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A couple of Internet rumors are making the rounds. BoomTown's Kara Swisher took some time away from pleading for a conversation with Mark Zuckerberg and/or Jerry Yang (we only tease the ones we love) to report that photo widget maker Slide Inc. is close to completing a round of funding that would value it at far more than its most recent $60 million to $80 million valuation.
Founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Slide provides technology that allows people to upload slide shows and videos to their social network Web pages. The company received an undisclosed amount of funding in 2006 from Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund.
Meanwhile, over at GigaOm, Stacey Higginbotham reports that personalized social news site Thoof is for sale. The startup bills itself as a news and information provider which uses a "personalization algorithm" to access news and information based on individual likes and preferences. Seems like a pretty neat service, though just how valuable it is to a buyer remains to be seen. -- David Shabelman
See Jan. 18 post from BoomTown
See Jan. 17 post from GigaOm
