Video site Metacafe gets $30M more
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Investors have poured $30 million more into video site Metacafe, the popular online video site.
This is a significant amount of money for a company that already raised $15 million. But the support may be necessary if Metacafe is to stay among the front-runners. It is… Continue Reading
Google’s move to “universal search”
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Google said today it will offer a range of new features in its search results, including things like a new navigation bar at the top left side of the home page to things like Google’s Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets and Picasa Web Albums.
The effort… Continue Reading
Roundup: Amazon-TiVo video punch, Metacafe’s woes, Google’s tracking & more
(Updated) roundup of latest tech stuff:
Amazon.com answers Wal-Mart on video downloads — There are so many video download services, it’s easy to get jaded. Wal-Mart just announced its own download service, but the test site looks awful (it still badly garbled as of this writing). A… Continue Reading
Metacafe sold?, Common Sense raises $, Calacanis joins Sequoia, AskCity & more
(Update: Apologies, we’d meant to put a questionmark in the headline, so we’ve fixed. We’re checking on this rumor, but now we’re getting more doubts about this supposed sale)
Here’s the latest in Silicon Valley tech world:
Video site MetaCafe to be sold for $200 million? — That’s… Continue Reading
Metacafe unveils producer awards, to underscore advantage over YouTube
Have you visited video site Metacafe yet?
If you haven’t, get ready for shocking videos. Almost every one we viewed today had our heart racing or mesmerized us in some way. Tomorrow (Monday), Metacafe introduces a “producer awards” feature, which pays video makers $5 per 1,000… Continue Reading
Roundup: The valley’s lure, Sequoia out of Google, Office 2.0, Lala & more
YouTube will contribute to valley’s allure — Two years ago, Google’s buzz, even before its IPO, gave entrepreneurs like Tribe’s founder Mark Pincus inspiration to dream up the social networking revolution. YouTube’s grand sale will also inspire a new wave of entrepreneurs, no doubt. The WSJ… Continue Reading