Russian investment firm ONEXIM to acquire Forbes?
Update: Elevation’s Roger McNamee has just responded, saying the reports are untrue: “Forbes absolutely denies this rumor, and has no knowledge of the source. Forbes Russia is also not for sale to the ONEXIM group.”
Several news reports in Russia are saying that ONEXIM Group, a large diversified Russian private investment firm, is in talks to acquire the U.S. news publication Forbes.
Yakov Sadchikov, founder of Quintura, provides an English translation of the news.
Forbes is privately owned… Continue Reading
Roundup: Tidbits on Jangl’s demise, Virgin considers Helio hookup, VCs looking overseas, and more
updated
The back-story on Jangl’s slow death — Yesterday, we reported on Jangl’s asset sale process. A tipster tells us that Seattle-based WhitePages had offered to buy Internet phone company Jangl for $20 million, but then kept the company in diligence for more than a month and walked away at the last minute — giving Jangl no choice to but throw in the towel when it ran out of time and options. Whitepages flew down from Seattle… Continue Reading
Unisfair launches version 2.0 of virtual trade events builder
Unisfair is trying to get businesses to take virtual trade shows as more than a curiosity. On Monday, the company will announce version 2.0 of its Virtual Events for Business tool, VentureBeat has learned.
The Menlo Park, Calif., company helps businesses stage trade shows online so they can cut the costs of phsyical trade shows, yet reap the same benefits of gathering for talks and exhibitions. The new version delivers capabilities such as e-commerce, multiple-language support,… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yahoo’s China troubles, Google’s game ads, and more
1) Yahoo’s Yang lambasted by Congress for China actions
2) Social networks eclipse email in the UK
3) Yet another “semantic” search engine launches
4) Coming to a gas station pump near you: Google maps
5) Coming to online games this year: Google ads
6) Mobile web browser Opera Mini 4 out now
7) Forbes aquires majority stake in political blog site RealClearPolitics.com
Google-led Android mobile phone software has a long way to go, says rival
Yahoo’s Yang lambasted by Congress for China… Continue Reading
Forbes buys social bookmarking site Clipmarks
Clipmarks, one of the many startups that helps users collect and organize information from around the web, is being bought by Forbes Magazine, an inside source tells us.
The New York-based startup lets you select text, photos or videos on web pages, then use Clipmark’s bookmarking feature to save the URL and your selected information to your Clipmarks folder. From there, you can share your “clips” with friends and colleagues and even search to find the… Continue Reading