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Facebook Piggybackers Seek VC Backing

What does it take to score a little venture capital these days? Like adding "dot com" to your name in the '90s, factoring Facebook into your company's equation seems to help. From a maker of software for managing your social networks through your in-box to a resident referral service, the Journal looks at about two dozen companies building applications on Facebook, and their prospects for future funding. At least one angel investor, however, expresses concern that companies built for particular services, like Facebook, might have a short shelf-life.

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