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Fall Hedge Fund Capital Introduction Event
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 1, 2009
Hedge funds are well positioned for a good year in 2010 and are likely to continue their momentum into the end of the year. This should lead to additional gains for investors during the month of December, Hennessee research shows. Because of this optimistic forecast, hedge fund managers are ra...
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
in Wangtam, on 2009-12-01
• The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
• The Killed Windows 7 Family Guy Special Even More Horrible Than I Imagined
• Over-revealing Blade and Soul Showgirls Are Ordered Out of Gstar 2009
• Seven Transformation Pack 4.0
• Chrome 浏览器存在特殊客户端 ID 隐私问题
• Apple to Take iPhone's Maps A...
Seen that? - Why You Need a Logo
in Home Based Business, on November 29, 2009
Why You Need a Logo at Home Based Business To start with, let us define what a logo is. A logo is a visual representation of your business or your company. Almost all companies nowadays have logos, yet only a few business people are able to unders...
Dubai: what's ahead?
in Sox First, on November 29, 2009
The Economist has a good take on how Dubai's creditors were taken in and fooled. The Economist writes: "Dubai’s debts are heavy, amounting to about $80 billion including the government and the conglomerates it controls. Investors had half-expected Dubai World to seek forbearance from its ...
Clearwire Raises $920 Million
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 27, 2009
Clearwire this week announced that it has raised an additional $920 million in debt financing.
"The company had already nabbed $1.85 billion of senior secured notes due in 2015 to help it pay off an existing $1.4 billion debt payment," writes CNET's Marguerite Reardon . "I...
Tijuana on The Caspian: Where Iranians Go For Sin
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 27, 2009
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Just inside the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan, the city of Astara has developed a reputation in recent years as something like the Tijuana of the Caspian. The Atlantic published a short expose' on the city recently, detailing how Iranians cross the border for "sex...
Seen that? - Torino 2006 - WTF!?
in XboxSpace, on November 26, 2009
Torino 2006 - WTF!? at XboxSpace I've been watching the Olympics non-stop lately, I think its so funny how these random athletes in these uber obscure sports (i.e. curling, speed skating) become "heroes" for two weeks, every four yea...
la SNCF sort des rails
in Location de Voitures Blog, on novembre 25, 2009
© Dolarz
C'est un long interview de Jérôme Pépy, président de la SNCF, que publie le Monde du 16 novembre , intéressant à plus d'un titre car il éclaire les choix stratégiques de l'entreprise. Pour son président, "la SNCF est l'entreprise de toutes les mobilités durables." et se po...
Twitter Marketing
in BlogWealth, on November 22, 2009
Twitter is a phenomenon that is sweeping the globe. In the last year Twitter has seen membership growth well in excess of 1,500% as people swarm to use it and set up accounts. The basic premise of Twitter is that you post Tweets about what you are doing. The twist is that you only have 140 charact...
Seen that? - Chinese Venture Capital Ushers in Thunder & Rainmakers
in China Venture News, on November 20, 2009
Chinese Venture Capital Ushers in Thunder & Rainmakers at China Venture News A dramatic transformation is sweeping across the Pacific. For two decades, Asia watchers have proclaimed the dawning of a Pacific Century that is waking up the West l...
就这样吧，谷歌也就是家中国公司
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-18
• 就这样吧，谷歌也就是家中国公司
• Windows Azure opens for business on Jan. 1, 2010
• BlackBerry Internet Service hit with data outages worldwide
• 狮子座流星雨
• Google Chrome 4.0.249.0 Dev
• Avatar Machine
• 狮子座流星雨光临地球：流星将达数千颗
• 网易邮箱里的即时通讯组件
• Central Desktop Integrates Zoho Sheet
• Twitter...
Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-17
• Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits
• Word of the Year: an unreliable yet fascinating barometer of tech
• Chrome Extension: Switch proxy
• 摩托罗拉收购以色列网络电视厂商 BitBand
• 巴菲特与盖茨在哥伦比亚大学问答实录
• About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds
• How To Use An Apostrophe
• M...
Voxeo Raises $9 Million
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 17, 2009
Voxeo Corporation has raised $9 million in funding from North Atlantic Capital and the Florida Growth Fund .
"The Orlando, Fla.-based company is focused on making open platforms based on what it calls 'unlocked communications,' such as voice-over-Internet-protocol on mobile platfo...
Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
Currency trading with Retirement money at The Hedge Funds Weblog I saw a story the other day , How Retirement Funds are looking into the world of Currency trading. And the thought behind it was, "Stocks and bonds are tied to the business cycl...
