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Greystripe Brings Free Mobile Games to Opera Mini–With AdsMashable - January 15, 2008 – Greystripe has been pushing its free mobile game content across networks for some time now, and its latest distribution partner is the Opera Mini browser. In teaming up with Opera, Greystripe ensures the compatibility of its games on mobile devices that utilize Opera Mini mobile browsers. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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Greystripe Rewrites Game RulesSan Francisco Business Times - Friday, January 11, 2008 – Greystripe is piling up deals with publishers and offering a free alternative for people unwilling to pay for mobile games. Vivendi Mobile Games, Konami and, in December, mobile game maker Digital Chocolate have signed on to have the San Francisco startup distribute and serve ads into their mobile games. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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MerchantCircle Launches Web's Easiest-to-Use Online Advertising Products for Local BusinessesLOS ALTOS, CA / January 9, 2008 – MerchantCircle, the largest online network of local businesses in the nation, today launches a suite of turn-key solutions for local business owners to advertise on the web, regardless of technological experience. MerchantCircle now offers its 320,000 local business members effective scaleable advertising solutions, catered to any budget, with the push of a button. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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AOL Completes Acquisition Of QuigoNEW YORK, NY – December 20, 2007 – AOL today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Quigo, a leading site and content- targeted advertising company. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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Pirate KillerThe Deal - December 14, 2007 – Imagine a media and entertainment world void of piracy, a commercially equitable universe where those who create and own intellectual property receive the acknowledgment they deserve. Google Inc., the Nielsen Co. and Royal Philips Electronics NV may be the best-known in the content-recognition field, but their dominance is hardly assured. Silicon Valley is fielding contenders as well, including Audible Magic Corp., BayTSP Inc. and Vobile Inc. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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Scrapblog Receives Funding from Steamboat VenturesMIAMI, December 10, 2007 /PRNewswire/ – Scrapblog, Inc., the first web-based service for creating and sharing multimedia scrapbooks online, today announced it has received funding from Steamboat Ventures, a venture capital fund affiliated with The Walt Disney Company. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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Edgecast Networks Secures $6 Million in Series B FinancingLOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 10, 2007 – EdgeCast Networks, the superior, cost-effective rich media content delivery network (CDN), today announced that it has secured $6 million in Series B financing led by Steamboat Ventures, a venture capital firm affiliated with The Walt Disney Company. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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NASA Takes Off With Baynote-Powered Social Search & RecommendationsCUPERTINO, CA /Marketwire/ - December 6, 2007 – Baynote, Inc., a leader in intent-driven product and content recommendations for the business web, is being used on www.nasa.gov to improve the effectiveness of search results and deliver the best content to site visitors. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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Citysearch Announces Strategic Partnership With MerchantCircle, Web's Fastest Growing Local Business NetworkWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA /PRNewswire/ - November 28, 2007 Citysearch, a leading online local guide and operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), today announced a strategic partnership with MerchantCircle, an online network and marketing company for local businesses. The deal represents Citysearch's continued strategy to expand its footprint in local search and allows MerchantCircle to dramatically further its mission of bringing local business owners closer to customers. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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AOL Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Quigo, a Leading Site and Content-targeted Advertising FirmNEW YORK & Dulles, VA - (BUSINESS WIRE) - November 7, 2007 – AOL today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Quigo, a leading site and content-targeted advertising company based in New York. When completed, the acquisitionwill let AOL offer contextual advertising that matches ads to the contents of a Web page. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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MerchantCircle Announces $10MM in Funding From Previous and New Investors; Momentum Growing for Largest, Fastest-growing Network of Local Business Owners; Company to Pursue New Market Opportunities that Benefit Local MerchantsLOS ALTOS, CA /PRNewswire/ - November 7, 2007 – MerchantCircle, the largest and fastest growing online network of local business owners in the nation, today announced it has received $10MM in Series B funding and other financing. Previous investors Rustic Canyon Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Steamboat Ventures (the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company), and new financing partners IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) and Square 1 Bank, among others participated in the deal. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
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Level 3 Collaborates With Move Networks to Provide 'True' HD StreamingSAN JOSE, CA /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - November 6, 2007 – Level 3 Communications' Content Markets Group today announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with Move Networks that will enable Level 3 to distribute Move's Media Services, and will enable integration of Move's technology into Level 3's content delivery infrastructure. READ FULL ARTICLE >> |
The Walt Disney Company to Acquire Leading Social Game Developer Playdom
Advancing on its goal of bringing consumers its well-known stories, characters and brands in ever more engaging ways The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Playdom, Inc. READ FULL ARTICLE >>