Moontoast capraise

Moontoast is raising $6MM capital. Story here.

VNC@Facebook!

'Sure hope you're an engaged reader of VentureNashville for startup, commercialization and investment news and features, and that you'll Like our FB page, the first chance you get! Many thanks, Milt

Eastate Facebook trouble

Apart from all the good that comes with it, Facebook has been at the center of at least two eruptions of badwill in E.TN.: A week ago, the Chattanooga Chamber's lobbyist was compelled to resign, after he apparently posted anti-Muslim comments on a Facebook page... Now, comes word of litigation between a Knoxville pizza purveyor and his marketing agency, with Facebook again at the center of the conflict.

Purcell's Harvard group finds political youth-engagement high

Former Metro/Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell (at left) is director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics, which today released its 15th survey of youth opinion on public service, and in addition to presidential preferences, it shows some heartening trends, concluding that the efficacy of political engagement is at a highwater mark. Among numerous interesting findings: 86 percent of youth respondents age 18-24 have a Facebook page and more than a third have used it for activism. The summary is here.