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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/19/last-week-in-betabeat-scroogle-tumblr-biz-dev-and-the-buddy-vc/lastweekcat-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-29748"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29748" title="lastweekcat" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/lastweekcat11.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="119" /></a><strong></strong></p>
<p>To busy to check your daily Betabeat? Here are the highlights from last week, as selected by the editors.</p>
<p><strong>Required Reading:</strong> <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/dwolla-was-just-sued-by-bitcoiners-for-2-m/">Dwolla Being Sued by Bitcoiners for $2 M.<br />
</a>The Iowa payments startup—yeah, the one that just raised $5 million led by Union Square Ventures—has been hit with its first lawsuit.<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/dwolla-was-just-sued-by-bitcoiners-for-2-m/"><br />
</a></p>
<p><strong>Required Reading: </strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/branch-joins-obvious-corp-picks-up-investments-from-lerer-ventures-and-sv-angel-and-heads-east-to-betaworks/">Branch Joins Obvious Corp., Picks up $2 M. from Lerer Ventures and SV Angel and heads East for Betaworks<br />
</a>FormDs.com strikes again!<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/branch-joins-obvious-corp-picks-up-investments-from-lerer-ventures-and-sv-angel-and-heads-east-to-betaworks/"><br />
</a></p>
<p><strong>Required Reading: </strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/brogramming-phenomenon-being-taken-way-too-seriously/">Brogramming Phenomenon Being Taken Way Too Seriously</a><br />
Insufficiently ironic BusinessWeek article cues hysteria.</p>
<p><strong>Required Reading: </strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/09/warby-parker-classic-specs-copycat-cease-and-desist-03092012/">Hipster Spectacle! Possible Warby Parker Knockoff Accuses Warby Parker of (Possibly) Scaring off Investors</a><br />
Did the startup world's hipster darling do wrong or is a copycat flashing its claws?</p>
<p>VITAMINS:<br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/04/cofounder-naveen-selvadurai-leaves-foursquare/">Cofounder Naveen Selvadurai Leaves Foursquare</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/should-we-worry-about-acta/">Why Isn't Wikipedia Blacking Out Over ACTA?</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/tumblr-says-browser-extensions-are-a-ok-despite-changes-to-terms-of-service/">Tumblr Says Browser Extensions are A-OK, Despite Changes to Terms of Service</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/paul-ceglia-snags-milberg-llp-new-legal-team-facebook/">Paul Ceglia, Man Suing Facebook, Gets Favorable Ruling From Judge and Killer Legal Team<br />
</a>-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/russian-billionaire-leonid-boguslavsky-hires-omidyar-alum-jalak-jobanputra-for-rtp-his-120-m-new-york-fund/">Jalak Jobanputra, RTP Ventures New Managing Director, Talks About Russian Billionaire Leonid Boguslavsky's $120 M. Fund<br />
</a>-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/the-startup-rundown/">The Startup Rundown: Have Fun in ATX—Love, NYC</a></p>
<p>MILK 'N' COOKIES<br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/15-more-sxsw-parties-that-you-really-really-dont-want-to-miss/">15 *MORE* SXSW Parties You Really, Really Don't Want to Miss<br />
</a>-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/with-iphone-theft-on-the-rise-protect-your-bubbles-gadget-insurance-hopes-to-break-into-new-york/">With iPhone Theft on the Rise, Protect Your Bubble's Gadget Insurance Hopes to Break Into New York</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/09/ultra-light-startups-graham-lawlor-take-the-interview-danielle-weinblatt/">Who Won Last Night's Ultra Light Startup Showdown? The Only Chick Who Pitched</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/08/seedtable-crunchbase-finding-investors-imran-ghory/">Oh Look, Someone Just Made CrunchBase Incredibly Useful for Finding Investors and Trends</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/08/nasdaq-to-nyse-bick-over-facebook-ipo-you-sir-are-no-brad-pitt/">Nasdaq and NYSE Bicker over Facebook IPO: You Sir, Are No Brad Pitt</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/songzas-new-music-concierge-will-just-tell-you-what-to-listen-to/">Songza's New Music Concierge Will Just Tell You What to Listen To</a></p>
