Paul Boutin

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Wikipedia seeks fresh blood

The New York Times reports on the Wikipedia Foundation’s plans to double its staff with 44 new employees and back them with $20 million in fundraising in the next year.

The key passage in the Times’ story is this: “Wikipedia …

YouTube to bankroll promising video makers

Google-owned YouTube has announced a $5 million fund called YouTube Partner Grants that will identify and reward promising online clip makers.

“We’re starting with proven partners, partners with the most views,” YouTube bizdev guy George Strompolos told AdAge. “We’ll be …

Borders launches e-book store

Ann Arbor-based Borders Group this morning announced the launch of  the Borders e-book store.

Built atop existing e-book store Kobo, the store carries a catalog of 1.5 million books that can be read on a PC, a Mac, an Android …

M&A action is meh, say reports

A total of 79 mergers and acquisitions raised $4.3 billion in the second quarter of 2010, according to a report by Dow Jones VentureSource. That’s a slight 4 percent drop from last year’s report. Overall, this year is slightly up, …

IPOs make a comeback, but it's a shaky one

There were 15 or 17 venture-backed initial public offerings in the second quarter of 2010, depending on who’s counting. That’s the most since 2007. But both Dow Jones VentureSource and the National Venture Capital Association, which issued reports on the …