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venturebeat.com - 10/17/2008

Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 percent of staff

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The streets of Silicon Valley are running red this week. The latest startup to pare down is search engine SearchMe , a company with high-profile investors and a warchest of nearly $40 million. [ Update : The company says it was a 20 percent reduction.] It reduced its staff by two-thirds , ...

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techcrunch.com - 10/17/2008

Adult Startup Zivity Cuts 1/3 Of Staff

— techcrunch.com — Zivity , the adult social network and media site that describes itself as a “community-powered showcase of... female beauty”, has laid off 1/3 of its staff, cutting back from 22 employees to 14. (Again, 1/3 seems to be the magic number - ... (more) Adult Startup Zivity Cuts 1/3 Of Staff

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valleywag.com - 10/17/2008

SearchMe lays off 20 percent [Meltdowns]

— valleywag.com — "Visual search engine" company SearchMe had, according to CrunchBase, 52 employees and $43.6 million in funding, led... by Sequoia Capital. Just two weeks ago, TechCrunch ranked the company No. 76 in "Startups Best Positioned To Weather A Downturn." But ... (more) SearchMe lays off 20 percent [Meltdowns]

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venturebeat.com - 10/20/2008

Wikia cuts staff by 10 percent

— venturebeat.com — (more) Wikia cuts staff by 10 percent

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