Rosetta Stone cracks Livemocha, buys language community for $8.5 million

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Seattle online language community Livemocha has been acquired by Rosetta Stone for $8.5 million in cash. The deal is hardly a home run, given that Livemocha had raised more than $19 million in venture capital from Maveron, August Capital and others since it was founded by entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni six years ago. It’s also an… Read More…

Livemocha opens door on language learning at Seattle Public Library

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Visitors to the 28 branches of the Seattle Public Library will now have the ability to pick up some new language skills, thanks to a partnership between the library and Seattle startup Livemocha. The company has similar programs going at about 68 library branches, with plans to expand across the country if it meets with… Read More…

UW computer scientist tries to crack the ancient Indus script

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Save this one for when you have time to sit back and really absorb it. Rajesh Rao, a professor in the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department, is leading a charge to use computer modeling to figure out what he calls the “mother of all crossword puzzles” — the undeciphered script of the… Read More…