Comments on: Seesmic Raising More Money http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Seesmic、シリーズAラウンドで$6M調達 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231509 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Seesmic、シリーズAラウンドで$6M調達 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:53:43 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231509 <p>[...] Seesmicのファウンダー、Loic Le Meurは長いブログ記事で今日のシリーズAのラウンドで$6M（600万ドル）調達したことを報告している。（私も投資者の1人）。資金の大部分はAtomico（Skypeのファウンダー、 Niklas ZennstromとJanus Friisが設立）が出したが、エンジェル投資家が多数加わっている。このスタートアップに関しては去年暮れに詳しく紹介されている。 [...]</p> [...] Seesmicのファウンダー、Loic Le Meurは長いブログ記事で今日のシリーズAのラウンドで$6M（600万ドル）調達したことを報告している。（私も投資者の1人）。資金の大部分はAtomico（Skypeのファウンダー、 Niklas ZennstromとJanus Friisが設立）が出したが、エンジェル投資家が多数加わっている。このスタートアップに関しては去年暮れに詳しく紹介されている。 [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » [fr] Seesmic confirme son premier tour de table de $6 millions; Feedback 2.0 annonce une levée de € 2 millions http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231460 TechCrunch en français » [fr] Seesmic confirme son premier tour de table de $6 millions; Feedback 2.0 annonce une levée de € 2 millions Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:13:08 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231460 <p>[...] d’investisseurs Angels. Ce tour de table avait été effectue il y a quelques mois déjà (et rendu public) mais Loic a choisi de l’annoncer officiellement hier [...]</p> [...] d’investisseurs Angels. Ce tour de table avait été effectue il y a quelques mois déjà (et rendu public) mais Loic a choisi de l’annoncer officiellement hier [...]

]]> By: nilsnoack.de » Blog Archive » The full story http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231459 nilsnoack.de » Blog Archive » The full story Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:12:11 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231459 <p>[...] as Om Malik was the first to talk about it on October 8, 2007. On November 28, Liz Gannes got almost the entire list of investors right. We have never really hidden the funding as a partial investor list was even on our company [...]</p> [...] as Om Malik was the first to talk about it on October 8, 2007. On November 28, Liz Gannes got almost the entire list of investors right. We have never really hidden the funding as a partial investor list was even on our company [...]

]]> By: Seesmic Announces $6 Million Series A Round http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231448 Seesmic Announces $6 Million Series A Round Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:34:27 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-231448 <p>[...] Zennstrom and Janus Friis), and rounded out with a long list of angel investors. Much of this was reported late last [...]</p> [...] Zennstrom and Janus Friis), and rounded out with a long list of angel investors. Much of this was reported late last [...]

]]> By: Steve Elbows http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-179249 Steve Elbows Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:47:07 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-179249 <p>Well when it comes to blog ethics, I think new media expands the possibilities for ethical conflicts and corruption no end, and Im pretty sure we will witness some scandals in the future. The ability for readers to comment is blogging's main guard against rampant corruption in my opinion. There will be plenty of false alarms, but its very good for writers to have to address these issues via conversation once in a while, even if they are squeeky clean themselves.</p> <p>As for this story, the names involved and the comparison to twitter, a previous blog hype wonder, makes this newsworthy I suppose.</p> <p>Im certainly looking forward to seeing whether a twitter-like approach to communication, blended with video, is compatible with human nature. For whilst video use has grown a lot in recent years, I still think of how video-phones have never really caught on so far, stuff like that.</p> Well when it comes to blog ethics, I think new media expands the possibilities for ethical conflicts and corruption no end, and Im pretty sure we will witness some scandals in the future. The ability for readers to comment is blogging’s main guard against rampant corruption in my opinion. There will be plenty of false alarms, but its very good for writers to have to address these issues via conversation once in a while, even if they are squeeky clean themselves.

As for this story, the names involved and the comparison to twitter, a previous blog hype wonder, makes this newsworthy I suppose.

Im certainly looking forward to seeing whether a twitter-like approach to communication, blended with video, is compatible with human nature. For whilst video use has grown a lot in recent years, I still think of how video-phones have never really caught on so far, stuff like that.

]]> By: Liz Gannes http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177463 Liz Gannes Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:10:11 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177463 <p>Don't worry Frank, we take our journalistic ethics pretty seriously.</p> Don’t worry Frank, we take our journalistic ethics pretty seriously.

]]> By: Frank Sinton http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177447 Frank Sinton Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:58:42 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177447 <p>ok - i must have read it wrong then, as i thought it said the round wasn't closed and they were still looking.</p> <p>As a side note and unrelated to this comment - but relevant: this is where the blogosphere loses credibility when you get bloggers investing in companies and then fueling their popularity by writing about them. Even if it is disclosed, it is an inherit conflict of news ethics - how can you write unbiased reviews when you are personally invested?</p> <p>I really, really hope NewTeeVee and GigaOm don't go down this path. I enjoy reading and commenting here every day. Being based in LA, i used to read Variety every day (particularly when i worked at Sony Pictures), and NewTeeVee has replaced that. :)</p> ok – i must have read it wrong then, as i thought it said the round wasn’t closed and they were still looking.

As a side note and unrelated to this comment – but relevant: this is where the blogosphere loses credibility when you get bloggers investing in companies and then fueling their popularity by writing about them. Even if it is disclosed, it is an inherit conflict of news ethics – how can you write unbiased reviews when you are personally invested?

I really, really hope NewTeeVee and GigaOm don’t go down this path. I enjoy reading and commenting here every day. Being based in LA, i used to read Variety every day (particularly when i worked at Sony Pictures), and NewTeeVee has replaced that. :)

]]> By: Liz Gannes http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177294 Liz Gannes Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:09:53 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177294 <p>Because the investors are already disclosing that they have put money into the company.</p> Because the investors are already disclosing that they have put money into the company.

]]> By: Frank Sinton http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177164 Frank Sinton Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:05:23 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/28/seesmic-raising-more-money/#comment-177164 <p>Why is this news? There are a lot of media companies looking for funding.</p> Why is this news? There are a lot of media companies looking for funding.

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