<p>You can also get this review via <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/tags/last-week-in-betabeat/feed/">RSS</a> or as a weekly email by subscribing <a href="http://betabeat.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3a341ac0de270c7ec47864d5c&amp;id=93688a8426">here</a>.</p>
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<p>To busy to check your daily Betabeat? Here are the highlights from last week, as selected by the editors.</p>
<p><strong>Required Reading:</strong> <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/dwolla-was-just-sued-by-bitcoiners-for-2-m/">Dwolla Being Sued by Bitcoiners for $2 M.<br />
</a>The Iowa payments startup—yeah, the one that just raised $5 million led by Union Square Ventures—has been hit with its first lawsuit.<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/dwolla-was-just-sued-by-bitcoiners-for-2-m/"><br />
</a></p>
<p><strong>Required Reading: </strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/branch-joins-obvious-corp-picks-up-investments-from-lerer-ventures-and-sv-angel-and-heads-east-to-betaworks/">Branch Joins Obvious Corp., Picks up $2 M. from Lerer Ventures and SV Angel and heads East for Betaworks<br />
</a>FormDs.com strikes again!<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/branch-joins-obvious-corp-picks-up-investments-from-lerer-ventures-and-sv-angel-and-heads-east-to-betaworks/"><br />
</a></p>
<p><strong>Required Reading: </strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/brogramming-phenomenon-being-taken-way-too-seriously/">Brogramming Phenomenon Being Taken Way Too Seriously</a><br />
Insufficiently ironic BusinessWeek article cues hysteria.</p>
<p><strong>Required Reading: </strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/09/warby-parker-classic-specs-copycat-cease-and-desist-03092012/">Hipster Spectacle! Possible Warby Parker Knockoff Accuses Warby Parker of (Possibly) Scaring off Investors</a><br />
Did the startup world's hipster darling do wrong or is a copycat flashing its claws?</p>
<p>VITAMINS:<br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/04/cofounder-naveen-selvadurai-leaves-foursquare/">Cofounder Naveen Selvadurai Leaves Foursquare</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/should-we-worry-about-acta/">Why Isn't Wikipedia Blacking Out Over ACTA?</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/06/tumblr-says-browser-extensions-are-a-ok-despite-changes-to-terms-of-service/">Tumblr Says Browser Extensions are A-OK, Despite Changes to Terms of Service</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/paul-ceglia-snags-milberg-llp-new-legal-team-facebook/">Paul Ceglia, Man Suing Facebook, Gets Favorable Ruling From Judge and Killer Legal Team<br />
</a>-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/russian-billionaire-leonid-boguslavsky-hires-omidyar-alum-jalak-jobanputra-for-rtp-his-120-m-new-york-fund/">Jalak Jobanputra, RTP Ventures New Managing Director, Talks About Russian Billionaire Leonid Boguslavsky's $120 M. Fund<br />
</a>-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/the-startup-rundown/">The Startup Rundown: Have Fun in ATX—Love, NYC</a></p>
<p>MILK 'N' COOKIES<br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/15-more-sxsw-parties-that-you-really-really-dont-want-to-miss/">15 *MORE* SXSW Parties You Really, Really Don't Want to Miss<br />
</a>-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/07/with-iphone-theft-on-the-rise-protect-your-bubbles-gadget-insurance-hopes-to-break-into-new-york/">With iPhone Theft on the Rise, Protect Your Bubble's Gadget Insurance Hopes to Break Into New York</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/09/ultra-light-startups-graham-lawlor-take-the-interview-danielle-weinblatt/">Who Won Last Night's Ultra Light Startup Showdown? The Only Chick Who Pitched</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/08/seedtable-crunchbase-finding-investors-imran-ghory/">Oh Look, Someone Just Made CrunchBase Incredibly Useful for Finding Investors and Trends</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/08/nasdaq-to-nyse-bick-over-facebook-ipo-you-sir-are-no-brad-pitt/">Nasdaq and NYSE Bicker over Facebook IPO: You Sir, Are No Brad Pitt</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/05/songzas-new-music-concierge-will-just-tell-you-what-to-listen-to/">Songza's New Music Concierge Will Just Tell You What to Listen To</a></p>
<p>You can also get this review via <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/tags/last-week-in-betabeat/feed/">RSS</a> or as a weekly email by subscribing <a href="http://betabeat.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3a341ac0de270c7ec47864d5c&amp;id=93688a8426">here</a>.</p>
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