Roundup: Mashups at Web 2.0, Linden Lab gets new executive and more

Roundup: Mashups at Web 2.0, Linden Lab gets new executive and more

Here’s the latest action:

Mashup companies take over Web 2.0 — InfoWorld profiles three companies making announcements at this week’s conference: Serena, which is launching an online marketplace for business mashups; JackBe, which has a new version of its enterprise mashup platform; and Kapow, which provides… Continue Reading

Roundup: Virtual sex bed suit, Geni, Gay.com, Netvibes, Helio and more

Roundup: Virtual sex bed suit, Geni, Gay.com, Netvibes, Helio and more

Here’s the latest (ahem) action:

Second Life avatar sues another avatar, over virtual sex bed — We should have predicted this. Second Life entrepreneur Kevin Alderman has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Second Life resident Volkov Catteneo. This is apparently the first time an avatar has… Continue Reading

YouTube’s spoils, Yahoo answers, Danger, fuddy US companies & more

YouTube’s spoils, Yahoo answers, Danger, fuddy US companies & more

The latest roundup of the action happening in Silicon Valley:

First evidence of YouTube wealth — What do you do with your money, when you get it? One way is to spend $20 million to buy Andre Agassi’s Tiburon estate. That’s what Stuart Peterson, of Artis Capital… Continue Reading