Dailymotion.com, one of the top 100 web sites in the world, today announced a funding round of $25 million (17 million euros). The round, led by the French Sovereign Fund (FSI) and including original investors Advent Venture Partners, AGF Private Equity, Atlas Venture and Partech International, recognizes Dailymotion’s leading audience position and sustainable business model. [...]

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Russian Brides, China Brides, and Indian Matrimonials are all variations on Mail order brides, or foreign brides, are considered the perfect choice for many busy men, or men who have trouble meeting women in traditional settings. But before you go off in pursuit of the right mail order bride for you, there are some things [...]

Filed under : Dating in Cyberspace

If we just admit we are heading in to a technology Duopoly split between Microsoft and Google. Microsoft is the reigning king of the desktop, Office Automation, and all things local.  Google reigns over all things Net, Search, and Connected.  As the lines blur between the desktop, the Net, and the Cloud, the two kings [...]

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People have been arguing all week because Jason Calacanis says Angels/VCs shouldn’t do pay to pitch events. I do consulting as a pitch coach, which is basically pitch me your idea and I’ll attack it 10 ways to Sunday so you can be ready to defend it to a bank, VC, Angel, or boss. You [...]

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Being a former Ohio resident.I’m familiar with the Cincinnati Bengals Battle Cry, “Who Dey? They are the Cincinnati Bengals” So show your support and get an NFL licensed shirt for under $20.   Or if you like something a little less under stated. Either way these great Who Dey T-shirts show your support for the [...]

Filed under : Product Reviews

BestBuy is giving $5000 to one lucky customer who fills out a survey about their shopping experience.  But if you if you don’t want to buy anything, or fill out a survey you can enter by mail. Without Purchase or Codes (Mail): Hand print your name, complete address, city, state, zip code, daytime phone number, [...]

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If you are a Bank of America customer like me you likely have the same trouble finding locations that aren’t insanely packed, in the middle of nowhere or 300 miles away (I was in Michigan). So instead of searching for Bank Of America Locations I have taken to understanding that $3 is not bad to [...]

Filed under : How To

Betanews is reporting that you shouldn’t upgrade to Windows 7 unless you are buying a new PC.  Carmi Levy is a Troll.  His “philosophy” may have been right with Microsoft Vista, but not with Windows 7.  Windows 7 is faster, smarter and better looking than Vista, and it will run on even the lowliest of [...]

Filed under : Computers, PCs, and Macs

Greg Mathews grew into technology and any part of it that he could get his hands on. Greg is going to San Jose State University and will be studying computer engineering. While creating a T-shirt business he has received a $5,000 dollar grant from SMUD to build a project he personally outlined. 1). Where did [...]

Filed under : Riches and Lifestyles

The PS3 Price Drop was to be expected, and brings the price closer to being where blue ray players are.  Personally I’m more interested in the release of the PS3 Slim which will hit in time for Christmas 2009 "It has always been Sony’s plan to reach the $299 price point. Sony is still operating [...]

Filed under : Gaming

I sat down to put my depth of Python experience in to learning Google App Engine this weekend.  And my first app http://drakaalfirst.appspot.com/ is an accelerator for my XYHD.tv Blog.  Rather than porting WordPress to run on Google, I instead built a proxy designed to take the load off of the installation.  This does several [...]

Filed under : Site Announcements

Jet Blue offers all you can fly in one month plan for $599 – 56 different destinations with no seat limitations or blackout dates. Enjoy unlimited travel with our All-You-Can-Jet Pass! For just $599* you can take JetBlue anywhere you like, as often as you like, from September 8 to October 8, 2009. Use your [...]

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Cute animals preparing to sleep, is a great way to get your kid to fall asleep.  The Nighty Night Video works almost as well as playing Dr. Phil before bedtime.  This DVD as seen on Dr. Phil “triggers” your kids to fall asleep. I’m personally very fond of this image of the polar bear licking [...]

Filed under : Hard on the Pocket Book

Disney Channel.com ScavengerSweepStakes is kicking off and you could win!  The Disney Channel is combining Hannah Montana, Suite Life Ondeck, and Wizards of Waverly Place to create an awesome Scavenger Hunt Sweepstakes.  Just watch the Disney Channel Starting July 17th at 8 eastern time. and visit disneychannel.com/scavengersweepstakes for the full details.  Rules from the site [...]

Filed under : Disney

Sheri Allred is mildly quirky to say the least.  Sheri believes her self to be the reincarnate Venus Aphrodite Demilo and is suing Hugh Hefner for $3B for an incident when she was 5 and apparently Hugh hid under the bed (not under the sheets) with her. Having met Hugh Hefner on several occasions I [...]

Filed under : Celebrity News

For more than 15 years, Shawn Noonan has been teaching the principles of Wellness and Personal Development to clients that have included Olympic Athletes, Academy Award winning actors and successful entrepreneurs. Shawn is a graduate of UCLA with a degree in Physiological Sciences, and was a partner in a successful Sports Therapy and Wellness practice [...]

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You can likely expect the exchange rate of Virtual Gold to Real Gold to triple this week.  The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that the trade of virtual currency for real currency is no longer legal in China.  Gold Farming is a $200 Million a year business in China.  Most of that money comes from [...]

Filed under : Gaming

Microsoft is soon to announce/release Kumo/Bing.com a rebranding of Live.com Search.  While Microsoft has been trying to consolidate brands in to a single “Live.com” in order to get away from preconceptions it is rebranding at Microsoft Bing. Bing is really just Live.com with an easier “Modify my search” function.  Basically Google Suggests for Live.com.  The [...]

Filed under : Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

DuckDuckGo.com appears to be a Yahoo powered search engine that has just a few modifiers, such as the addition of FavIcons and a Cutesy UI. Duck Duck Go is clearly looking to capitalize on the Popularity of WolfRam.com in the press. Everyone wants to see Google Fail, and with Search being a Multi-Billion Dollar business [...]

Filed under : Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Godaddy.com Promo Codes get you $7.49 (plus icann fee) for the first year you have a Domain.  But at 749fora.com you get the $7.49 price for as many years as you want to register, and when you renew you will get the best price available as well.  You just can’t beat this offer.  Even the [...]

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