$30m / 3G

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@m0nty called the iphone jumpn the shark, and yes its about the 500 apps, and yes its about the freemium app upsell, but i just wish they'd invent a qwerty keyboard. Damn i luv that @miso stencil streetart. 20 hours into the 3.0 device being sold the twittersphere has been pulverised. Oh well, nice to see the Guardian prop up blog valuations with the PaidContent purchase - 10 times revenue ?

Gigaom with a good writeup : "While at first blush it doesn’t make sense that a newspaper company is buying paidContent, many overlook the fact that GMG also has a division called Guardian Professional, a multimillion-dollar B2B publisher. With its thriving conference and research business, not to mention a highly influential and targeted audience, paidContent is an ideal Trade 2.0 publisher. It’s no surprise they got acquired."

Speaking of acquisitions, the Facebook app sector doesnt want to get left behind - via InsideFacebook : "RockYou has confirmed that it has acquired two major independent Facebook applications: Pieces of Flair and Speed Racing. With over 475,000 and 200,000 daily active users respectively, RockYou adds the #11 and #27 most active applications on the Facebook Platform to its portfolio. Although no prices were confirmed, we’re hearing the acquisitions were some of the biggest prices paid for applications yet."