Roundup: MyHeritage raises funding, news feed psychology, Bell drops “basic research,” and more

Roundup: MyHeritage raises funding, news feed psychology, Bell drops “basic research,” and more

Here’s the latest action:

Genealogy site MyHeritage raises $15 million — The Israel-based company has grown from 17 million to 25 million registered users over the past year. Investors include Index Ventures and Accel.

High-imaging satellite GeoEye-1 launches — It claims to take the highest-resolution images of any commercially-available… Continue Reading

Roundup: Facebook’s big profile changes, MySpace misses revenue targets, and more

Roundup: Facebook’s big profile changes, MySpace misses revenue targets, and more

Big Facebook profile changes are coming, sure to impact developers — Facebook has been experimenting with a ground-up redesign of its user interface for months, that it hopes will improve communication among users. Now, the company is providing Facebook application developers with more details on the… Continue Reading