http://www.sponsorworks.net/public_blog/index.cgi SponsorWorks.net News and Information Blog en http://www.sponsorworks.net/public_blog/index.cgi/2009/12/06#auto___alan_meckler_in_expansion_mode_again &nbsp;Alan Meckler who has bought and sold more B2B web properties than anyone else is... according to his Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/alanmeckler/status/6347608498">post</a>, back to buying again.&nbsp;<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 29px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 36px; ">We hope to close an acquisition late next week or early the next. And perhaps another by month end. Both exciting. More...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 29px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 36px; ">Our present platform plus coming deals will make us one of the more exciting blog networks in the BtoB space.</span><br />Rafat Ali suggested the possibility that Meckler is interested in either Silicon Valley Insider or Mashable in this <a href="http://twitter.com/alanmeckler/status/6347631937">tweet</a>:<br /><img border="0" alt="Rafat Tweet" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " src="http://static.businessinsider.com/~~/f?id=4b1989cb0000000000fca20f" /><br />Henry Blodget of The Business Insider, Inc. mocked the rumor a bit in his&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-rumor-alan-meckler-buying-business-insider-or-mashable-2009-12">blog post</a>:<br /><em>&quot;Holy sh&amp;$!&nbsp; Are we being bought?&nbsp;&nbsp; Where are some investigative journalists when we need them?&quot;</em><br />----<br />My guess is that of the two web properties the purchase of Mashable is most likely because of their recent steep pageview growth. It's also interesting that there hasn't been a tweet or a blog post from Pete Cashmore of Mashable commenting on this rumor.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WebpronewsTopNewsRssFeed/~3/PFcvES0SEck/alan-meckler-in-expansion-mode-again" target="_blank">here</a><br /><!--ttag:online marketing--> http://www.sponsorworks.net/public_blog/index.cgi/2009/12/06#auto___hasbro__risd_explore_deeper_side_of_play A unique collaboration between Hasbro Inc. and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is using Cranium and other popular games to explore what makes a game a success. At left, a group at play.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="http://www.pbn.com/detail/46536.html" target="_blank">here</a><br /><!--ttag:Rhode Island, Providence, New England-->