[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xy7IbhkQ6k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=344]How will the current crisis on Wall Street affect Silicon Valley? — “I don’t think it will have much of an impact on Silicon Valley as an operating entity,” banker Bill Hambrecht tells Om Malik. Watch the video for more.
Meanwhile, how will online advertising be affected by Wall Street turmoil? — Maybe not so bad, some hopefuls in the industry tell PaidContent.
Global Agency Interpublic Group creates new venture arm — It will be called Mediabrands Venture Fund, and follows similar moves by marketing conglomerate rivals WPP and Publicis. IPG has already invested in social network Facebook, TV ad creation company Spot Runner, and marketing firm Huge.
Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive sees shares plummet — After a nine-month-long acquisition bid by EA ended in failure.
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The Wrath of The Lich King is coming — The massive multiplayer online game’s creator, Blizzard, expects to release it around the world on November 13. Meanwhile, EA prepares Warhammer Online for September 14th.
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Data-focused gadget company Ambient Devices gets venture backing — An undisclosed amount from .406 Ventures.
Nanosolar to build ten-megawatt farm — This will be the first really good-sized deployment of the company’s technology.
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