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stumbleupon.com - 4/13/2009
Official StumbleUpon Blog
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StumbleUpon is a start-up again! Monday, April 13, 2009 After nearly two years as a subsidiary of eBay, today StumbleUpon returns to being an independent company. StumbleUpon is now backed by myself and co-founder Geoff Smith, along with several great investors who ve backed companies such as ...
stumbleupon.com - 4/13/2009
StumbleUpon is a start-up again!
— stumbleupon.com — After nearly two years as a subsidiary of eBay, today StumbleUpon returns to being an independent company.  ... StumbleUpon is now backed by myself and co-founder Geoff Smith, along with several great investors who’ve backed companies ... (more) StumbleUpon is a start-up again!

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kara.allthingsd.com - 4/13/2009
StumbleUpon Stumbles Out of eBay’s Arms to be Reborn as a Start-Up
— kara.allthingsd.com — The content discovery service StumbleUpon has gotten itself back to start-up status, after being bought by eBay... two years ago, announcing today that was being backed by a roster of well-known Silicon Valley investors. More to come, but here’s ... (more) StumbleUpon Stumbles Out of eBay’s Arms to be Reborn as ...

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news.prnewswire.com - 4/13/2009
StumbleUpon Goes Independent; Backed by Founders and New Investors
— news.prnewswire.com — SAN FRANCISCO , April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- StumbleUpon, the best way to discover new content on the... Internet, today announced that after nearly 2 years as a subsidiary of eBay Inc., it has returned to the ranks of an investor-backed startup. StumbleUpon ... (more) StumbleUpon Goes Independent; Backed by Founders and New ...

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Techradar - All the latest technology news:  eBay sells StumbleUpon back to original owners

ClickZ News Blog:  Will a Liberated StumbleUpon Do More to Entice Advertisers?

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eBay sells StumbleUpon back to original owners
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... Camp revealed more on the company's official blog: "This will help StumbleUpon move quickly and stay true to its focus - helping people discover interesting web content. While there will be some internal changes at StumbleUpon, it will not impact the Stumbling experience and will help us create the best possible product." ...

Will a Liberated StumbleUpon Do More to Entice Advertisers?
ClickZ News Blog — Will eBay's decision to sell StumbleUpon back to its original owners lead to more ad innovation at the Web discovery engine? The move, announced yesterday, won't bring much short-term change to StumbleUpon's marketers or its end users. However founder and now CEO Garrett Camp suggested the company's return to independence will free it up to innovate new products and features. Those features almost certainly touch on advertising. Speaking with ClickZ last fall, the company said it would soon offer content category recommendations to ad buyers. It also said it wanted to improve its ...

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