Iron Man brought in $40 million in box office receipts, while Speed Racer bombed. Could it have anything to do with the differences in their viral Web marketing? Or is Robert Downey Jr. just more likable than Emile What's-his-name?

Break out the granola -- thePlatform will power online video for PBS's sites, including PBS.org, PBSKids.org, PBSParents.org, and PBSTeachers.org, and local sites.

Startup Veodia racked up $8.3 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Clearstone Venture Partners, D. E. Shaw & Co. LP, and an angel group headed by iParadigms chairman Steven Berger.