Archive for June, 2008
The My.Vu Solo Plus for IPOD
Posted under Business, Entertainment, Fly Gear, Gadgets, Hollywood, IPTV, Mash Ups, Media, Music, Start Ups, web2.0 on Sunday, 29 June 2008 by maurice
The My.Vu solo plus provides a nice balance between sleek style and appropriate functionality. Perfect for the solo traveler, the solo plus aims to be a practical personal entertainment device suitable for use in public environments while still providing an enjoyable media experience. This device...
URBANTECH BLOG-Weekly Money Trail 6-27-2008
Posted under Bay Area, Business, CheeseTrail, Entertainment, Hollywood, Media, Microsoft, Music, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups, The Money Trail, UrbanTech, Valley Swag, Venture Capital, Web Services, web2.0 on Friday, 27 June 2008 by admin
San Francisco, Seesmic Says 'Why Not?' To $6M More
Just four months after closing its Series A funding, video chat company Seesmic Inc. has raised $6 million in Series B financing from E-Bay Co Founders "Omidyar Network" and Wellington Partners.
http://www.seesmic.com
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Starbucks phases out music
Posted under Business, Hollywood, Music, Sales & Marketing, Urban, UrbanTech on Wednesday, 25 June 2008 by admin
You will not find your favorite CD at Starbucks ... what's that? You don't? You don't know anyone who does? But really, have you even seen a CD being purchased in a Starbucks? I haven't, and I am Starbucks total junkie. That's why, according to Silicon Alley Insider, the coffee giant by September...
THE WEEKLY MONEY TRAIL-6/20/2008
Posted under Business, CheeseTrail, Sales & Marketing, Start Ups, Valley Swag, Venture Capital, web2.0 on Friday, 20 June 2008 by admin
San Francisco, Mochi Media Makes $10M To Monetize Games
With plans to build out its infrastructure to meet demand from game developers for its ad platform, Mochi Media Inc. has raised a $10 million Series B round of funding.
http://www.mochimedia.com
New York Hanger Network Racks Up $10M...
Always On Hollywood 08
Posted under Business, CheeseTrail, Hip Hop, Hollywood, IPTV, Mash Ups, Start Ups, Streaming, UrbanTech, Venture Capital on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 by admin
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The Always on Hollywood event went off big as usual. There were tons of VC's and institutional bankers there courting the business of the young, and the fresh (hot media start ups).
There were quite a few impressive starts up offering thier pitches for rooms full of...
Microsoft To Mainstream Containerized Data Centers With C-Blox
Posted under .NET, Business, Developers, Hollywood, IPTV, Microsoft, Networking, Valley Swag, Web Services, web2.0 on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 by admin
Prepping for growth in the Internet era can be costly, as Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is finding out. The software company is ponying up more than $1 billion for two new data centers near Chicago and Dublin, Ireland, Microsoft confirmed this week.
These new investments only add to the hundreds of...
Comcast invests in P2P video-delivery startup
Posted under Business, Developers, Hollywood, IPTV, India, Mash Ups, Networking, P2P, Social Networking, Start Ups, Streaming, Video, web2.0 on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 by admin
Seems Comcast has been busy lately, as reported a few days ago with the Plaxo deal. I noticed today that Seattle-based Grid Networks on Monday said that Comcast would make an unspecified investment in the company and collaborate on developing so-called peer-to-peer file-sharing techniques that...
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