From the monthly archives:

October 2008

SpotRunner IPO Plans Go Out The Window

October 31, 2008

Beverly Hills based, SpotRunner, who has raised $111M to bring ‘web to TV’ advertising for local companies, is expected to lay off 75 employees come Monday.
SpotRunner’s lofty goal for the year with the capital was to lead it to an IPO. They convinced their current CFO Sam Paisley this year to jump ship from [...]

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

October 31, 2008

Enjoy your night, be safe, and do your best to not end up like the guy above.

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Google Launches Keyword Based RSS Alerts

October 31, 2008

If you occasionally search your name or a specific keyword on Google to see what’s been mentioned lately, they’ve now made it much easier for you.
Google Alerts now allows users to add keywords that they’d like to be notified regarding.
Google then presents the information to the user in the form of an RSS feed or [...]

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Time’s 50 Best Inventions Taken Over By Cleantech

October 31, 2008

Time just unveiled it’s top 50 best inventions of 2008, twelve of which are cleantech related.
Included in the list are the Tesla Roadster, In-Air Wind Turbines, Google’s Floating Data Center, and Thin Film Solar Panels.

TIME, Earth2Tech

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Achieving Viral Success Means Not Being A Dick

October 31, 2008

Interesting presentation from WordCamp 2008 about how to achieve viral success on the web. Posted by Jason Nazar, CEO of DocStoc

Viral Coefficient – Get more Business Plans
On a side note. I will be heading over to DocStoc this afternoon for their Open House Halloween Gathering. Come by if you want to chat.

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