fox's overall online business has more than tripled since Hulu launched" on March 12, CEO Jason Kilar told an audience at the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco. Kilar cited market share numbers ...

Twitterank scores your influence

by Louis Gray, November 13, 2008 | Comments (0)

The whole concept of Twitterank is questionable

Twitter this week was abuzz around the launch of a new site that ostensibly provides you with a numerical ranking, based on your followers, those you follow, and their collective clout. Twitterank, like Twitter Grader and others, is trying to deliver some kind of service to separate the influential from the less influential, as if we need more ways to ...

Innovation by design

by Demian Entrekin, November 13, 2008 | Comments (0)

	We don't do magic In an interview article with Tim Brown, CEO at Ideo, I came across a statement that caused me to stop reading and sit back in my chair. The interview question was about the process of innovation within an organization: "Tim Brown: Even though companies want everyone to be thinking about innovation all the time, the reality is that everybody’s got other roles ...
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Transpera raises $8.25 million

by Bambi Francisco, November 13, 2008 | Comments (0)

Mobile video advertising startup gets funding

Let's face it, even though marketers aren't fully embracing video advertising, let alone mobile video advertising - wireless is the future.Transpera, a platform to monetize mobile video, on Thursday announced that it raised $8.25 million in debt and equity. Existing investor Flybridge Capital Partners and new investor Labrador Ventures led the round, while existing shareholders Intel Capital and First Round ...

Billing Revolution wins at Under the Radar

by Bambi Francisco, November 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

Mobile one-click payment service startup wins 'Judge's Choice' award

If you missed the Under the Radar conference Wednesday, here's the winner of the "Judge's Choice" award. I didn't get to interview the CEO Andy Kleitsch. But you can get the gist of the company by watching his pitch. Essentially, Billing Revolution allows people to use their mobile phones to make payments. The Seattle, Wash.-based startup charges 3.5% plus 50 ...

Metaphorical refrigerators

by Larry Irons, November 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

	Design challenges in ubiqutous computing I've been meaning to write about Dan Saffer's Masters Thesis since reading it a couple of years ago. A recent post by Mike Kuniavsky provides an opportunity to do so. Also, it appears that Dan left his position at Adaptive Path to found Kicker Studio, a product design company. In The Role of Metaphor in Interaction Design, Dan noted that ...
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