Analysis JibJab Raises $3m More For Video Content Comedic web animation house and video sharing site JibJab has raised a second round of funding; this $3m B round from previous investors Polaris Venture Partners makes more than $6m total the company has banked from investors. Credit for breaking the specific amount of funding goes to Dan Primack at PeHub, who is the man when it comes to digging… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
web ChoiceA Takes on the Realtors of the World, 2.0 Style ChoiceA is a new site for do it yourself, or For Sale By Owner, real estate listings. It's got a nice, simple interface that makes good use of new web technologies and it's quite pleasing to peruse the limited listings collected prelaunch. Those listings are free to post and so far are primarily based around the Pacific Northwest of the… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News eBay Opens Developing World Microfinance Site In May 2006, eBay quietly acquired a microfinance company called MicroPlace, which it said was part of an "ongoing initiative ... focused on maximizing our corporate resources to continue to drive social good through a variety of innovative programs." A year and a half later, MicroPlace has finally officially opened its doors to… Josh Catone View comments
News NY Post: Google Frontrunner for Facebook Investment The New York Post reports that Google is currently leading Microsoft in the quest to win a 5-10% stake in Facebook for $500 million to $1.5 billion (depending on what exorbitant pre-money valuation Facebook gets). According to the Post's source at Microsoft, however, Redmond is "willing to give any valuation possible" to keep Google from nabbing a… Josh Catone View comments
News TwitterWhere Tracks Tweets from Any Location, Like San Diego Live from S.D. There's been lots of coverage around the web today of the role that social media is playing in reporting about the wildfires in Southern California. Twitter and Google Maps have received the most coverage but there are probably infinite permutations of those two tools and others, as well. One tool that just happened to launch today… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments