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Kevin Rose in fender bender

Don't worry, everyone, Digg founder Kevin Rose will be just fine. Multiple tipsters sent messages to let us know that Rose ended up entangled in some unwanted Audi-on-Audi action. Ever the early adopter, Rose even uploaded video showing the damage to both vehicles. Smart move — now the owner of the other car can't get away with trying to convince Rose's insurer that the damage was anything more than a cosmetic scratch. Best excuse we've seen for having an account on mobile video publishing service Qik so far after the jump. More »

9:12 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Jackson West
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Despite recession talk, VCs find cash to fund Qik, Ustream.tv

Having turned down Microsoft's $50 million offer, live video site Ustream.tv today announced $11.1 million in venture capital. Yesterday, mobile video startup Qik announced it raised another $3 million from Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff, VC Arjun Gupta and entrepreneur George Garrick. If a recession is going to take your jobs, close the doors to rich payoffs, and kill your deals, the least it could do is knock live Robert Scoble andLoren Feldman broadcasts off the Internet.

11:40 AM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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