As I have the pleasure to share my office with Netflix co-founder Jim Cook I'm used to quite some success stories from teh company. Now Paul Allen analyzes their marketing - no wonder they have...

So what's good about the boom going on with Web 2,0 companies? Everybody is talking about the bubble and still keeps buying: "That may sound absurd at a time when the country seems besieged...

Rob has found this glossy slide show at Business Week. Its very well done with start ups you surely did not know already.......

Ok it seems Web 2.0 is getting a lot of bad press recently. While Daniel initiates a discussion on the financing bubble at Web 2.0: "Then there is N, who opines: "Have you figured out the...

No real news here - but the magnitude is still surprising: "Google Inc. hopes to eclipse its success as a company by committing nearly $1 billion to help solve problems including poverty and...

Well that's what I call a venture! "A private group has taken one small step toward the prospect of building a futuristic space elevator. LiftPort Group Inc., of Bremerton, Wash., has...

I admit I would not have bet any money on Peerflix but apparently Battery Ventures sees this differently: "DVD-sharing startup Peerflix said Tuesday it received $8 million in a second round of...

Divx.com has announced its latest round from Insight Venture Partners. The company now has raised approximately $55 million in total VC funding since its 2000 inception. Divx is now omnipresent with...

Have you ever wondered what's a philoneist? According to dictionaries its a person who is obsessed with trends and innovations. One of them is Jonathan who will provide daily news from the...

I guess by now you have all seen the results by DARPA's race through the Nevada desert by unmanned vehicles. After last years failure with noone (or norobot) seeing the finish line amazingly...

Another Silicon Valley VC joins the China craze - this time it is Granite Global: "The startup, founded in 2001, said it expects to book 100 million Yuan ($12.4 million) in revenue for 2005. It...

Deutsche Boerse in Frankfurt has come up with a revitalized version of the failed 'Neuer Markt': "As the German exchange launches its new market for small- and mid-cap firms, eager to...

My current event schedule: November 2th: 'Trends on Weblogs' with GABA in Palo Alto. November 7-9th: 'AdTech' NYC For those of you already registered, I will be there all three days...

I totally missed this one - Versign continues the shopping spree: "Gleaned some more info on the Moreover's acquisition by Verisign, through sources ... the $25 million is on the low side;...

Wow another big cash infusion for the early adopter of Open Source CRM tools: "The alarm:clock was first to report on the recent Series C funding of SugarCRM, that brought $18.77M to this open...

Interesting move from formerly Cologne, Germany based VoiceObjects. The company has decided to move headquarters to sunny San Mateo in very near future. While I suspect the sun has played a role in...

Another promising startup that we spotted at DEMO 2006 is Skylertech. Here is an interview with the presenters Valerie Bannert-Thurner and Michael Lenahan. Please describe your company's product...

Wow - another interesting takeover in the blog world - I certainly did not have this one on the list: "Word is out, and it's true: VeriSign has acquired the assets of Dave Winer's...

It is just a rumor so far but it seems to be a very well researched one: "At today's WeMedia event Rafat Ali whispered to me to hit his blog at 8 p.m. for a big scoop and boy......

DEMO is has started the process to collect applications for the next round in February next year: "As you well know, DEMO conferences have garnered a world-wide reputation as the premier venue...

Being involved with a blog media network for nearly two years now I was wondering about some of the industry myths: The Domain Name thingWe always thought topic specific domains that reveal the topic...