dc tech beat

While the event was titled “The Rise of Citizen 2.0: Radically Rethinking Democracy in the Digital Age,” I think there was a sub-text to the event that was as interesting, if not more so, than the idea of a Citizen 2 dot oh (which is how the Yahoo!s were saying it. And yes, they call […]

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The Washington Post’s Kendra Marr has an article in today’s paper about HolaNeighbor and DC Startup Weekend.  The article does a good job at capturing the excitement and enthusiasm that went into the weekend, both in respect to building a new company and product, and in seeing the DC tech scene come alive.  My favorite […]

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I ran into Eric Litman at the nclud Halloween party and we chatted a bit about his plans for WashingtonVC (WVC). As of November 1st, Litman joins WashingtonVC as their new managing director.
About WVC:
WVC intends to establish itself and promote its parts in 6 major US cities, DC, NY, BOS, SEA, SF, LA, and […]

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Silver Spring-based Qloud has formally launched, with their myMusic application. myMusic allows users to upload their iTunes library and play it back anywhere, as well as share their music profile and listening history with friends. Qloud’s myMusic app is available only on Facebook, but plans to launch on other platforms soon. Qloud […]

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Flexcar (backed by Steve Case’s Revolution LLC) merges with Zipcar. (Press release)
Brijit Launches (Washington Post, RWW)

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PatentMonkey becomes Patents.com (TechCrunch)

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Stories on the dc tech beat for October 23, 2007: 

JackBe raises $9.5 million for mashups in the Enterprise (press release, TechCrunch)
Revolution Health lays off 60 (Washington Post)
Blackboard launches EduGarage, a resource for developers of e-learning applications.

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