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YouTube to ‘Spread the Wealth’

Google’s popular video-sharing destination plans to extend its revenue-sharing program to individuals whose one-hit wonder makes it big.
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Michael Eisner Backs Zumbox

Former Disney CEO joins investors in $8 million round for company that promises to revolutionize “snail mail” in digital form.
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Yahoo Snags Arabic News Site

Beleaguered search pioneer agrees to acquire Dubai-based Maktoob.com for an undisclosed sum.
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GameStop Profit Plunges 32 Percent

Video game industry continues to show pains from cash-strapped consumers in recession, as world’s largest video game retailer reports steep profit decline.
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MySpace Falls for iLike

Social-networking site announces its decision to acquire music recommendation application iLike for an undisclosed sum.
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Marc Andreessen Stakes Apptio

Startup that provides financial management for IT departments snags $14 million round of funding that includes investment from the Netscape founder and serial entrepreneur's $300 million fund.
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HealthPort Files S-1

Profitable provider of patient health records to insurance companies and others files for IPO in bid to raise $100 million, the latest private-equity backed offering.
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Emdeon Lifts 11 Percent in NYSE Debut

IPO marks another sizable exit for private equity firms, as shares of the payment and billing system creator begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.