comScore has released its July video metrix stats today, with the number of U.S. users watching online video content rising slightly to 178 million viewers compared to 177 million total viewers in June. In July, each viewer watched an an average of 14.7 hours of online video. And 84.9 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video. Unsurprisingly, Google Sites, whose viewership is driven primarily...

Crafty commerce site Etsy just raised another $20 million in its fifth venture round (that would be the Series E). Index Ventures is the new investor leading the round, with partner Danny Rimer getting an observer’s seat on the board. (The board is made up of founder Rob Kalin, Caterina Fake, Accel partner Jim Breyer and Union Square Ventures partner Fred Wilson). Previous investors Accel and Hubert Burda...

AOL reported another lousy quarter this morning. Even ignoring the $1.4 billion goodwill charge, revenues were down 26 percent and cash from continuing operations was down 44 percent (as was free cash flow). What we are seeing is a very messy transition as AOL shifts multiple lanes from an online subscription business to an advertising one, and at the same time to a new online content production model. AOL CEO...