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Report: Dmitry Shapiro To Head Up Google Plus

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A report today says that Dmitry Shapiro , the former founder of Veoh and head of MySpace Music, and currently founder of alternative social networking site Anybeat , may be heading to Google to head up its Google+ efforts. The report , from PandoDaily, cited a single source for the information. READ MORE>>.

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Anybeat Rolls Out Chat Roulette Feature

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Taking a chapter out of the popularity of sites like Chatroulette in connecting up strangers with one another, Los Angeles-based Anybeat , the alternative social networking site run by Dmitri Shapiro, said Friday that it has rolled out a new feature called "Interest Roulette".

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Facebook Competitor Altly Becomes Anybeat

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In addition to the new name, AnyBeat outlined a number of principles behind the social network. Shapiro was formerly the founder of Veoh Networks, and head of MySpace Music. READ MORE>>.

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Altly Reveals Seed Investors

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Altly detailed its plans to create an alternative to Facebook last week, complaining in a lengthy manifesto from Shapiro that an alternative to Facebook was sorely needed due to privacy and other issues with the social networking site. Shapiro was the former founder of Veoh Networks and head of MySpace Music.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

Both Sides of the Table

Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Investors: FirstMark Capital (Amish Jani)(lead), with existing investors: Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Reid Hoffman. The build “implicit social networks.&#

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” Being thinly capitalized doesn’t necessarily mean you need a big cash infusion. Is the money going to be enough?