The Daily Beat: 1/17/07
-X Prize Foundation Names New President – The Santa Monica-based nonprofit prize institute that offers multi-million-dollar awards for breakthrough innovations, including the Ansari X PRIZE for private spaceflight, announced the appointment of Tom Vander Ark as president. See press release about Vander Ark’s appointment - http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070117005290&newsLang=en
-Michael Arrington at TechCrunch blogs about new Los Angeles-based startup Geni.com - http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/16/geni-launches/

