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 Pierre Omidyar’s Next Venture?
Pierre Omidyar’s Next Venture?
Not quite sure what to make of this yet, but I’ve found a regulatory filing for a company that lists eBay founder Pierre Omidyar as an executive. I’d heard rumors that he was engaged in a new venture, and this may well be it. The company is called Peer News Inc., but is operating as ...
Ginx: Pierre Omidyar's Stealthy New Social Recommendation Service
Ginx: Pierre Omidyar's Stealthy New Social Recommendation Service
readwriteweb.com — eBay founder Pierre Omidyar has joined the executive team of a stealthy new startup called Ginx , according to financial findings unearthed by PEHub . Very little is known about the company but based on passing whispers from early testers of the ... (more) Ginx: Pierre Omidyar's Stealthy New Social ...
Pierre Omidyar Is Getting His Ginx On (Co-founder Status Confirmed).
Pierre Omidyar Is Getting His Ginx On (Co-founder Status Confirmed).
techcrunch.com — Pierre Omidyar left eBay long ago to become a billionaire philanthropist and angel investor, but he is taking on an operational role in a new startup called Peer News. It operates a Twitter app called Ginx currently in “private ... (more) Pierre Omidyar Is Getting His Ginx On (Co-founder Status ...
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eBay Chair Omdiyar Pops Up At Social News Startup Ginx
WSJ.com: Tech Trader Daily — ... Pierre Omidyar has cropped up in an SEC filing listed as an executive for a secretive startup officially known as Peer News Inc. but operating a service under the name Ginx. PE Hub blogger Dan Primack dug out the SEC filing that mentions Omidyar, which also notes that the company has so far raised $2 million. ...

Ginx: Pierre Omidyar's Stealthy New Social Recommendation Service
ReadWriteWeb — ... , according to financial findings unearthed by PEHub. Very little is known about the company but based on passing whispers from early testers of the private data we have have some guesses about what the service does. ...

What Is eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar Up To Now? Ginx.
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... the Ginx community, it will show that pulled website to other Twitter users through Ginx.  It is able to show this action through a URL shortening service through Ginx.  For an example, go to this website: http://ginx.com/-Bl6. Omidyar seems to have a keen interest in social media so this type of service is right up his alley.  One of the most interesting tweets I’ve read by Omidyar was during the Presidential Debates between Obama and McCain. [via PEHub] ...

Pierre Omidyar Is Getting His Ginx On (Co-founder Status Confirmed).
TechCrunch — ... currently in “private pre-alpha.” That means nobody but Pierre and a few pals are supposed to know about it. But Dan Primack at PEHub found an SEC filing indicating that Peer News has raised about $2 million, and it lists Omidyar himself as part of the executive team. He is also an investor. ...

eBay Founder Omidyar Launching New Startup Ginx, A Twitter-Based Sharing Tool
paidContent — ... ) in 1995, he's spent the last few years investing in new sites like Digg, Goodmail and Meetup.com. Now the auction site's chairman Pierre Omidyar is back in the startup saddle. PEHub found an SEC filing listing Omidyar as an executive of secretive new Honolulu-based outfit ...

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