GigaNET AM: Joe Biden, Conviva & Outside Lands

This has to be one of the easiest funding environments - the money is flowing into start-ups like home runs off the bat of St. Louis Slugger, Albert Pujlos. Pando, a peer-to-peer file sharing application, that I wrote about a few weeks back , has raised a whopping $7 million in funding round led by Intel Capital. BRM Capital and Wheatley Partners, which provided the company’s first round of financing, also participated in this round. The company says a half-million people having ... more

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Facebook might have dominated the headlines , and the conversation , but look who is making a comeback, and catching up: Friendster. Sure, Alexa rankings are as reliable as the New York Yankees pitching, but for what its worth, it still merits a look. Scott Rafer pointed out earlier that Friendster is big in Asia, Phillipines in particular . It cannot be monetized! What if Friendster could work with a local mobile company in Phillipines, and did a Friendster MVNO. ... more

At the recent Google Press Day, I was intrigued by the continuous chanting of the “focus on search” and back to the basics of 70% mantra by the senior Google executives. I wondered to myself, well perhaps, a little fear of the big brother up north is making them circle the wagons a little. Of course there was that fleeting thought that some of the newer offerings weren’t really sticking to the wall. I dismissed those, only because I did not have the data. Anyway a... more