Buoyed by success, Grey Goose Entertainment has renewed its Rising Icons series, again working with @radical.media but this time emphasizing its Facebook page and adding Vevo as a distribution partner.

Advertising technology company appssavvy has completed a $7.1 million venture capital round from AOL Ventures and existing investors, a group that includes True Ventures, The New York Times Co, Scott Kurnit and Howard Lindzon.

Older gamers may spend less time on mobile social games than their younger counterparts, but they definitely spend more money on virtual goods. That’s the key takeaway from new research from mobile gaming community MocoSpace.

Content production platform Skyword has closed a $6 million round of financing with Cox Media Group as the sole investor. A representative from Cox will soon join the Skyword board of directors.

Shazam’s technology can be used with the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s "Glee: The Concert Movie," which goes on sale tomorrow. This expansion is a first for both companies, since Shazam previously has been used only with music and television.

"When You Find Me," the short film inspired by user-generated photos, produced by Ron Howard and directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, makes its online debut today.

High-tech ads for the Boston Pops holiday concerts are pleasantly surprising pedestrians with music that can only they can hear. The experience is made possible by Holosonics’ Audio Spotlight, which transmits sound to a specific spot no wider than a flashlight’s beam.

Lots of bands play corporate gigs over the holidays, but today at 3 p.m. (ET) Daughtry is taking it online where anyone – even non-employees – can watch the performance. The live show is hosted by Duracell, so fans have to access it via the company's Facebook page.

Clear Channel announced the appointment of Bob Stohrer to chief marketing officer of Clear Channel Digital, in which role he will report to Brian Lakamp, president of Clear Channel Digital.

Social video platform company Jun Group has closed $2.5 million in financing from Western Technology Investment. WTI’s portfolio also includes Facebook, in which the firm was an early investor, Google, Plaxo, StumbleUpon, Ustream and other socially oriented companies.