First Bytes: Google, Bezos, Facebook, more

--Google stock took a hit right before the closing bell yesterday in a trading error that drove the company's stock price down 10 percent. Nasdaq canceled the "erroneous orders" that beat down Google's stock, bouncing it back up to a close of $400.52 - a 5 percent gain for the day.
[AP]

--Jeff Bezos and Marc Benioff are joining the $3 million doctor scheduling start-up, ZocDoc, that lets you book your medical appointments online. Currently the New York-based venture only services Manhattan and Brooklyn.
[TechCrunch]

--Slide Inc, producer of social networking software and some of the most popular Facebook applications out there, like TopFriends, FunWall, and SuperPoke, just landed a deal to provide online video for major media outlets on Facebook. The FunSpace Channel launches Thursday; financial details were not disclosed.
[Yahoo]

--From TechCrunch, here's a list of start-ups best equipped to weather the downturn. What's behind their durability? It all comes down to their stockpile of capital.
[TechCrunch]

--StumbleUpon may be down and out with low traffic and rumors that ebay wants to sell the recommendation engine 18 months after acquiring it. But tonight the site is launching a new feature to hold onto its audience--a highly anticipated install-free Web toolbar.
[TechCrunch]

-Andrea Chalupa
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