Sen. Dodd's New Banking Bill Would Reshape the Financial World
in Bizinformer, on November 11, 2009
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In October of 2008 Alan Greenspan conceded that an unregulated free market would not regulate itself as a matter of self-interest on its own part... “Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity, mysel...
Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #2
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Big Sur Bonanza #2 at The Outdoor Weblog I was feeling my oats a little bit that fateful morning. A recent string of sessions at OB had me pumped and overly confident. When we walked down to the bluffs to check it, we knew it was going to be big b...
New innovative ways to identify supply chain talent: 360 degree feedback
in Supplychainer, on November 9, 2009
These days, more than ever, I get emails regarding new supply chain positions and surprisingly, many of them are related to executive positions. I was wondering one reason for this might be that at the time of cost reduction, supply chain efficiency becomes a key differentiator and companies ar...
Al Gore, climate change profits and civil disobedience
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
Plenty has been written about Al Gore making mega profits out of global warming. As the New York Times reported last week, as a partner in Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , he has cleaned up big time with its investments in smart electricity grids. That...
Goldman Sachs and God
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
Hard to go past this interview with Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein in The Times where he claims bankers are doing "God's work". "We’re very important," Blankfein says. "We help companies to grow by helping them to raise capital. Companies that grow create wealth. This, in turn, allows ...
Seen that? - Let My Wine Breathe
in Celebrate Wine, on November 8, 2009
Let My Wine Breathe at Celebrate Wine Many (many) years ago while at a college party, I was hanging out in the kitchen with a few friends when a party-goer, a young man about our same age, walked in with a bottle of wine in each hand. "I brou...
Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai
in China Venture News, on November 8, 2009
...ed Herring issue, Jeremy Xue, the managing director of Beijing- based Tsinghua Science Park Venture Capital, an affiliate of China's prestigious university knows that the domestic venture capitali...
Buffett bets big on US recovery
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
Warren Buffett has taken a giant wager on the US economy recovering with Berkshire Hathaway announcing it's buying the rest of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, America's second biggest railroad, that he doesn't already own. As the New York Times says, the Sage of Omaha is betting that a...
Seen that? - HARRAH'S CASINOS EXPANDS TO ENGLAND
in Play Las Vegas, on November 3, 2009
HARRAH'S CASINOS EXPANDS TO ENGLAND at Play Las Vegas Source:www.vegas-infos.de The race is on, everyone wants a bit of Las Vegas in their country. "Harrah's" took the plunge and bought out the prestigious London Clubs International ...
Joel Klein To Receive The 100 Women in Hedge Funds' Effecting Change Award
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2009
...cision, Lauren Malafronte, a Board member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds, and Director at Barclays Capital, said, "We are very pleased to honor Joel Klein with the Effecting Change Award. The impact that...
Hedge Fund Expert To Launch Own Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2009
CEO at QuantZ Capital Management, Milind Sharma, is in the process of launching his own hedge fund, sources say.
The hedge fund manager is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million for the QuantZ Quark Market Neutral Fund. An analyst from RBC is joining Sharma in the launch, in addition a m...
Seen that? - An introduction to thin provisioning
in On Storage, on November 1, 2009
An introduction to thin provisioning at On Storage An introduction to thin provisioning: One of the more important but often misunderstood advancements within data storage is thin provisioning. This article defines and discusses thin provisioning,...
Seen that? - BIG SUR BONANZA #3
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 31, 2009
BIG SUR BONANZA #3 at The Outdoor Weblog As far as I could see out to the horizon there were lined-up set waves. All those six to eight foot mush-burgers crumblers that were pushing us closer to the rocks were nothing but lull tasters. The real me...
Seen that? - $100 Hamburger
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 31, 2009
$100 Hamburger at The Aviation Weblog One of the reasons I wanted to learn to fly is so I could get what every pilot alive calls the "$100 Hamburger." One of the places I want to do that is Patti's Settlement at Grand Rivers, Kentuck...
Seen that? - Warning From a Student of Democracy's Collapse
in P2P File Sharing, on October 31, 2009
Warning From a Student of Democracy's Collapse at P2P File Sharing The following may appear to have nothing to do with P2P. But it does. There is a growing sense of entitlement, self-protection, and amnesia in this country ... and in the entertain...
