This Startup's Revenue Exploded From ~ $10 To ~$30 Million Last Year
We spoke with cofounder Ben Lerer who updated us on all of the numbers. In the past year, Thrillist's revenue has more than tripled. Lerer says it grew from $10-15 million to more than $30 million.

Piracy Still Rampant After MegaUpload Takedown
Did anybody seriously think that the take down of MegaUpload would deter people from piracy? I didn’t think so. DeepField Networks posted a study on their blog titled, “File Sharing in the Post MegaUpload Era.” They say that file sharing …

For Many Artists, Spotify and Rdio Just Aren't Cutting It
For music fans, all-you-can-stream music services like Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG and Rdio are kind of dream come true. Signing up gives you instant access to a library of millions of songs from major label and indie acts from around the world. Most services are now free, with some limitations on usage. For paying users, as long as you keep your subscription, there's really no need to pay for most ...

Chrome 17 tweaks speed, download security
Small but important security changes arrive in Chrome 17 stable, along with a slight expansion of the browser's precognitive superpower.

Groupon Ends The Year With $1.6 Billion In Revenues, Up 419 Percent
Groupon just announced its first earnings report after going public last October. For the full year, Google's revenues were $1.6 billion, up 419 percent. The daily deal company, however, lost $350 million, most of that attributable to its very aggressive international expansion (7,000 out of its 10,000 employees are overseas). In North America, it turned an operating profit of $22 million, which ...