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venture capital
Flock thumbs nose at Twitter by closing $15 million round
Flock, the social Web browser startup founded by former Mozilla business-development guy Bart Decrem, has defied its faded buzz to score an additional $15 million in funding, bringing the total raised in the $27 million range. Twitter, the current darling of The 250, has yet to close a rumored deal to raise the same amount. [PaidContent]
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By Jackson WestComment by Widget Economist: More venture? How about some news of a web 2.0 actually earning millions in terms of revenue. more » | Other threads
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flock
Scoop: Flock founder was fired
While Flock founder and ex-CEO Bart Decrem says he quit to start a new company, tipsters say he was fired from the social-browser maker. One writes: More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by Automatt: Which will ship first, Flock 1.0, or Firefox 2.0? more » | Other threads
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flock
Flock CEO leaves the fold
Pop quiz: What does a once-popular startup, top-heavy with philosophy and lacking direction, do when the one guy who started the whole thing quits? More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by unsympathetic: I always thought Flock's business plan was to be bought by Yahoo!. After all, why would all of the neat... more » | Other threads
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chris messina
Today in Unfairly Attacking Chris Messina: Chris is a commie
Don't ask Web 2.0 (TM) evangelist Chris Messina about his business plan. More » -
bloggers
Where are the tech bloggers? Issue 1: Jason Fried covers his tracks
Forget Plazes, Dodgeball, and geotagging — it's impossible not to know where tech bloggers are. At this very moment: More » -
next internet
Flock and Next Internet: theft or a sign from above?
9rules designer/blogger Mike Rundle was quick to notice that business incubator Next Internet (covered here) borrowed a teensy bit (by which I mean all) of the site design from eternally-alpha-testing browser Flock. The two sites are uncannily twinlike — identical fonts, identical basic color schemes, and two toolbars you'd never tell apart. But should we assume there was theivery just because Next Internet is Flock's perfect doppelganger? More » -
remainders
Remainders: Let's slay this ogre and discuss your business plan
Geeky investor Joi Ito says the new golf isn't extreme biking, it's World of Warcraft. [1up.com] More » -
waggable
Waggable: Flockblocked
Overheard on Ocean Beach, two guys talking about "double beta probation" social browser Flock: More » -
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