Abu Dhabi 的 Yas Marina 赛道前瞻：设计效果图一览 (14P)
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-31
• Abu Dhabi 的 Yas Marina 赛道前瞻：设计效果图一览 (14P)
• Conflict in Pakistan (36P)
• 暴风正式成立传媒公司
• Stalqer Peers Into Your iPhone For A New Level Of Location-Based Creepiness
• 321answers.com - Your Questions and Answers Community!
• Follow 4 Good
• 美商界女强人Twitter全程记录婚礼
• Interview: Aliens...
Santiago Comes to Life for Tourists
in Latina Viva, on October 30, 2009
...he soaring financial district. With Chile celebrating its bicentennial next year, Santiago, its capital, is rushing through an urban master plan of new museums, a stylishly renovated riverfront and ot...
REvolution Computing 获收 900 万美元投资
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-29
融资方： REvolution Computing
投资方：North Bridge Venture Partners 和 Intel Capital
涉及金额：900 万美元（第二轮）
Seen that? - SNOCAP nets $15 million more
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 28, 2009
SNOCAP nets $15 million more at Digital Music - The Future Music licensor SNOCAP announced a third funding round of $15 million. SNOCAP licenses music from the major labels and other content providers, wraps it in DRM technology, and markets it to...
Unity Technologies 获收 550 万美元投资
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-28
融资方： Unity Technologies
投资方：Sequoia Capital 领衔该轮投资
涉及金额：550 万美元
Over-valued S&P to tumble and the double dip recession.
in Sox First, on October 27, 2009
Is the stock market over-valued? Can we expect it to fall again? In an interview with the Financial Times, which I blogged about here , billionaire financier George Soros warns that we can expect a contraction. "I think certainly there could be another dip in the stock market because, right...
Profits are a gift: Soros
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
...achs into hedge funds where they actually belong, because hedge funds take risks with their own capital, not with the deposits and not with the government guarantees". Soros also says he is not confi...
Seen that? - Intel Capital Makes Swift Investments Post-Alibaba Deal
in China Venture News, on October 24, 2009
Intel Capital Makes Swift Investments Post-Alibaba Deal at China Venture News Intel Corporation's $200 million China Technology Fund has wasted little time making an undisclosed investment in three companies. Although industry analysts speculate that the i...
Seen that? - Saskatchewan Business Tax Revamp Improves Outlook
in Small Business Unplugged, on October 21, 2009
Saskatchewan Business Tax Revamp Improves Outlook at Small Business Unplugged Saskatchewan business owners a bit more upbeat due to tax breaks announced in the April provincial budget. The new provincial budget will lower corporate income tax rate...
Seen that? - Case studies in Micro Finance #1
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 21, 2009
Case studies in Micro Finance #1 at Audeamus - How dare we... (Photo from ID21 Insights) A very good place for finding case studies, for those not aware of it, is Case Place. The only problem with the service is that quite a few cases are not avai...
Bing 第三季度市场份额增至 5.3%
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-20
网络搜索广告公司 Efficient Frontier 发布报告称，按广告支出衡量，第三季度 Bing 搜索引擎的市场份额增至5.3%，第二季度为4.3%；按点击量衡量，当季 Bing 市场份额增至4.8%，第二季度为4.1%。
该公司还表示，第三季度公司顾客的搜索广告支出环比增加了5%，但同步下滑了5%。
Efficient Frontier CEO David Karnstedt 说：“看起来市场状况正开始稳定。”他指出，各个领域的持稳步伐并不一致。举例来说，旅游广告支出同步下滑了 39%，而其他广告领域的支出出现上述，零售广告支出增加 2%，汽车广告支出增加 6%，...
Twitter 开发新功能阻止用户发送重复信息
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-18
• Twitter 开发新功能阻止用户发送重复信息
• Top U.S. Web Brands and Parent Companies for September 2009
• 20 Essential Resources for 4 of the Web's Hottest Social APIs
• The fear of depleting international reserves
• Top Email Append, Phone Append and Custom Data Services from Accurate Append, US
• ...
Did brilliant minds create the recession?
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
Did smart people cause the financial meltdown? It's a point raised by Calvin Trillin in the New York Times . Brilliant people entered the world of derivatives and credit default swaps, lured by the prospect of the kind of money they could never make working as academics or legal-services ...
BioAccelerate NYC Prize To Fund Translational Research
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 18, 2009
...ntial, specifically: 1) whether the technology would be able to attract venture or other commercial capital, assuming this translational funding produced positive results; and 2) whether the technolog...
Big Picture: Venture Capital, Private Equity Still Drying Up
in TJ's Weblog, on October 17, 2009
I wrote recently about how rosey the venture capital picture was for greentech firms. Several stories (Venture Beat here and here , TechCrunch ) have stressed the continuing downturn in private equity and venture capital fundng.
