Zachary Allia is just 26 years old. He&'s either really lucky, is a negotiating savant or a combination of both. Back in 2007 when Facebook first open... read more »
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Herea4ぎa4г our roundup of the weeka4ぎa4г tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:Apple fa... read more »
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Earlier today, a Business Insider report indicated that Tumblr has landed a &''very big and competitive&'' new round of funding from Sequoia Capital. ... read more »
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Prestigious startup incubator Y Combinator has just announced that it&'s adding two new partners: Paul Buchheit, who created Gmail and founded Friend... read more »
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Buying a digital book for your iPad is a very odd experience. If you fire up iTunes, you can find music, movies, apps, even audiobooks, but there is... read more »
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Email newsletters may be ready for a comeback. The fact is that despite the communications mechanism being old-school, publishers can put in less effo... read more »
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People say that I never say anything bad about the iPhone. Here&'s something: its notification system is awful. In particular, I&'m talking about the ... read more »
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Google is bleeding talent. As companies mature, that tends to happen. But the fact that a large number are defecting to rival Facebook clearly has Goo... read more »
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photo a4sか 2008 mike | more info (via: Wylio) In the tech industry saying that something is dead actually means &''It&'s on the decline.&'' And yes, ... read more »
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A few days ago I requested that Facebook finally allow us to download email addresses for all of our friends. Facebook says this isn&'t allowed becaus... read more »
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Hey it&'s Friday, and usually Fridays are when people send out the &''more fun&'' press releases. Like the one we just got from Commonwealth Toys abou... read more »
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Social entertainment firm IMVU is launching a big expansion in Europe today as it unveils new versions in seven languages. With IMVU, users create the... read more »
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Does the Internet tend towards natural monoplies Columbia Law professor Tim Wu makes a strong argument that it does in an Op-Ed in this weekend&'s W... read more »
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The notion of the lean startup, for many people, brings to mind a shoestring operation. Thata4ぎa4г not always the case, says Ann Miura-Ko, co-foundi... read more »
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Herea4ぎa4г the latest from VentureBeata4ぎa4г Entrepreneur Corner.4 tips for buying a bankrupt competitor a4ぎa4 The economy is still struggling, ... read more »
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Well looky what we have here. The other day, Engadget got the first photos of the Nexus S, Google&'s sequel to their Nexus One phone. Now it looks lik... read more »
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We had the chance to interview YouTube Product Manager Hunter Walk at Gigaom&'s NewTeeVee conference and talk to him about some of the milestones You... read more »
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If you thought you were safe from hearing more about Microsoft&'s ill-fated Kin phones, think again. Verizon is apparently gearing up to offer the pho... read more »
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A new SEC filing revealed today that NanoICEB4ぎB4 a Seattle-area startup using molecular ice to chill and preserve meat, seafood and other raw m... read more »
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Last month I wrote about a new scam that&'s performing extremely well among the Scamville crowd &8211' a free poster that&'s tied to a $30/month ongoi... read more »
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