Roundup: Cisco sues, Avvenu, Weatherbill, Techdirt, Blue Origin & more
Here’s the latest wrap-up of Silicon Valley tech news:
Cisco sues Apple over iPhone name — Who cares? If Apple loses, it will come up with a different name. Like, ApplePhone, or iPodPhone. Details of suit.
Yahoo signs deal with Akimbo to deliver video to televisions — Just the latest move in a huge number of deals pushing video to your TV. More details here.
Avvenu shares music via link in email — Avvenu, a Palo Alto start-up has been around… Continue Reading
PayPerPost acquires access to 28,000 bloggers of Performancing.com
PayPerPost, the controversial start-up that lets advertisers pay bloggers for writing positive pieces about them, has acquired assets of Performancing.com — giving it access to about 28,000 bloggers.
The bloggers are mostly individuals with small blogs who may feel vulnerable enough to consider PayPerPost’s enticing, yet ethically-challenged offer.
VentureBeat wrote about the Florida-based PayPerPost here. It is backed by Silicon Valley venture firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, among others.
Here is the announcement. The assets include Performancing Metrics,… Continue Reading