In the world of venture capital funds, only 17 funds even r...
Lie To Me Season 2 : Ep. 3 - Control Factor
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-17
• Lie To Me Season 2 : Ep. 3 - Control Factor
• 2009 年艺术体操世界锦标赛集锦 (36P)
• Shazam's Newest Fan Is Kleiner Perkins's iFund
• DrTweetDreams.com - Interpret Your Dreams A La Twitter
• The New Technorati
• Shonen Jump: New details on new, blue l'Cie lady
• Nikon D3s DSLR Has Night Vi...
iPhone and Blackberry squeeze Nokia
in Sox First, on October 17, 2009
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker has suffered a whacking $1.36 billion loss - its first loss in more than a decade - with sales plummeting 20%. Nokia has a smart phone problem with Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry eating into its market share. "Apple and RIM...
Shared folders and more in Google Docs
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-14
• Shared folders and more in Google Docs
• 世界眼中的中国 (38P)
• iSweat4 where YOU make sports happen | iSweat4
• Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces
• Plogger | open source photo gallery PHP script | free image gallery script
• Only 17 venture capital firms raise money in Q3 — few...
Failed Lehman bankers pursue $100 million in deferred pay
in Sox First, on October 14, 2009
Questions really need to be raised about long term deferred pay structure with reports that ex-Lehman bankers are claiming over $US100 million in lost deferred compensation from the administrators of the collapsed US bank. These are failed bankers. And to reward them, when investors lost a f...
Twitter 第 5 轮融资详情
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-13
Twitter 近期进行了第 5 轮融资。该公司提交给美国证券交易委员会的表格给出了此轮融资的部分细节。
表格显示 ，Twitter 此次共发行 100000006 美元的股份，最终售出 98200005 美元股份，有 1800001 美元的股份仍有待出售。
Twitter 给出了此轮融资中投资者的名单，其中包括摩根士丹利和 T. Rowe Price 等大型金融机构，也包括 Insight Venture Partners、Benchmark Capital、Spark Capital 和 Institutional Venture Partners 等私募股权基金。而 Un...
Schon gesehen? - Ranking: Beste Hotels Deutschlands
in Hotels mit Flair, on 11.10.09
Ranking: Beste Hotels Deutschlands at Hotels mit Flair Wirklich überrascht hat mich diese Wahl nicht. Die Zeitschrift "Capital" hat einmal wieder die "besten Hotels in Deutschland" gekürt und die jeweiligen Sieger kommen aus Ha...
Seen that? - Another non-starter: Micropayments
in P2P File Sharing, on October 11, 2009
Another non-starter: Micropayments at P2P File Sharing Here's another non-starter: Micropayments. Extensive obits have been written. I won't go into that here. See clay Shirky's piece Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content for...
Greentech Sees Venture Capital Growth
in TJ's Weblog, on October 11, 2009
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Renewable Energy World is reporting that venture capital investment is on the upswing - at least in the green technology sector of the economy.
Third quarter numbers are out, and they're encouraging for both VC's and the greentech sector. Q1 this year saw 59 deals wo...
Seen that? - legal file sharing and movie downloads
in TJ's Weblog, on October 7, 2009
legal file sharing and movie downloads at TJ's Weblog I was waiting a long time for this. Finally File sharing services are lobbying to become ('more') legal. I'm also very curious if there will be more mainstream movie download service soon. As of...
Abu Dhabi Looks to Become Alternative Energy Hub
in IfEnergy, on October 6, 2009
© Panoramas
GreenBeat is reporting that Abu Dhabi is preparing for a bid to become a world hub for alternative energy. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy company, announced over the weekend that it will be raising between $300 and $600 million to start construction on Masdar City,...
Seen that? - Saif Partners Picks China TV Home-Shopping Network as the Next Big IPO
in China Venture News, on October 6, 2009
Saif Partners Picks China TV Home-Shopping Network as the Next Big IPO at China Venture News Daniel Yang, a partner of SAIF Partners, the most active venture capital firm in China in 2004, displays only confidence about the investment climate in t...
Seen that? - Carnival 2007
in Daily Power Walk, on October 2, 2009
Carnival 2007 at Daily Power Walk I want to share the energy I feel going through me at the moment. It's carnival time in Brazil and the whole of Brazil is dancing and singing. Day and night it's an ongoing thing that includes thousands o...
