| Venture capital investments hit 6-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007
Venture capital investments hit 6-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007 This time, experts say, any recession is unlikely to stall that activityMICHAEL LIEDTKEAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO --Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climbed to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas even if the economy falls into a recession. The amount of venture capital spread across 3,813 deals represents the industry's busiest year since $40.6 billion went into nearly 4,500 U.S. startups in 2001, according to data scheduled for release today by Thomson Financial, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. The $29.4 billion invested last year marked an 11 percent increase from $26.6 billion in 2006.
How Stuff Works@ Discovery
If the world is changing around you, you have to change. I think we all understand that," said Goodwyn, who is currently Discovery's president of domestic distribution and enterprises. "Ultimately, these [cuts] weren't due to him not liking people or we have to change 15 [executives] because we're cutting costs. He got rid of redundancy, he got rid of layers. He empowered people, he gave more decision-making to groups." Now under Zaslav's regime, Discovery's top executives — such as Goodwyn and Ford — have more control. They have final responsibility for the revenue and profit (or loss) of their respective divisions. That's a contrast to the approach of the previous regime under Judith McHale, who took a top-down approach to executive decisions. "The people that are still here and now, they have more decision-making authority and they are accountable for their actions, where as in the past you may have had three or four people involved in a decision, but no one was really accountable," said Goodwyn.
Team Telegraph day 4: Get your clicks on the virtual catwalk
Go online if you want to avoid the sales queues, says Hilary Alexander So, you've broken your resolutions already. The credit squeeze is as pressing a problem as your too-tight jeans, and a month of serious dressing up has completely sapped your energy for grooming. .
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PRESS RELEASE: ijji.com Unveils New Logo and Slogan to Reflect Social ...
IRVINE, CALIF. – January 23, 2008 – NHN USA, a subsidiary of NHN (KOSDAQ:035420), the largest Korean internet company and leading game site in Asia, officially announced and unveiled the new logo and slogan for game portal site ijji.com. The new logo was designed to convey the letters of ijji (pronounced like "easy") to look like a community of people. ijji.com is an online playground that brings various gamers together, from casual to hardcore to social gamers and the new logo reflects the ijji.com gaming community. There was a month-long contest to determine the new site slogan for ijji.com. Over 22,000 entries were submitted by more than 17,000 users for the ijji.com Slogan Contest. Several winners submitted the winning slogan of "Where Gamers Unite".
EA to Release Free "Battlefield Heroes" Multiplayer FPS
Micro-transactions and advertising will fund titles in EA's "Play 4 Free" family Most gamers are used to the idea of downloadable content, as shown by the massively popular Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles. However, full-version downloadable games usually come with a "caveat emptor" byline -- be it monthly subscription fees for MMORPGs, in-game items that can only be purchased with real money, or the widely-disliked ad-supported flavor. EA is now trying out the latter business model with their variant dubbed "Play 4 Free" and is hoping that the Battlefield franchise will help them gain a foothold in the form of Battlefield Heroes. Battlefield Heroes is a cartoon-styled game from DICE, best known for being the team behind Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2.
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