Roundup: Geomas’ geo-search patent, Google’s privacy, YouTube filters, and more

Roundup: Geomas’ geo-search patent, Google’s privacy, YouTube filters, and more

Here’s the latest (updated) action:

Geomas says it has location-based search patent — The London based company says its patent is being infringed upon by some 20 large internet players, and this probably includes Google and Yahoo. Here’s a description of the patent. The company says it raising $20 million to help it extract licensing deals. It started by suing Verizon. (Via Techdirt).

KyteTV gets investment from Nokia — See our story here.

IPO market sees strongest month since 2004,… Continue Reading

Bull Moose Energy gets $60M for another biomass project

Bull Moose Energy, a San Diego company developing biomass plants to provide power to San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and elsewhere, said Morgan Stanley has agreed to invest up to $60 million for the project

The announcement is here.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, has contracted with Bull Moose to purchase 20 megawatts (MW) of biomass electricity annually to help meet its goal of supplying 20 percent of its customers’… Continue Reading