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Below are four of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending May 16, 2008. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

Myartplot - Global Arts and Crafts Community

The idea behind Myartplot (MAP) is that artists, artisans and crafters have suffered since the beginning of time from a lack of cohesion due to a deficiency in technology. MAP hopes to change that by providing a community portal where artists from around the world can exchange ideas and knowledge and publish and sell their works directly to the consumer. The site is divided into two user groups: Participants aka artists, and Shoppers.

SubHub - Design and Launch Websites

SubHub is an internationally-operating, web-based firm that designs, constructs, and launches websites for their customers. Customers come to SubHub to create their website. From there, those customers have a platform for which they may generate income by charging for subscriptions or memberships, as well ads for advertisements, and eCommerce ventures. Customers may choose from four different service packages, all with varying degrees of features and associated respective prices.

XtremeNow - Extreme Sports Video Portal

XtremeNow is a video site where anyone can watch streaming videos of extreme athletes doing what they do best. Either enter a search term into the search bar or narrow down your search by selecting one of: Motox, Skysurfing, Rollerblade, Barefoot Ski, BMX, Wakeboard, Snowboard or Skateboard. There are currently over 1,000 videos to choose from and they are generally of high quality and accompanied by an appropriate soundtrack.

FuelFrog - Helping You Save Money

With fuel prices soaring and predictions of $200 a barrel, the world is feeling the squeeze. Everything from food prices to airline luggage fees are going up. One way to be smart about your fuel costs is to use FuelFrog. FuelFrog tracks how much fuel you expend. It takes the information you input—how much gas you used, how much money you spent, etc—and compiles trend information about your fuel habits.

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Techcrunch’s Michael Arrington is reporting that technology site Ars Technica has been acquired by Wired. Arrington notes that his sources suggest the price is around $25 million. SAI also has received confirmation on the sale.

Ars will become a sub-brand under the Wired Digital brand and CondéNet will take over ad sales. Ars Technica has a very strong and loyal userbase - this is evident by their continual Digg frontpage status.

This type of acquisition makes sense from the purchaser perspective. Ars isn’t run by one voice that "powers" the brand - rather Ars has multiple writers that contribute to the overall site. When I think of most of the major blogs, there is one (sometimes two) names that are behind the blog. This is why we haven’t seen many acquisitions of these single-force blogs - potential suitors wonder if the blog can exist without the name behind it. We will certainly see some tech blogs acquired this year, there is money around and some of the blogs have large brand recognition.

Here’s Compete’s U.S. Ars Technica unique visitor count:

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