Layoffs are hitting Web 2.0 startups like Jobster, InsiderPages, Peerflix, and FilmLoop. Some are calling this signs of the Web 2.0 bubble bursting, Others are saying things are different this time around (for instance, only VCs are getting hurt, not public investors) and that since most startups fail, this is simply natural selection at work. In the spirit of F@%ked Company, TechCrunch has even started a Web 2.0 Deadpool (Yes, Michael, this is a good idea—we need a record of these flameouts for posterity). Even Google Answers has been retired. And if the management exodus at video startups Guba and Revver are any indication, we could soon see some Web video startups join the deadpool too (unless they find a buyer quick).
Who will the next flameouts be?
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