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FYI - just noticed webhost.com is going up for auction at godaddy -- 19 yrs old. Pretty rare to see a category killer name like this up for sale... bidding at $26k+ with 9 days left.. get your bids in ;) https://auctions.godaddy.com/trpItemListing.aspx?miid=143315209

Businessweek.com sat down with Scott DeLong at his house recently and released a new interview about his success. Scott DeLong's Viral Nova Success Formula - Businessweek

#longhairdontcare Automattic raising more than $100 million - Fortune Tech

I know a lot of people here are always looking for cheap hosting for blog networks and just a basic server for sites with not a lot of traffic. FatCow is having a halloween special right now -- $12 for the entire year. Go here: FatCow Web Hosting Then enter "halloween" for the promo code...

Hope nobody here is getting suckered into this old PR8 gov site (deepwaterhorizonresponse.com) at the Godaddy auctions today -- bid is currently at $8,500+ with 14m to go. This is a 301 redirect that the US gov set up for RestoreTheGulf.gov Majority of the the good links are long gone to...

Google posted this morning they are sunsetting the Keyword Tool + Estimator in about 60 days and will now combine the two to make the new "Keyword Planner" the only option. They introduced this last month but I still prefer the basic Keyword Tool. Oh, and you'll have to be logged in now to...

It's rare that Apple broadcasts it's events live but you can watch it right now here (requires Safari 4 or later) Apple - Apple Events - Apple Special Event October 2012 or here (for those that don't use Safari) Live Coverage of Apple's October iPad Mini Media E, Ustream.TV: Live Coverage of...

FTC Returns $2.3 Million to Buyers of the "Google Money Tree" Work-at-Home Sc FTC Returns More than $2 Million to Buyers of the "Google Money Tree" Work-at-Home Scam lol Google Money Tree lol

Tablet wars heating up... Amazon just announced the new Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite Liveblogging Amazon's Kindle Event - Tricia Duryee - Commerce - AllThingsD

Good deal at Hostgator today if anyone is in need of hosting. 40% OFF Labor Day special- Coupon code: 40off Web Hosting Services, Reseller Hosting, and Dedicated Servers by HostGator (not an affiliate link)

Having a 3yr old, I saw these "Your Baby Can Read!" commercials constantly. Always thought this Dr. was a bit of a snake-oil salesman so I'm not entirely surprised by the FTC's decision on this $200 product. However, the sales figures sure did. Had no idea they were doing that kind of volume...

Interesting... maybe Yahoo can turn it around. Google's Marissa Mayer Named Yahoo CEO - WSJ.com

Not bad for 4 yrs time, lol. The round also marks the biggest check written to date by venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which is leading GitHub's financing and putting in more than 99% of the money. The funding values four-year-old GitHub at $750 million, said a person briefed about...

Good read- Shark Tank Roundtable - What They Look For When Investing - Forbes Also from yesterday they listed their best and worst deals from the show- Shark Tank Roundtable - Their Best and Worst Deals - Forbes

Google acquired Meebo today for $100M Gonna shove social down our throats whether people want it or not, lol.