Salon Responsible for Another Major Book Deal
Book publishers told author Gwen Cooper that her idea to write a book about her blind cat, Homer, and how he changed her life was not distinguished enough. That all changed when she posted a blog about the cat entitled “Night of the Hunter” on Open Salon.
http://opensalon.com/blog/gwen_cooper/2008/10/01/night_of_the_hunter [...]

Garage Technology Ventures, in partnership with Microsoft BizSpark, will host “Revenue Bootcamp,” a one-day practical workshop to help entrepreneurs improve their strategies and tactics for building revenue. The event will take place Friday, July 10 at the Microsoft Conference Center in Mountain View, CA.
“Revenue Bootcamp” will bring together some of the most seasoned and [...]

Plastic Logic e-Reader Prototype to be demonstrated
O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference 2009
Plastic Logic announced today that it will participate in the O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, February 9-11, 2009. The Plastic Logic Reader will be featured as the TOC Conference looks at the tools [...]

Tulane University, QVC®and A&E’s Bio.com Are First Clients to Bring Instant Contextually Relevant Community to Web Pages
Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008
Interactive online conversations and social networking can take place on any web page quickly and easily thanks to a new product announced today by LiveWorld, Inc., a leading social media marketing agency. LiveBar’s [...]

Soonr to Showcase Its Personal Cloud Computing Services for Mobile Users at September 9 Conference
MobiTechFest 2008
Soonr, a global leader in providing cloud computing solutions for mobile professionals, is among 15 companies who have been chosen to present to investors and industry executives at TechCoire’s MobiTechFest 2008. The conference will be held September 9th at the [...]

The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced its selections for the “Most Promising New Company” at “Launch: Silicon Valley 2008,” which was held yesterday at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus. Thirty companies were chosen to present at the annual event, which had a record 266 applicants this year.
The winners in each of [...]

Dial2Do, a global leader in hands-free technology innovation, won the Most Promising New Company Award in the Media & Mobility Category at The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) Launch: Silicon Valley 2008, on Wednesday, June 10, 2008 at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus.
In an era when hands-free legislation is sweeping the U.S. and [...]

Affordable, Energy-Efficient Light for “Base of the Pyramid” Customers
d.light design today announced the launch of its first line of revolutionary lighting products, custom-designed for urban and rural households in developing countries that do not have regular access to electricity and are currently relying primarily on dim, polluting and hazardous kerosene lanterns for lighting.
“We [...]

Soonr Recognized as One of the Most Innovative and Promising Companies in North America
Soonr, a global leader in providing cloud computing solutions for mobile professionals via carriers, today announced its selection as a Red Herring 100 winner, an award which honors the 100 most innovative North American private technology companies.
The Red Herring 100 [...]