Kevin Rose gets his dream team back with Daniel Burka at Google Ventures

December 17, 2012 1:00 PM Jolie O'Dell

Daniel Burka, Kevin Rose’s longtime co-conspirator from Digg and ill-fated mobile shop Milk, has just joined the team at Google Ventures.

“Very excited to announce our latest Design Partner @GoogleVentures, @dburka!” Rose tweeted.

A Google Ventures spokesperson tells VentureBeat, “Daniel …

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October 30, 2012 11:26 AM Joanna Riedl

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Wait, did Google just hire Kevin Rose?

March 15, 2012 10:32 AM Jolie O'Dell

Jolie O'Dell

At VentureBeat HQ, we’re twiddling our thumbs as we wait for official confirmation from Google that the search behemoth did, in fact, just hire Kevin Rose of Digg fame.

Our good pal Liz Gannes of AllThingsD reports that Rose and …

Oink sent to the slaughter house after 4 months

March 14, 2012 11:31 AM Jennifer Van Grove

Jennifer Van Grove

Let the squealing begin. Oink, the also-ran mobile ratings application from Internet celebrity Kevin Rose’s startup Milk, is heading to the slaughter house after just four months of existence.

Oink is being shut down as Milk shifts focus to other …

With $1.5 million investment Google Ventures thinks Milk will make a splash

November 7, 2011 11:23 PM Chikodi Chima

Chikodi Chima

Google Ventures has invested $1.5 million into mobile application development studio Milk, the new project from Digg co-founder Kevin Rose. The investment is both strategic and pragmatic, and will help the startup to build out its team with top talent …