Thursday, March 26, 2009

Topaz Bridge's new hire; Getty's cutbacks; Amazon and Digg

Last month, Topaz Bridge announced new funding. Now, the Bellevue software company has appointed Chris Voss -- the former senior vice president of SAP America's western region -- as senior vice president of marketing. Voss spent 12 years at SAP handling accounts related to Apple, Microsoft and Nike.

iStockphoto founder Bruce Livingstone is leaving Getty Images , a move that was unrelated to layoffs of 110 people at the Seattle digital image company reported last week by Photo District News, according to News.com. Calgary, Alberta-based iStockphoto was acquired by Getty Images for $50 million in 2006.

Blockbuster struck a deal to get its streaming video service onto the TiVo, where it will go head to head with Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand. Blockbuster will also sell TiVos in its stores.

ValleyWag has an interesting proposition for Amazon.comBuy Digg. The blog envisions an Amazon-owned Digg that "would charge Kindle users for a new service which delivers a personalized newspaper to the device — a service far quicker and simpler than the cumbersome process of going to Digg.com and scrolling through endless lists of popular headlines."

Headline of the day comes from Alley Insider: "What's Bill Gates Eating? $24 Pan-Asian Lunch"




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