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VideoEgg gets $15 million funding

September 5, 2007 By Rhiza Sanchez

VideoEggFast-growing video ad network VideoEgg raises $15 million worth of funds from Focus Ventures and previous investors WPP, Maveron, and August.

Founded in 2005, San Francisco-based VideoEgg delivers video solutions for online networks, providing users tools that make video editing, posting, serving and sharing fast and easy. Along with this, they also deliver ways to integrate advertising within user-generated videos.

Serving over 20 million videos a day, VideoEgg continues to grow its network of, not only users, but partners as well.

Filed Under: Online Video

Microsoft officially launches Silverlight to rival Flash

September 5, 2007 By Rhiza Sanchez

Microsoft launches Silverlight, their very own Flash-like platform that allows for multi-media streaming across all major browsers and operating systems.

A plugin-download, Silverlight promises to deliver high-quality videos and rich interactive applications both on Mac OS, and Windows. Also, Microsoft is reported to be working on Moonlight, a Linux-supported version of Silverlight.

With Silverlight’s launch are various partners that will use the platform to provide content such as Entertainment Tonight, HSN, and World Wrestling Entertainment.

Filed Under: Microsoft

Greenspan, another Harvard classmate, claims to be the original Facebook founder

September 4, 2007 By Rhiza Sanchez

Aaron GreenspanWhile Mark Zuckerberg is still facing charges made by three of his Harvard classmates who claim to be the original founders of the ever controversial Facebook, another claimant makes himself known.

Aaron Greenspan, 24, also a Harvard classmate, claims he’s the real founder of the billion dollar social network, presenting email messages, including ones that have Zuckerberg’s responses, to strengthen his claim.

NY Times reports that six months before Facebook and ConnectU were launched, Greenspan created an online service entitled houseSYSTEM which thousands of Harvard students used for school-related purposes. In Greenspan’s houseSYSTEM, “the Face Book” is a feature that allows users to locate other students within the network. Zuckerberg was one of the users. Four months later, Zuckerburg launches “thefacebook.com”

While Greenspan is not pressing financial charges, he wasn’t at peace with how things turned out. Hence, as a last word, he’s written a 306-page unpublished autobiography entitled “Authoritas: One Student’s Harvard Admissions” which documents the story behind his “search for justice”.

“This book is partly a search for justice,” he wrote in the introduction of Authoritas. “You don’t write an autobiography in your early 20s unless there’s something you need to get off your chest.”

Zuckerberg was reported to be not available for an interview, saying he was not sure how to respond.

Filed Under: Facebook

Google search in your Bimmer

August 31, 2007 By Rhiza Sanchez

BMW is taking Google to the roads. A first of its kind, BMW now offers Google local search functionality in the car, allowing BMW car owners to search for local information on their dashboards, wherever they are. Or at least wherever in Germany they are.

This new BMW service allows car owners instant search for relevant on-the-road information such as names and addresses of hotels, banks, restaurants, and universities, among others — a development that bridges the gap between the automobile and the internet. Apparently, this is another step to the “ConnectDrive” initiative by BMW which “combines all individual online, assistance and service systems in the car”

While the service is only available in Germany, the idea is to expand it statewide. Also, what are the chances that the service becomes available across other car makes? Not far from happening.

Filed Under: Google

Yahoo to “Kickstart” their very own social job network

August 31, 2007 By Rhiza Sanchez

Yahoo comes up with their very own social job network that, no doubt, will be another major rival to Facebook and LinkedIn — the Yahoo Kickstart.

This new venture is founded with their goal to create a venue for college students to connect with potential employers, alumni, as well as other striving professionals, as they “kickstart” their careers in whatever industry they’re interested in. Yahoo is currently conducting a survey among college students on what they expect and how they perceive the service.

Just like other social networks, members get to have their own profile page which, like Linkedin, is more focused on building up members professionally rather than socially. Yahoo Kickstart will also have university channels where users can interact with alumni of their own alma matter, as well as company pages that provide relevant information about a certain company that they may be interested to know. There’s no mention yet of when the network will be launched.

Via CNET.

Filed Under: YouTube

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