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  • ChaCha Receives Funding, Hints at New Stage of Search

    Google may be the undisputed king of search, but for some reason new search engines keep popping up. And probably for good reason. There are niches and methods of delivering information that just can’t be bottled up in a…

  • Heavy.com Gets Fifth Round of Funding

    Just as Google’s dominance has failed to end the spawning of more search engines, the fairytale that is YouTube has not discouraged other video sites from pursuing greatness in their own, smaller-scale forms.

  • Mobile Gaming to Exceed $6 Billion

    According to iSuppli Corp., the worldwide mobile gaming industry will surpass $6.1 billion in 2010. This is a far cry from the $1.8 billion the industry realized in 2005.

  • U.S. Teens Like Social Networking

    New numbers from the Pew Internet & American Life Project confirm the obvious: teenagers in the U.S. love their social networking sites. And, as expected, MySpace is the overwhelmingly favored site for teens when it comes…

  • The Next Silicon Valley – Part 1

    Close your eyes for a second and think about what you will be doing at the age of 65. If you are Dr. Leonard Liu whose career included helping create and implement SQL, serving as a C-level executive at more than one multi-billion…

  • The Next Silicon Valley – Part 2

    China has changed the face of manufacturing worldwide, and if Dr. Leonard Liu, one of the best CEO’s according to Japan’s Joichi Ito and leader of several multi-billion dollar companies has his way, China will change the face of…

  • Neiman Marcus Offers First Crack at Lexus Hybrid

    Lexus is launching its new hybrid car with a special offer for Nieman Marcus’ inner circle

  • Marriott Sells Loyalty Points Online

    Marriott International Inc. is giving members of its loyalty program the chance to buy additional points online to earn rewards.

  • Pop-Tarts Play Trivial Pursuits

    Kellogg and Hasbro have served up a playful version of Pop-Tarts, with Trivial Pursuit questions printed right on the pastries

  • Online Holiday Spending Jumped High in 2006

    For the 56 day period ending on December 26, holiday e-commerce sales reached $23.11 billion, a 26% jump from last year’s $18.28 billion figure. This is according to information released by comScore Networks.