据《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）报道，Twitter目前正在准备进行新一轮私募融资，这可能将公司的估值从当前的70亿美元基础上再提高数亿美元。现在距Twitter的上一轮融资只过了7个月，在上一轮融资中，Twitter在37亿美元的估值上募集到了2亿美元的资金。【《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal)】

    Facebook可能会在7月6日上午的新闻发布会上宣布它与Skype已成功整合，这意味着Facebook的7亿用户从此都可以通过Facebook进行视频聊天服务。Facebook宣布这一消息的时机非常有趣，因为谷歌（Google）刚刚于上周推出了自己的Google+服务和“Hangout”视频群聊功能 。【TechCrunch科技博客(TechCrunch)】

    视频网站Hulu有意出售的消息已经成了人们茶余饭后的谈资，据报道Hulu上周与微软（Microsoft）进行了洽谈。Hulu接下来会与谁接洽？应该是雅虎（Yahoo）。【All Things D科技博客(All Things D)】

    Groupon大获成功以来，目前市值已达200亿美元，同时几百家团购网站也如雨后春笋般冒了出来。Groupon的首席执行官安德鲁•梅森能否从“百团大战”中杀出重围？这正是本期《名利场》（Vanity Fair）杂志在“CEO档案”中向梅森提出的问题之一。【《名利场》(Vanity Fair)】

    美国无线通讯运营商威瑞森无线通讯公司（Verizon Wireless）已经确认了从7月7日起，该公司将采取按用量收费的计价方案。顾客可以选择30美元包2GB流量，50美元包5GB，或是80美元包10GB。超出流量按每GB 10美元计算。威瑞森表示，如果现有顾客在7月7日当天或以后升级至一款新的智能手机，则可保持现有的无限流量方案。【无线通讯行业网站Fierce Wireless(Fierce Wireless)】

    谷歌打算为名字中未出现“Google”字样的服务产品进行更名，如将谷歌的网志服务Blogger和图片处理工具Picasa更名为“谷歌博客”（Google Blogs）和“谷歌相册”（Google Photos）。服务仍然一模一样，只是名字变了。【社交网络资讯博客Mashable (Mashable)】

    与此同时，科技博客TechCrunch的MG•齐格勒认为，事实证明，谷歌的Google+服务的确为第三方网站吸引了大量流量。【TechCrunch科技博（TechCrunch）】

    译者：朴成奎

    The Wall Street Journal reports that Twitter is looking to raise a new round of private funding that would result an influx of hundreds of millions at a new valuation of $7 billion. The news comes just seven months after the social network raised $200 million at a valuation of $3.7 billion. (Wall Street Journal)

    Facebook may reveal Skype integration later this morning at a press event which would mean native video chat for all of its 700 million active users. The timing would be particularly interesting given last week's launch of Google + and its excellent group video chat feature, "Hangout." (TechCrunch)

    Hulu, which is currently entertaining talks of a sale, reportedly met with Microsoft last week. Up next? Yahoo. (All Things D)

    Can Groupon CEO Andrew Mason fend off the hundreds of daily deals site copycats (aka "Groupon groupies") spawned since the $20 billion company took off? That's just one of the questions Vanity Fair explores in their CEO profile. (Vanity Fair)

    It's confirmed: Verizon Wireless is switching to new usage-based price plans on July 7. The three options will incude $30 for 2 GB, $50 for 5 GB ,or $80 for 10 GB, with an overage charge of $10 per GB of data. According to the carrier, existing customers who upgrade on or after July 7 will be able to upgrade to another smartphone and keep their current plans. (Fierce Wireless)

    Google plans to rename non-Google-sounding brands like Blogger and Picasa to "Google Blogs" and "Google Photos." The services will stay the same -- it's just the names that will change. (Mashable)

    Meanwhile, TechCrunch's MG Siegler argues that Google + is already proving to be a traffic-referring powerhouse for third-party sites. (TechCrunch)