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Panel discussion on Web 2.0 startups and AOL’s recent startup acquisitions. The panel features Sarah Lacy (columnist for Business Week, co-host of Tech Ticker on Yahoo! Finance, and author of Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0) and Frank Gruber (strategist for AOL People Networks, blogger for SomewhatFrank.com, and co-founder of Tech Cocktail). The panel is moderated by Michael Tolosa (content programmer for AOL Shopping and independent podcaster). Various AOL-acquired startups are discussed, including Netscape, Bebo, Goowy, Userplane, and Yedda. Other non-AOL owned startups are also discussed, such as Facebook, Flickr, and del.icio.us. The topic of Silicon Valley vs. Washington DC is also covered.