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More Turmoil at Zynga
The recent plunge in share price has set off investor lawsuits and an executive shakeup. Read more
Google Buys Social Media Marketing Start-up Wildfire
Wildfire, which initially became popular because of Facebook, sells for a rumored $250 million. Read more
Box Raises $125 Million in Funding
The cloud content management service announces a staggering round of funding led by General Atlantic. Read more
Go Daddy CEO Steps Down
The top domain name firm goes through yet another power shift. Read more
Spotify Expands Free Radio to Android
One year after arriving in the U.S., the music service now has 15 million users. Read more
Entrepreneurs Increasingly Pessimistic About Economy
But a new report finds a wide optimism gap along age lines. Read more
It's Official: Americans Love Small Business
Report: Compared to major corporations, small businesses have won the hearts and minds of consumers. Read more
Clif Bar Launches Geo-Location Twitter Campaign
As Twitter continues to define rules of service, Clif Bar finds a clever use of geo-location in a marketing campaign. Read more
Web Pioneer Craigslist Now an Internet Bully?
Craig Newmark once heralded the free information flow of the Internet. Now his company vigorously guards its intellectual property. Read more
New Tech Sector Growing in West Bank
Thanks to early support from Cisco, IT companies begin to blossom. Read more
Small Business Falling Victim to Election Campaigns
Failed campaigns are leaving vendors across the country with open hands and low expectations. Read more
Ouya Teams with OnLive to Offer Games
The Kickstarter record-breaker will provide users with hundreds of games through OnLive when it launches next year. Read more
Education Start-up Open English Raises $43 Million
Insight Venture Partners led the round of investment in the rapidly growing online English language school. Read more
Apple Buys Fingerprint Security Company
A $356 million purchase could mean enhanced security features for Apple laptops and iOS products. Read more
Mobile Phone Sales Growth Slows to a Crawl
A new report crunches numbers for the mobile market. Read more
FundersClub Lets (Almost) Anyone Be an Angel Investor
A new Y Combinator-backed start-up offers a platform for wannabe investors to get in on early-stage ventures. Read more
Facebook Revenue: $1.18 Billion
The social network barely exceeded investor expectations Thursday in its first earnings report as a public company. Read more
Columbia University Launches Entrepreneurship Lab
After graduation, Columbia MBA students who are starting their own businesses will now have a new place to call home. Read more
Chobani Opens First Retail Store
The Greek yogurt maker opens its first retail location in New York City. Read more
Reputation Management Services: Worth It?
Services claiming they can remove negative online reviews about your company may fall short of their promises. Read more
Gilt Groupe Partners With MasterCard on Urban Offers
The new "Priceless Cities" program will give Gilt access to MasterCard's big customer base. Read more
Roku Gets $45 Million Investment
News Corp. expands its relationship with the video streaming set-top box maker. Read more
Small Business Embraces F-Commerce
Who says you can't use social media to make a sale? Here's why more small companies are setting up shops on Facebook. Read more
Serena Williams Backs Video-Sharing Start-up
The tennis star (and her 3 million Twitter followers) may give the company star-studded visibility during the Olympics. Read more
NEA Closes $2.6 Billion Venture Capital Fund
In two months, the venture capital firm raised one of the largest venture funds ever. Read more
Credit Unions Lobby to Increase Small Business Lending
In response to an increased demand for small loans, credit unions are rallying to increase their lending bandwidth. Read more
Report: Square Near New $200 Million Funding Deal
The popular financial payments start-up is said to be close to a deal that would boost its implied value to $3.25 billion. Read more
Forecast: Social Media Revenue to Hit $16.9 Billion This Year
Gartner estimates a 43% rise in revenues from 2011, with more than half from advertising. Read more
Instagram: Killer App for Retailers?
Forget professional product photos. One clothing brand is crowdsourcing images from customers instead. Read more
Airbnb 'Acqhires' Mobile Talent from DailyBooth
Looks like Airbnb made a big move to improve its mobile experience. Read more
Sean Parker Blasts Entrepreneurs for Playing It Safe
Rather than continue to create new companies, he argues, most entrepreneurs settle for the ease of being a venture capitalist. Read more
Best & Worst States for Female Entrepreneurs
A recent study reveals the states with the fastest growth in the number of women-owned firms. Read more
Tech Start-Ups Follow the Money into Politics
This year's presidential election will likely be the most expensive in history--and tech entrepreneurs want a piece of the pie. Read more
TaskRabbit Closes $13 Million Funding Round
Founders Fund led the round, bringing the online labor marketplace's total funding $38 million. Read more