Seen that? - LAS VEGAS CASINO DEALER'S TIPS IN JEOPARDY
in Play Las Vegas, on October 2, 2009
LAS VEGAS CASINO DEALER'S TIPS IN JEOPARDY at Play Las Vegas Source: www.oddjack.com www.oddjack.com Las Vegas is a town where many people depend on tips for their livelihood. Casino jobs are still the mainstay of the Las Vegas workforce, and many...
Seen that? - Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding
in XboxSpace, on October 2, 2009
Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding at XboxSpace The type of files you can stream to the 360 has been the achillies heel of the 360's media center experience. Well, it turns out that it is possible to do, but it requires a bit of comput...
Seen that? - Using SCM in Children Hospital
in Supplychainer, on October 3, 2009
Using SCM in Children Hospital at Supplychainer I recently saw an interesting news article from Business Wire about using SCM solutions in a children hospital. It said in the articl, that Children's Hospital and Health System, one of the best ...
Seen that? - Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 2, 2009
Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca at The Outdoor Weblog Back at the ruins . . . a student group is consumed by the downpour. Both the group and its eccentric guide are drenched and wearing frowns. The Zapotec people must have known these kind of h...
Writedowns reduced but bad loans to increase
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
...e property prices have declined significantly." It warns that while the banks now have enough capital, it won't be nearly enough to offset writedowns from bad loans over the next 18 months. ...
IBM Opens Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan
in HackITLinux, on September 29, 2009
© irina slutsky
IBM has opened a Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan.
"Like many emerging markets, Kazakhstan faces the ambitious task of growing and enhancing its IT infrastructure very fast to match the demands of a new economy," says Inna Kuznetsova, IBM's vice presid...
Do Venture Capitalists Foster Innovation, or Just Pay For It?
in TJ's Weblog, on September 28, 2009
Vivek Wadhwa is ticked. He thinks the National Venture Capital Association's (NVCA) is taking too much credit for the success for American business, according to a guest column he did for TechCrunch . I'm amused that the NVCA claims credit for creating 12 million jobs and generating $3 ...
Austin Texas Waits for You
in The Flyaway Weblog, on September 28, 2009
The searing heat of summer is gone from Texas and October is peak season for Austin - the capital of Texas.
Travel Post has a nice piece on why Austin is an inviting Fall destination. The list is long and varied. You can take in a Longhorn game at the University of Texas. You can sample Texas wi...
China's Outbound Investment Surpases Inbound Investment
in China Venture News, on September 27, 2009
For the first time, China is sending more investment out of the country to the rest of the world than it is taking in from foreign investors, according to Seeking Alpha . According to Peoples' Daily, this year China could invest 150 billion U.S. dollars overseas. This is three times more th...
Is the G20 having a George Bush moment?
in Sox First, on September 27, 2009
The G20 seems to be having a George W. Bush moment. Remember when Bush landed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln back in 2003, arriving in the co-pilot's seat of a Navy S-3B Viking, to praise the US war effort in Iraq and then more or less proclaimed victory beneath a tower adorned with a big s...
Twitter 完成新一轮融资，涉资 1 亿美元
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-27
官方 Blog 消息 ，Twitter 公司网站今天宣布已经完成了约 1 亿美元的新一轮融资，其 CEO Evan Williams 的个人 Blog 也证实了这次融资计划。
除了 T. Rowe Price 公司以外，最新的 1 亿美金的筹款还来自风险投资公司 Insight Venture Partners、Institutional Venture Partners、SPARK Ventures 和 Benchmark Capital。
Twitter 公司目前的投资估价已经达到 10 亿美金，但是 Twitter 公司创始人坚持在不被收购的前提下独自向前发展。 Twit...
Is Twitter really worth $1 billion?
in Sox First, on September 26, 2009
Bloomberg reports that Twitter has received $100 million in venture capital funding that actually values the social networking site at $1 billion, providing the investors with a 10% stake. Now how is that possible for a site that isn't even making any money? Indeed, you do wonder whether...
Top Venture Capital Blogs
in TJ's Weblog, on September 15, 2009
TechCrunch had a nice resource piece last week on the top venture capital blogs. Are you reading them? It's a great way to keep up with the trends and issues involved in the VC industry today.
Guy Kawasaki 's blog ( How to Change the World ) is at the top of the heap at the moment with o...
Nothing learned from Lehman collapse
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
On the first anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, President Obama will be calling for quicker action on financial reforms. But will it have the desired effect? That's unlikely. Wall Street has not changed at all. As Stevenson Jacobs from Associated Press reports, risk taking fo...
