Links: State budget cuts mean less for startups, Penn president gets national bioethics nod and More

DEFINITE READS

• The Pittsburgh Business Journal reports that the Pennsylvania budget cuts mean less money for startups. H/T Philly Tech News
• The Green Skeptic and the Inquirer’s Mike Armstrong give their takes on Founders Factory from Philly Startup Leaders. See our review here.
• Dude from Philly Eco City wants to try a DIY car share and wants help.
• NJBIZ reports on a Camden startup focusing on cyber threats like flash mobs. H/T PTN

After the jump, CoTweet gets big name clients, Viddler video of Jay Adelson and Kevin Rose and more.

MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME

• The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that President Obama has named University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to chair a new Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
• Ad Ops online has news of a host of big corporate clients coming on board as paying clients to CoTweet, formerly of central Pennsylvania.
• Philadelphia Business Journal reporter John George reports on nine poster winners who participated in a competition at Biotech 2009, the annual biotechnology industry symposium.
• Geekadelphia reports on another webcomic set in Philadelphia.

GIVE A GLANCE

• An Irish newspaper reports on the recession-motivated expansion there of Exton-based software firm Bentley Systems. H/T PTN
• Geekadelphia shares photos from its third anniversary party at North Bowl.
• The Inquirer covers a Berwyn nonprofit that wants to certify the good deeds of businesses.
• Philadelphia Business Journal tracks the ugly stockholder fight around Malvern-based USA Technologies.

The company blog of Bethlehem-based Viddler shares video from the Web 2.0 Expo 2009, specifically a keynote conversation between Digg CEO & Revision3 chairman Jay Adelson and Digg founder Kevin Rose about the company’s strategy, the video of which can be seen below.

http://www.viddler.com/player/233cdf26/
• Our Most Trafficked Story of the Week: SEPTA to launch Google Transit bus routes this week, more redesign details

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