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Federated Media Gets Funding

This is the John Battelle start-up that provides back-end and marketing support for well-known blogs.  Read about it on CNET.

Fast Times, Fast Food

In The Search, John Battelle recalls how Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page celebrated their first VC score at Burger King.  Now today, The Mercury News recounts how the founders of Sun signed an historic deal with Vinod Khosla at McDonald's.   Not sure what folks outside the Valley imagine how deals are done here, but fast food -- of the extreme variety -- rules.  We love Buck's, but they get way too much credit.   

At the recommendation of his company office manager, we recently gave a McDonald's card to a fast-food-loving client.  He thanked us for this.  We felt better when he told us his cholesterol count is low.