TechCrunch reports that Aniboom, a "cartoons meets YouTube" site, has raised $4.5m of funding.
Mashable writes about Who's On My Page, a MySpace tracker that will log other users' visits to a page. They claim that they can circumvent MySpace's attempts to block their code by instead using a Firefox plugin.
TechCrunch looks at Tinbag, a service that charges people for asking a question and then paying a proportion of that amount to the person who answers it. Though TC observe that Google axed Answers last year, it's not impossible for another service to succeed.
More widgets, anyone? TechCrunch reports that the RSS ad network Pheedo is launching advertising widgets. "It’s a gamble, but it could prove a very smart one if the advertising world picks up the pace on producing compelling social media content."
Ajax Magazine has been trying out DoodleBoard, a new service that currently looks like a free-for-all online whiteboard that could be a virtual graffiti artist's dream. It's just a single demo at present, though looks like it could have great potential.
Read/Write Web asks if location matters in web innovation: "This week's poll relates to a somewhat controversial NY Times article over the weekend, which suggested that Silicon Valley is more likely to create innovative and successful tech products than elsewhere in the world. Obviously Silicon Valley has a lot going for it - it's a hub for smart Web technologists, it's swimming in VC money right now, the universities there provide a steady supply of talent, and of course the history and 'myth' of Silicon Valley is well known. So yes, the chances for success are higher for a web startup living in Silicon Valley. But does that make Silicon Valley startups inherently more innovative? This article says yes, and what's more claims that "where you live often trumps who you are.""
Bad news for the UK, or laying down the gauntlet? Who are the New York Times to talk about startups anyway...