LiveUniverse acquires Pageflakes, creates personalized media pages
As expected, online media company LiveUniverse has acquired Pageflakes, the online site that provides people with a starting page where they can import all their favorite content.
Rumors of the deal first emerged Monday. There were so many start page companies launched over the past few years, that it’s certain the Pageflakes wasn’t sold for very much
The transaction was a combination of cash and stock, but the deal amount was undisclosed. Investors at Balderton Capital, which… Continue Reading
Roundup: Giving up on the “mobile web,” cleantech gets crunched, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Mobile enthusiast gives up on “mobile web” – Russell Beattie, a Silicon Valley developer and mobile enthusiast who spent two years working at Yahoo Mobile before launching a start-up called Mowser, has given up on the mobile sector. He writes: “The general answer is that I don’t actually believe in the ‘Mobile Web’ anymore, and therefore am less inclined to spend time and effort in a market I think is limited at… Continue Reading
Roundup: Solar-motorbike, Webwag, Marchex, Google Gadget Ventures, more
Here’s the latest (updated) action:
The solar-powered motorbike from SunRed in Spain — Read the little story about how the company hopes to make a prototype soon, and needs venture capital to do so.
Marchex launches huge Web site — The public company said it has launched more than 100,000 local and vertical Web sites, publishing more than one billion pages of content for hoping to bait people surfing online. These are third-rate sites, originally filled with advertising, but… Continue Reading