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TechCrunch has reported that Automattic provider of the WordPress open-source blogging software and spam filter Akismet, has raised $29.5M in a Series B round of financing led by True Ventures. Other participants in the round include The New York Times, Polaris Ventures, and Radar Ventures.

Web site ReadBurner aggregates popular Google Reader Shared Items, turning Google Reader sharing into an action similar to bookmarking a page on Del.icio.us or voting for an article on Digg. The website aggregates shared items from Google Reader displaying those that have been shared on their pages. By adding your shared items URL to ReadBurner, sharing feeds will also give that link some juice on ReadBurner so it’s like a simple way to contribute to a social bookmarking service without really adding a step to your bookmarking.

Flickr Pro account gives you unlimited storage for your photos along with ad free browsing and unlimited sets. This promotion offer ends on January 31, 2008. You can get 15 months of Flickr Pro Account subscription for the price of 12 ($24.95). If you activate the gift card on your own account, you’ll get 12 months plus 3 months free, which means you’ll be getting 15 months for $24.95.

This works for new subscriptions, as well those who are renewing their subscription.
1. Go to Flickr Gift Site and purchase 12 months subscription for $24.95.
2. Now redeem your gift code on Gift activate page.

3 months of free Flickr Pro service will be added to the account of the purchaser, and may not be transferred to another user. Offer may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash, and may not be combined with any other promotion or discount.