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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Alert Thingy Looks To Be All-In-One Social Desktop Tool	For those nuts out there like us that use just about every social website there is, the upcoming version 2 of Alert Thingy’s AIR desktop application may be just what you need. The current version of the service supports Twitter, Flickr and Friendfeed. But version 2, which will be released this month, adds support for Digg, YouTube, Facebook, Jaiku, Pownce and Tumblr as well. Creator Jeremy Baines hasn’t let us test the new version yet, but he did send us the teaser screen shot below....	October 06, 2008
Yammer Hammers Forward With API Launch; See It Soon In Twhirl	Yammer, a Twitter-like messaging system for businesses, has seen solid growth since launching last week at TechCrunch50 (and taking the top prize). CEO David Sacks says there are now 10,000 networks and 50,000 users just one week in. Yammer’s business model is to let people use the service for free, spreading it throughout the enterprise. When and if a company wants to take administrative control over the account, Yammer charges $1/user/month. Administrators can set access controls, such a...	September 18, 2008
Ex-Googlers’ Video Platform Ooyala Launches Powerful Analytics Software	Ooyala, a video platform founded by two seasoned Google veterans, has launched a powerful new analytics backend for its service that it calls Backlot Analytics. The new analytics software allows content providers to get an extremely detailed data on their users’ viewing behaviors, helping them tweak their ad placement and future content selection. Backlot Analytics will be available as a native application in Adobe AIR, and will also work in the browser. Included among the features in B...	September 10, 2008
Yammer Launches at TC50: Twitter For Companies	David Sacks, the founder of genealogy site Geni, just launched a new company called Yammer on stage at TechCrunch50. Yammer is an enterprise version of Twitter. If Twitter asks: “What Are You Doing?”, Yammer asks: “What Are You Working On?” Engineers at Geni created Yammer internally for the company’s own purposes, but Sacks liked it so much he decided to spin it off as its own company. He explains: The purpose is to allow co-workers to share status updates. Yo...	September 08, 2008
WorkLight: Bringing Enterprise 2.0 to a Widget Near You	It’s no longer an issue of whether enterprise services should be 2.0′d via widgets, RSS, and the like. CIOs & CSOs grasp the undeniability of this paradigm. But there is still a gap between the desire and reality of getting these enterprise services out the door. It’s one thing to design a Facebook application, it’s another getting it to interact with the backend systems commonly deployed in enterprise IT setups. Enter WorkLight, an Israeli startup with $17M in its...	August 26, 2008
Video Chat Service TokBox Raises $10 Million From Bain	TokBox, the Sequoia backed video chat startup, has closed a $10 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with Sequoia also contributing. The round brings TokBox’s total funding to around $14 million. As part of the deal, Bain’s Scott Friend will join the company’s board. TokBox offers a Flash-based video chat service that requires no extra plugins. The service has gotten rave reviews from a number of our readers for its ease of use. While the service offers bas...	August 07, 2008
AAR Corp. (AIR) Director Buys 14.3K Shares	Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Insider+Trades/AAR+Corp.+%28AIR%29+Director+Buys+14.3K+Shares/3860929.html for the full story....	July 30, 2008
Alkermes (ALKS): Buyback boosts biotech	Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) recently produced a two-pronged positive surprise; an increase in the size of their already existing stock buyback program and a boost in their financial guidance," says John McCamant. In his Medical Technology Stock Letter, the biotech sector expert looks at this firm which focuses on treatments for central nervous system disorders, alcohol depenence, and schizophrenia. Here is his review. "Both of these moves were made possible by...	July 25, 2008
TokBox Brings Easy Video Chat To All Platforms With AIR	TokBox, the impressive video chat startup that doesn’t require any kind of extra software, has launched a new AIR app that will bring the web service’s easy setup to the desktop. Thanks to Adobe’s AIR platform, the software will be cross-compatible and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. The client offers a very simple interface that should be familiar to anyone who has ever used Skype. Users can access all of TokBox’s standard features, which include Video Ca...	July 14, 2008
Price/Volume Surge: Airlines On Oil (LCC, NWA, JBLU, AMR, DAL, CAL, UAUA)	We are seeing a sudden price/volume surge as oil has just dropped $4.00 per barrel after the inventory numbers rose at 10:30 AM EST. These are the price percentage moves seen in these stocks as of 10:47 AM EST: US AIRWAYS GROUP INC (LCC) +8.56% NORTHWEST AIRLINE (NWA) +5.07% JETBLUE (JBLU) +4.5% A M R CORP. (AMR) +6.50% DELTA AIR LINES NEW (DAL) +6.34% CONTL AIRLINES CL B (CAL) +7.03% UAL CORP (UAUA) +4.83% Whether or not these moves ...	June 25, 2008

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