Nokia Growth Partners gets $150 investment from Nokia
Nokia Growth Partners, a global private equity and venture capital management firm, today announced an additional commitment of USD 150 million from Nokia, increasing funds under management for direct investments to USD 250 million. Nokia began sponsoring funds and promoting venture investments in 1998 as a catalyst for innovation in the mobile industry. Nokia commitments to venture funding activities to date exceed USD 900 million.
Building on a track record of successful investments, Nokia Growth Partners, launched in 2004, will now establish direct operations in India and China and augment investment activity in the U.S. and Europe. With the additional investment announced today, Nokia Growth Partners will continue pursuing investments that are of strategic relevance to Nokia, and or complementary to their strategy.
In addition to its direct investment activities, Nokia Growth Partners will advise on Nokia’s other venture capital fund investments. Both of these activities focus on promising companies seeking change in the mobile landscape. Target investments include companies creating innovative mobile applications and services that encourage rapid adoption of mobile solutions, such as context and location based services, mobile payments, mobile advertising, music and entertainment and other mobile services and software. Read more
Ron Paul Supporters: what now for the Internet politics king?
Well it seems as if Ron Paul and his whole presidential campaign are now at and end, I know you supporters will moan about this but that is how it is. I do not know much about politics; however what I do know is that Ron Paul was everybody’s favorite internet politics king.
The thing is Paul had so much support from people on the internet, but when it mattered it did not help him.
So where does Ron Paul go from here?
Ron Paul no match for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in 2008
While the Democratic race is really heating up between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, they have made the race for Democratic nomination one of the closest we have seen. On the republican side, the Internet has always backed Ron Paul for many reasons, but it clearly looks like 2008 is not his year Read more
Ron Paul’s Delegates and the Texas primary on March 4
The number of delegates Ron Paul has after Super Tuesday is a confusing subject and one that many disagree on, even with some disgustingly chuckling at the thought (Mark Drake, Minnesota Republican Party).
Although Ron Paul had an overall distant finish on Super Tuesday in his party’s primaries and caucuses, his presidential aspirations are still very positive Read more
Super Tuesday Primary and Caucuses Results Live
Today could change the 2008 presidential elections forever, as today is Super Tuesday where many states vote all in one day.
The chances are that Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or John McCain will come out tops, but as I have said before…if Ron Paul gets enough votes today it could change the shape of things to come Read more
Super Tuesday Primary State Polls: John McCain, Ron Paul, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Super Tuesday has come around fast, its on February 5th and that’s tomorrow, now with the obvious out the way…who will come out tops on Super Tuesday.
The Primary State Polls (see the USA Election Polls link below) show us that odds on favorites for the next President of the United States are John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Although you should not count internet king Ron Paul out just yet Read more
Ron Paul and Barack Obama favorite of young people: WHY?
In a mock Presidential Primary 2008 election held by Phi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society…the results have shown that young people (students) choose Ron Paul and Barack Obama as favorite.
Now why would most votes go to these two but not in a Miami Herald poll with 800 sample voters? Read more
Last 30 News & Products: 01-28-2008
January 28, 2008
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Super Tuesday Polls: Ron Paul vs John McCain & Barack Obama vs Hillary Clinton
With the February 5th Super Tuesday Polls well on their way we can get an idea of what the different states think about each Presidential hopeful, with the Democratic Polls showing a race focused on Barack Obama vs Hillary Clinton and the Republican Polls show John McCain doing well.
Although I am still not clear on what’s happening with the internets favorite “Ron Paul” Read more
Ron Paul Supporters pay for re-count of New Hampshire primary votes
After all the mess of the New Hampshire primary and claims of vote fraud, it looks like Ron Paul supporters have taken the matter into their own hands by helping to bankroll the re-count of votes in the N.H Republican presidential primary Read more
At Last: Ron Paul 14% of Votes in Nevada Republican Caucuses
Following on from our post about the Nevada Caucuses and South Carolina live primary results, they ended with Ron Paul getting 14% of votes in the Nevada Republican Caucuses and 4% of the votes in the South Carolina Republican Primary Read more
Nevada Caucuses and South Carolina 2008 Primary Results Live
Today we have the 2008 Nevada Democratic and Republican Caucuses, also the South Carolina Republican Primary…it will be an interesting day in the presidential race.
With Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton neck and neck on the Democratic side, the Republicans see Congressman Ron Paul and Mitt Romney having made the biggest effort Read more
Mass Donation Day: Ron Paul and Martin Luther King Jr. as Civil Rights leaders
January 21st, 2008 is Mass Donation Day, Free At Last 2008 are aiming to “honor Dr. Martin Luther King, by acting together to support Dr. Ron Paul, a new hero who fights for the same American principles of liberty and justice for all.”
This is aimed directly at Ron Paul supporters and also new people to come and join in the help for Ron Paul to become US President in 2008.
Lately Ron Paul has been attacked for racist writings in the 1980s, but he has said he did not write them Read more
If no republican nomination for Ron Paul: should he run independently?
Ron Paul still has every chance of getting the Republican nomination, but what if he did not get it for one reason or another.
He is nick named “Ron Paul President of the web” because he seems to be the most popular online, now if he is stopped running for US President because of no Republican nomination…what next? Read more
Barack Obama giving Senator Hillary Clinton race in New York
Senator Barack Obama is going to give Senator Hillary Clinton a race to remember for the presidential primary in New York, this could end up being the state’s most competitive since 1992.
Many have considered Hillary Clinton’s home state impregnable Read more
Ron Paul Campaign: illustrates political power of new technology
With news circling about letters put in Ron Paul’s name many years ago (not signed by him) I think its time to focus on more current news and in a more positive way (what a lot of news sites do not do).
Ron Paul’s campaign illustrates political power of new technology, the internet is the place of free speech and less control, it has helped Ron Paul raise $28 million.
The New Hampshire Primary saw no breakthrough for Ron Paul, his 8 percent should have been more but the real supporters of Ron Paul are undiminished Read more
Ron Paul denies being Racist: statements over blacks and gays untrue
In an interview with Live 5, Presidential Candidate Ron Paul has denied that he is Racist. An old newsletter which was published in the name of Paul contains some shocking statements about Read more
President Bush: No Ron Paul, there was no vote fraud in New Hampshire
Following the concerns by many Ron Paul supporters yesterday that the New Hampshire primary had been hit by vote fraud, many of you commented with information that you had and your opinions Read more
Last 30 News & Products: 01-10-2008
January 10, 2008
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Ron Paul’s fundraising equals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Ron Paul is in no way mentioned as much as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the main stream media, but what surprises me is if money speaks in a presidential race then how comes Ron Paul has equaled the funds raised by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Read more