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Kevin Rose reflects on Digg, the dangers of outside investors, and his legacy

Original post by Eliza Kern via GIGAOM Members of the media pointed to the $500,000 sale of Digg’s assets as a fall from grace for one of the web’s original social sites. Founder Kevin Rose, now at Google Ventures, looks back on what he learned and how he’d like to be seen. By the time Digg was […]

5 Best (and Worst) Places in the U.S. To Find a Tech Job

5 Best (and Worst) Places in the U.S. To Find a Tech Job

Original post by DAVE COPELAND via ReadWriteWeb SimplyHired bases its ranking on the number of tech job openings compared to the number of people who are working in the region. The numbers below are based on metropolitan areas as defined by the U.S. census bureau. 1. Baltimore, Maryland (46,150 people employed, 14,093 tech job openings): Hunter Sherman, the chief […]

The Startup Spouse: On Risks, Trade-Offs And Never Sleeping On The Floor

Original post by OnStartups “He who sleeps on the floor will not fall off the bed.” ~Robert Gronock “I quit my job today,” announced my husband, Seth Rosen, as he casually dropped his briefcase and strolled through the front door of our apartment. As if it was no big deal. As if quitting one’s job […]

Y Combinator startup Chute lands $2.7M, connects dots between developers and media

Y Combinator startup Chute lands $2.7M, connects dots between developers and media

Original post by Jolie O’Dell via VB Chute, a startup that helps developers quickly and easily bring multimedia content into their apps, has just sealed a $2.7 million funding deal with a few of the usual suspects in Silicon Valley early-stage investment. Josh Felser’s firm, Freestyle Capital, led the round, which saw participation from Battery Ventures, U.S. […]

Ovation offers small-biz hiring app

Ovation offers small-biz hiring app

Original post by  UPSTART One of today’s press releases that stood out from the pack: Ovation Technologies launched Ovation, a mobile and cloud-based social recruiting application designed specifically for the needs of small- and medium-size businesses. Available in the Google apps Marketplace, the Apple iTunes Store, and the Google Play Store, the new app is designed to make […]