Debix tries to broaden the reach of its smart identity theft service
Debix is one of the smartest services I’ve ever seen to combat identity theft. It can stop the theft of your identity as it happens. Today, the company is slicing its prices so that a single consumer can protect himself or herself against identity theft… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google Sites opens to everyone, Time Warner splits and more
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Google Sites now open to everyone – Now anyone can use Google Sites to create a group website. The service first launched a few months ago and let users integrate and collaborate on Google’s other offerings (written documents, spreadsheets and so on)…. Continue Reading
Roundup: Facebook’s latest profile changes, Jangl sells, Kindle matters, and more
More on Facebook profile changes: The feed wall — The new profile is slated for launch later this year. The latest new feature the company is previewing: A “feed” portion of the new design, where you can easily add content from within a standardized interface. The… Continue Reading
Roundup: EBay’s Whitman to retire, Facebook-Nokia, Yahoo’s layoffs, more
1. EBay CEO Meg Whitman prepare to retire
2. Open Source revolution continues, with Intel
3. Microsoft purchases virtualization co., Calista
4. Cleverset, software recommendation co., sold
5. Yahoo has some small layoffs coming
6. Facebook-branded Nokia handsets?
7. LifeLock, anti-credit fraud co., gets $25M
8. Online ad co., Spotrunner, draws buzz
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Roundup: Lawyer sues Avvo, Google’s acquisitions, Lifelock’s strange story & more
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Lawyers finally sue Avvo – Earlier we reported the angry response of lawyers to the new site, Avvo, which lets users rate lawyers. Well, now lawyer John Browne has followed through on earlier threats to sue, after he decided he didn’t like… Continue Reading
Roundup: Facebook fast, Attendio, Pricelock, latest Google stuff and more
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Pledging Facebook fast — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks to outside developers yesterday that they can build applications for Facebook and keep “all the revenue,” with no revenue share, drew the biggest response from the crowd, and was clearly the most… Continue Reading
ID Analytics raises $20M for identity fraud prevention
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ID Analytics, a San Diego, Calif. company that seeks to detect and prevent identity fraud before it happens, said it has has closed $20 million in a third round of financing.
The round was led by Investor Growth Capital, and included existing investors Canaan Partners,… Continue Reading
Roundup: Scribd hype, Stockpickr, Red Herring, Cozmo and lots more
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Scribd hype — Maybe because it calls itself the “YouTube for documents,” the young Scribd is getting a lot of interest from Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists. We’ve talked to some eager to invest. Rumors are leaking out, including at Gigaom and Techcrunch that… Continue Reading