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Internet

Wired and Wired.com Reunite

Condé Nast pays $25 million to put Wired News into same family as Wired magazine.
Internet, Finance

Engage Attracts $5 Million

Advanced Technology Ventures leads first round of funding for matchmaking site.
Internet, Finance

Photobucket Scoops $10.5M

Photo and video hosting site has won success as a tool rather than a destination.
Internet

Online Paid Content Nears $1B

Small, one-time payments for online entertainment, like music, drive online spending to record for first half of 2005.
Media, Internet

MTV Pays $49M for IFILM

Viacom’s MTV Networks buys into viral video, purchasing popular short-film site IFILM.
Media, Internet

Blog Visitors Jump 31% in 2005

Google takes first place in Nielsen/NetRatings ranking of blogs.
Internet

Blog Readers Up 45% in Q1

One-sixth of the U.S. population read web logs in the first quarter, a report says.
Finance

Fast Stats: Slower Growth

Economy batters European tech; Online pharmacy customers go out on a limb; Will 3G finally take hold?