Roundup: Amazon vs eBay, YouTube search ads, and more

Roundup: Amazon vs eBay, YouTube search ads, and more

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Amazon is like Apple, eBay is like Microsoft — Or at least that’s the tech-industry analogy that comes to mind when reading this piece about the increasingly competitive battle between the two e-commerce giants.

“Black” silicon is a better light receiver — A silicon variation… Continue Reading

oDesk, marketplace for developers, raises $8 million

oDesk, marketplace for developers, raises $8 million

oDesk is a start-up that provides a marketplace for companies to hire developers online and then keep near unprecedented control over them remotely.

The Palo Alto company has just raised $8 million more in venture capital.

Benchmark Capital, a Silicon Valley firm known for its backing of… Continue Reading