Roundup: “Bubble video” taken down, but singer gets $3M, Bahu, RivalMap, more

Roundup: “Bubble video” taken down, but singer gets $3M, Bahu, RivalMap, more

Here’s the latest action:

1. Bubble Video singer gets $3M
2. Bahu, a social network for European high schoolers
3. Vinod Khosla upset with California regulations
4. Technorati revises its front page yet again
5. Smilebox, a software download for sharing photos, videos and other media, raises $7 million
6. Microsoft announces display advertising on MSN Mobile
7. Competitious relaunches as RivalMap, gives you dashboard to track your competitors
8. Worst case scenario: The next Great Depression
9. Verizon to take over all your… Continue Reading

Roundup: WSJ’s suitors, odd story of Tom Perkins, VC tax, WeFi and more

Roundup: WSJ’s suitors, odd story of Tom Perkins, VC tax, WeFi and more

Brad Greenspan, the jilted MySpace executive, makes play at WSJ — Greenspan, who filed a suit against MySpace’s parent company for ripping off shareholders in its sale to News Corp. (the suit was rejected), is now seeking to buy the WSJ’s parent company Dow Jones. Of course, this continues the rivalry between Greenspan and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch, another bidder for Dow Jones.

Heads rolls at VC lobby in London, now attention moves to Washington: The CEO of… Continue Reading