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Updated: Betaworks Acquires Digg (For Significantly More Than $500K) | TechCrunch

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Betaworks, the company behind bit.ly, news.me, Chartbeat and a number of other successful products, has acquired the social news site Digg.com for an undisclosed amount (rumor has it that the price was just $500k). Betaworks' founder John Borthwick will become the new CEO of Digg. The site's current...

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Facebook Releases “Weddings and Celebrations” Feature, Maturing With Executives | TechCrunch

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Facebook released a new “Weddings and Celebrations” feature that will display special events, starting with engagements and weddings, along with friends’ birthdays on the social network. The feature, which begins rolling out today, is automated based off the changing of a relationship status to “...

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Posted Jul 13 2012 by Andrew Richard in Microsoft, startup, content, twitter

Gadgets and Gizmos Daily is out,Stay Tuned for more.http://goo.gl/ml3Q8 #Microsoft #startup #content #twitter
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Posted Jul 13 2012 by Andrew Richard

Surprising Ways to Find Great Startup Ideas http://t.co/xO51onjC
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Surprising Ways to Find Great Startup Ideas

How to find ideas that are original, but not crazy. One of the first characteristics of a successful startup founder is often that there is a little bit of crazy in the person. David Segal, writing in the New York Times , called it "just manic enough."

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Posted Jul 13 2012 by Andrew Richard

7 Tricks for a Great First Impression http://t.co/KoNfeWJ5
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Make a Great First Impression: 7 Smart Tricks

People decide whether to work with you within two seconds of meeting you. Here's how to make an impact. BigStock Photo Research shows that customers decide whether or not they want to work with you within two seconds of meeting you face to face.

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Bing Fund: Microsoft Officially Launches Its New Angel Fund And Incubator Program | TechCrunch

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This wasn't exactly a secret anymore, but today, Microsoft officially unveiled its Bing Fund, a new angel fund and incubator program sponsored by Bing and

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“In the Studio,” KISSmetrics’ Hiten Shah Simply Tells It Like It Is | TechCrunch

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Posted Jul 13 2012 by Andrew Richard

6 Ways to Make your Content Sticky http://t.co/2TPkU7nX
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6 Ways to Make your Content Sticky | Jeffbullas's Blog

It was a sparkling sunny day on the harbour and I was attending a cocktail party hosted by a global supplier for the end of year celebrations. The sales manager for the company and I started having a chat about web hosting. After about three sentences I realized that every second phrase was unintelligible.

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3 Steps to Innovate Like Google http://t.co/z6QeZpac
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3 Steps to Innovate Like Google

By leveraging the Alchemy of Growth's Three Horizons Model, companies of any size can begin driving innovation throughout their organization. Flickr/brionv When we think of innovation, it is tough not to think of hybrid cars, iPads, and the Internet. As a result, most companies aspire to innovate in a similar revolutionary manner, but they do so at their own peril.

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Posted Jul 13 2012 by Andrew Richard

Design Gurus Launch Program for Start-ups http://t.co/YzNDkeHb
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IDEO Launches Start-up in Residence Program

The design firm known for its innovation methods wants to mentor one promising start-up. Flickr/IDEO Postcards IDEO is already widely known for the innovation it has brought to large companies. Now the design firm is hoping to do the same for start-ups.

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