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Tech stocks - Monday, September 8, 2008

When SAP Sags, Buy It

Thumb There's nothing like closing a down week on the market with rising unemployment numbers to really send the traders on Wall St. running for a drink at 4:01pm. While the folks at tech:stocker are ready to crack open a bottle of single malt and start chugging, we can't but wonder what are fellow financial journalists are thinking when they write how higher unemployment claims might affect the housing market. Might? The current housing market is like the Chicago Cubs trying to win the World Series ... Full Story

Social Networking - Friday, September 5, 2008

White Label Facebook App Maker LolApps Raises $4.5M

Thumb Still in stealth mode, San Francisco-based LolApps has closed $4.5M from Polaris Ventures says PeHub. LolApps has done the inevitable to Facebook apps by creating white label versions of popular apps. Its first two products out the gate are a white ... Full Story

Tech stocks - Thursday, September 4, 2008

We're Not Sold On Salesforce.com Right Now

Thumb The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 340 points. Why? Take your pick: weak job data, dismal retail data, or the looming threat of a housing collapse. Any and all could explain why investors fled the market today but ultimately it should make inv... Full Story

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My Good Name Protector ReputationDefender Raises $2.6M In 1st Round

Thursday September 4, 2008

Redwood City's ReputationDefender has raised $2.6M in 1st-round funding. The startup aims to sell online name-monitoring and protection services. The idea is that with all the social networks, blogs, etc. it is getting more and more common to find p... Full Story

Fashion's Stylesight Raises $16M In 1st Round

Thursday September 4, 2008

NYC's Stylesight has raised $16M in a first round from Fidelity Ventures. The site is meant to be a hub for fashion designers and marketers to congregate and communicate about their fashion lines and trends. What is a bit shocking is how much covera... Full Story

Click-To-Chat Ads' LiveMarkets Bought By Traffic Marketplace

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Growing performance-based ad network Traffic Marketplace has bought LiveMarkets, a startup that has focused on an ad unit that opens a chat window so that browsers can interact with the seller. Instead of clicking on the banner ad, and taken to a we... Full Story

Chordiant: The Positives Outweigh The Negatives

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Saying September is a lousy month for investing is an understatement. We at tech:stocker highly recommend a conservative approach to any new investments this month while not overreacting to the dips that normally happen. With the Fed's gloomy outloo... Full Story

Oracle Buys App Performance's ClearApp

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Oracle is buying Sunnyvale-based ClearApp for an undisclosed amount. The startup, which sells application performance management automation for portal, J2EE and SOA applications. ClearApp had raised around $25M in venture capital and venture debt fr... Full Story

Tech:gigger - Online Ad Sales A Candidate's Market

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Regardless of whether or not you believe that the U.S. is in a recession, it has become increasingly difficult to hire online advertising salespeople over the past year. Why? There are many factors contributing to this dichotomy, which has led to a ... Full Story

More Huge Solar Deals: AVA Solar Raises $104M.

Monday September 1, 2008

Ft. Collins' AVA Solar has raised $104M in 2nd-round funding led by DCM witg Technology Partners, GLG Partners, Bohemian Cos. and return backers Invus. The company plans to use the funds to finish building its first production facility which it says... Full Story