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Social Dating Service Zoosk Raises $30 Million

PaidContent  Dec 03 09

Online dating network Zoosk just announced it has raised $30 million in a fourth round of funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. This is the latest big round by a startup in the social space lately, following others by RockYou and Playdom—a sign that the venture capital market is coming around. And, indeed, it was only in June that Zoosk brought in $6 million in its third round.

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Wireless Carriers Bicker Over Size Of Spectrum Holdings

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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) frequently brags about how much spectrum it has at its disposal, and how easy it will be to deliver a ton of video and other high-bandwidth services over mobile networks.

March Madness: CBSSports.com Says It Served 3.4 Million Live Hours On Day One

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Initial stats are in for NCAA March Madness on Demand and it looks like CBSSports.com will be able to declare victory again (unlike fans of Georgetown or Vanderbilt).

FCC May Open Public-Safety Spectrum Block For Commercial Purposes

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The FCC is working on a plan that would sell a chunk of spectrum in the first half of 2011 that failed to be sold in 2008 because of the strict conditions of use.

Right On Schedule, MediaNews' Parent Exits Chapter 11

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As it promised back in January, Affiliated Media, the holding company for newspaper chain MediaNews Group, has emerged for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Welcome To Microsoft Office. Would You Like A Microblog With Your Order?

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Microsoft’s experimental Office Labs group says it’s testing a new microblogging service called OfficeTalk—which “applies the base capabilities of microblogging to a business environment, enabling employees to post their thoughts, activities, and potentially valuable information to anyone who might be interested.

PaidContent Quick Hits 03.19.2010

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Yahoo's Revolving Door: Chief Technologist Leaves For Benchmark Capital

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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Chief Technologist Sam Pullara is leaving the company, capping off a week of high-profile departures.

Bernstein: Broadcasters Once Again Have a License To Print Money

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Most forecasters have expected broadcast ad revenues to experience a nice recovery as the recession eases, but BernsteinResearch analyst Michael Nathanson expects a TV advertising to see a rebound that could bring stations back to their healthier 2007 levels.

GOOG v BIDU: A Tale Of Two Stocks

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