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Amazon just announced the acquisition of the start-up book sharing company . They are on a roll with literary-related purchases, as just earlier this month, they bought AbeBooks, an online seller of rare and used works. Now, what makes this Shelfari purchase a tad more interesting is the fact that one of their main competitors is LibraryThing.

There has been commentary in the blogosphere about the larger meaning of Forrester’s acquisition of JupiterResearch. Typically this commentary has focused on points like the analyst industry is consolidating and that major firms are losing relevance and influence in the age of blogs and other social media.

Get ready for another indian showdown, last year Tata successfully acquired Jaguar and Land Rover. This year another Indian manufacturer may get control of one of the world’s finest brand.The iconic Hummer brand of General Motors is on the block.

I wish I could say I told you so - but I can’t. It’s not that the thought never crossed my mind. I never said it out loud. (Beetlejuice,Beetlejuice,Beetle… ) Possibly out of fear of what the impact could be. Possibly because there were too many other noisy deals to chat about. Rumors of a [...]

Does the war in Iraq make you angry? Sick? Disgusted? Do you want the world to know exactly how you feel? Thornton Dial certainly did. Never heard of Thornton Dial? Well, that is definitely a loss I hope to remedy.

I’ve always found the battle between Interwoven and Vignette for sixth place in ECM interesting.  It like a boxing match between two former heavy weight champs.  Both talking a big game, like they were still in their prime, but still keeping quiet around the current champs.  These two were the top

Verizon Wireless will divest some assets to meet Department of Justice approval so it could continue with its intended purchase of Alltel. The CDMA carrier agreed to sell off 85 markets across 18 states, where its services overlap with Alltel’s.

Interview With Evan Williams: Summize Acquisition, API Issues And Their Revenue Model — I had a chance to sit down with Twitter cofounder Evan Williams at Foo Camp last weekend and talk about the overall state of the company. The first part of... Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Interview With Evan Williams: Summize Acquisition, API Issues And Their Revenue Model  —  I had a chance to sit down with Twitter cofounder Evan Williams at Foo Camp last weekend and talk about the overall state of the company.  The first part of the conversation focused on their acquisition of Summize

MV Agusta which was earlier tipped as Tata Motors next prey in Europe found a new suitor. Harley Davidson America’s cult bike maker has bought privately-owned Italian motorbike company MV Agusta for 70 million euros, including 45 million in debt, buying 95 percent stake from the Castiglioni family.