The economy isn’t too strong right now; a lot of people are more or less sitting on their money. But this fact makes it all the more impressive that Mixx, a social news site, has received $2 million in funding.
About.com Consumes ConsumerSearch.com
About.com is all about acquisitions these days: Calorie-Count.com was swallowed up late last year, and UCompareHealthCare.com was brought into the corporate fold just last month. Now ConsumerSearch.com, which is all about “reviewing with reviews,” has been bought by About.com.