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REI and Amazon; Steve Jobs on apps; Picnik's pricing; and more
Picnik today unveiled new pricing plans for its premium online photo editing service, including a monthly plan for $4.95 and a 6-month plan for $19.95. The Seattle company will continue to charge $24.95 for its annual fee and offer a free version of the service..
Watch out REI -- an online avalanche may be heading your way. Today, Amazon.com introduced a new Sports & Outdoors online retail store which is devoted to activities such as backpacking, climbing and hiking.
Delve Networks, the online video distribution service led by Alex Castro, has introduced a new self-service tool that allows companies to quickly add video to their Web sites. The platform starts at $249, with the company noting in a blog post that it allows companies to publish "high-quality video without needing to have a Ph.D in engineering to do so."
The Zino Society, a Seattle angel investment group, plans to award an $100,000 investment prize at its 4th annual Zino Zillionaire Investment Forum Sept. 17 in Seattle. Companies have until July 31 to apply for slots in the business plan pitch competition, which will feature 28 companies.
The San Fran social network hi5 -- which is now led by former Seattle VC and entrepreneur Bill Gossman -- has struck a deal to distribute more than 1,500 downloadable games from RealNetworks. The games -- including popular titles in a number of genres -- will range in price from free to more than $50.
Bothell biotech MDRNA has named former Dendreon CFO Peter Garcia as chief financial officer, with former MDRNA CFO Bruce York moving into the position of vice president of finance and chief accounting officer. Garcia, who will receive a base salary of $300,000, most recently served as CFO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Nanosys.
Stat of the day: Apple today said that more than 1.5 billion applications have been downloaded in the past year from its app store, with CEO Steve Jobs noting in a press release that "it is going to be very hard for others to catch up."
Headline of the day comes via The Wall Street Journal's Venture Capital Dispatch blog: "The Summer of Algae."
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