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EBay Sells Skype, Gets $1.9 Billion Cash Up Front

Silicon Alley Insider  Nov 19 09

eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has closed its deal to sell VoIP service Skype for roughly $2.75 billion. The group of buyers—including Joltid Limited, Andreessen Horowitz and others—are paying $1.9 billion in cash up fro...

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Foursquare Notches 100,000 New Users In 10 Days

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Foursquare's SXSW push has paid off. The company just tweeted that it gained 100,000 new users in the last ten days.

AOL Screwed Up Covering SXSW Because Of Its Old Media Mentality (AOL)

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CHART OF THE DAY: There's A Reason They Call It 'Old Media'

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Google’s Buzz Launch Was "Irresponsible," Says FTC Commissioner

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REVEALED: Here Are The Tech Sites Steve Jobs Reads On His iPad (AAPL)

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