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11 Nov 2009 20:55

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Biz, Tech: 3Com and HP sitting in a tree, M-E-R-G-I-N-G

  • $2.7 billion for 3Com’s marbles to mix with HP’s source
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03 Oct 2009 10:00

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Biz, Culture: Comcast tries to wheel and deal its way into NBC Universal

  • $30 billion the estimated value of the deal Comcast (who’s looking for a big-media venture) and GE are working out for the network/film studio
  • 51/49 split the breakdown of who would get what; Comcast would (barely) be the majority partner in this deal to run Jay Leno’s life source
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03 Mar 2009 10:25

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Tech: Facebook + Twitter: They almost merged. Almost.

  • It became pretty clear it wasn’t going to happen. The deal would have to be done with Facebook stock. And then you have to figure out how much the stock is worth.
  • Peter Thiel • Facebook board member and a co-founder of Paypal. Thiel confirmed a proposed merger of Facebook and Twitter, which only fell apart because nobody knew how much Facebook’s stock was really worth. Structurally, it makes sense: status updates are essentially tweets. • source
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22 Feb 2009 22:41

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Tech: Defamer is now Gawker’s bee-otch

Rather than sell Defamer, Nick Denton is keeping it around – as a section of Gawker. source
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