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Yahoo Axes Upcoming.org

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Upcoming.org , an online service which was started in Los Angeles, and acquired by Yahoo in 2005, is shutting down, according to Yahoo in an announcement over the weekend. Deals, SMS alerts, Yahoo Kids, and more. Upcoming.org''s founder posted a long diatribe on Yahoo''s shutdown of his creation Friday.

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Yahoo Employees Get Free Lunch, But Not In Santa Monica

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Yahoo , which finally has a new CEO, former Googler Marissa Mayer, has brought back one of the most cherished startup institutions: free lunch, at least in Sunnyvale, according to AllthingsD. In the article, AllThingsD said that Ross Levinsohn, who had been serving as interim CEO at Yahoo, is apparently planning to leave the company.

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It's Official: Ross Levinsohn Out At Yahoo

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Ross Levinsohn , who has been heading up Yahoo as Interim CEO, is officially leaving the firm tomorrow, according to a regulatory filing by Yahoo. The move is not at all surprising or unexpected, given Yahoo's hiring of former Googler Marissa Mayer as CEO earlier this month. READ MORE>>.

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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

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In April, 1996, Yahoo! Amazon.com and Yahoo! In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

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In April, 1996, Yahoo! Amazon.com and Yahoo! In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8

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Done Right Acquired By N.C. Firm

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Done Right--formerly known as PerformLocal--was founded in 2005, and has received venture funding from August Capital, Glynn Capital Management, and MDV Mohr, Davidow Ventures. The firm's executives included Paul Ryan and Tom Lamb, both previously executives at Overture Services before it was acquired by Yahoo. READ MORE>>.

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Phonevite Lands In LA

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Both Nahm and Kim were at voice-over-IP firm Dialpad, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2005. The firm, which offers both free and premium mass notification systems, was started in San Jose in 2007 by Nahm and co-founder Kalvin Kim.

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