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Report: Mobile "Check-in" Services Gaining Popularity
Reston, Va. - Though still in its relative infancy, mobile
device "check-in" services like Facebook Places, Foursquare and
Gowalla are now attracting 7.1% of all mobile...
Game Publisher We R Intetractive Scores $5 Million
London - Online games publisher We R Interactive announced
on Friday that it has raised $5 million in a second round of funding.
Investors
included Paul Fitzsimons,...
Google, Danger Mouse Team on 3D Interactive Music Video
Mountain View, Calif. - Google has teamed with musician and
producer Danger Mouse, and director Chris Milk on a new interactive 3D music
video, similar in...
Simulmedia Lands $9.25 Million for TV Ad Targeting
New York - Simulmedia, the developer of a targeted ad
platform for television, has raised $9.25 in new funding from existing
investors, GigaOM reported.
The firm's previous...
Myspace Music Offers to Port Artist Profiles to Facebook
Los Angeles - Myspace Music, the joint venture between News
Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) social network and the major record labels, has released a new program
that lets...
Visa to Launch Digital Wallet Service
San Francisco - Credit card firm Visa on Wednesday announced
plans to launch a new digital wallet service in the U.S. and Canada in the
fall,...
Shares of FriendFinder Networks Down After $50M IPO
New York - Adult personals site owner and Penthouse magazine
publisher FriendFinder Networks (NASD: FFN) raised $50 million in an initial public
offering (IPO) of shares on...
PROTECT IP Act Would Further Target 'Rogue Websites'
San Francisco - A new version of legislation intended to
ratchet up anti-piracy efforts would see search engines, ISPs, credit card
firms and online advertising networks...
Google Chrome Adds In-App Payments, 'Angry Birds'
San Francisco - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday announced that its
Chrome Web Store will be expanded internationally, and launched in-app payments
for the platform that will...
Microsoft to Alter Mobile Device Location Data Collection
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has ceased its tying of an
anonymous unique device identifier to location data it collects from Windows
Phone devices, and plans...
