WikiAnswers doesn’t know how popular it will become. It’s also unable to tell me how to peel an egg, how to make a J-turn, or why Guinness tastes so good. But in any event, WikiAnswers has reached and passed the million-question milestone.
Grocery Store Falls For $10 Million Phishing Scam
Supervalu, a large grocery store chain was involved in a phishing scam that duped the company into sending $10 million to fraudulent bank accounts, according to federal court filings.
Automattic Doesn’t Sell Out For $200 Million
People who are trying to sell a house might make all sorts of small upgrades as they attempt to offload the property. And Automattic made the “small upgrade” of acquiring Gravatar just two weeks ago. Automattic’s owners apparently aren’t looking to sell, though – a report indicates that they turned down a $200 million acquisition offer.
Real Estate Blog Raises $1.5 Million
So what if the real estate market is tanking? I think that’s much more interesting to read about than a break-even or everybody-gets-rich scenario, and some investors may feel the same way; Curbed.com, a blog that covers real estate, just received $1.5 million in funding.
FiveRuns Receives $6.2 Million In Funding
It would have been more fitting (in terms of alliteration) if FiveRuns had gotten around $5 million in funding. Instead, the company, which works with Ruby on Rails, did especially well and took in $6.2 million.
Facebook’s AceBucks Bring In $1.5 Million
As regular readers will know, I’m wary of Facebook applications. I’m especially wary of ones that require or (in the case of AceBucks) imitate real money. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense that Buddy Media, which owns the AceBucks app, has raised $1.5 million.
Wiki Investment Site Receives $2.5 Million
When it comes to financial matters, I like to play it safe. Bubble Boy-safe. So the concept of a wiki for investors makes me a little nervous. But Wikinvest apparently inspired enough confidence in some onlookers to win $2.5 million in funding.
Yahoo Purchases Zimbra For $350 Million
Zimbra’s “About Us” page is pretty nice – there are concise statements regarding what the company does, who it works with, and how to contact it. The page may need an overhaul, however, as it also offers an option to “View Google Map,” and word has it that Zimbra was just acquired by Yahoo.
200 Million Facebookers? Wishful Thinking
For the past year, the projected numbers for Facebook have been unbelievable. Literally. Unbelievable. Before, it was the CEO’s inflated opinion of monetary worth (at some point I heard $8 billion kicked around), which understandably made early MySpace investor heads explode.
VideoEgg Finds $15 Million
When VideoEgg mocked YouTube over a not-so-new ad format, it raised a lot of eyebrows. It also, it seems, raised a lot of interest – less than a month has passed, and VideoEgg just collected $15 million in funding.