Why Advertising Is Failing On The Internet (TechCrunch)
Wharton Prof Eric Clemons' piece sets off quite a debate.

Redlasso Back From The Dead... Sort Of (Silicon Alley Insider: The Business Insider)

Wolf Block decides to dissolve
(Philadelphia Business Journal)

Red Hat Rises on Oracle Bid Speculation, Analyst Says (Bloomberg)

Threatened by the Web, Comcast and cable look to ... the Web (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Users Can Now Buy Comcast DOCSIS 3.0 Modems
A number of retailers (including Fry's) start to offer them... (Broadband Reports)

Jonathan Takiff: Comcast, Sony hook up to offer cutting-edge tech (Philadelphia Daily News)

Countdown to Philly ETE 2009 (ZDNet Blogs)

Pharma Reps' Worst Fear Is Near: Outsourced to the Internet! (Pharma Marketing Blog)

Osage on its way
Unique new fund promises to help universities profit from their technology transfers (Philadelphia Business Journal)


Oracle to acquire Relsys (CNET News)
Furthers expansion into Life Sciences/Healthcare IT; Expect more deals.

Safend Announces 50% Revenue Growth for 2008
Endpoint Data Protection Leader Records Substantial Revenue Growth, Expands Solution Offering and Shores Up Industry Partnerships (Marketwire)
Despite its growth, Safend did lay off at least 8 employees late last year, according to the TechCrunch Layoff Tracker, although its not clear whether any of these were from its Philadelphia office.

Little Brother is Watching (SF.StreetsBlog.org)

GrubHub.com Makes Ordering Delivery Easier for Philadelphians (PR Web)
Food Delivery Service GrubHub Secures $2 Million In Series B Funding (TechCrunch)



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