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Reid Hoffman on why he joined Greylock

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman tells The Deal why he joined Greylock Partners, which just closed a new $575 million VC fund.


Mark Zuckerberg up, Peter Thiel off Forbes list

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg moved up Forbes' annual 400 richest Americans list, but Facebook investor Peter Thiel moved off the list altogether.


Nomura is Facebook-stalking Lehman employees

Nomura Holdings hired former Lehman employees through Facebook.


Facebook hints it's more than social network

Social networking site Facebook reportedly sports a $15 billion valuation. A new patent filing offers a glimpse why.


Facebook's expansion continues

Facebook's CEO reportedly says the company plans to boost its staff by 50% in 2009.


MySpace officially loves iLike

MySpace announces iLike deal, but questions remain over what this means for Facebook.


FriendFeed sale: Benchmark got 'almost all equity'

Benchmark Capital, the sole venture capital investor in FriendFeed, bought by Facebook Monday, took 'almost all equity' in the sale, says the firm's Peter Fenton.


Benchmark Capital knows how to exit

Monday's acquisitions of FriendFeed by Facebook and SpringSource by VMware bring Benchmark Capital two more exits for a total of nine this year, second only to New Enterprise Associates.


Google-related tool points to future Twitter buy?

Is entrepreneur-turned-Google-executive Joshua Schachter's new development a launch pad for a Twitter purchase, or a new startup?


Facebook friends FriendFeed

Facebook acquired FriendFeed for undisclosed terms.


Twitter, take a self-defense class from Google

Google survived Thursday's denial-of-service attack relatively unscathed. Facebook suffered some wounds. But Twitter was down for the count, underscoring the immaturity and vulnerability of its infrastructure.


Rupert Murdoch won't buy Twitter, sell MySpace

Will Rupert Murdoch buy Twitter? 'No,' he told reporters at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Will he sell MySpace? 'Hell no.'



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Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

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