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WebMediaBrands Acquires Digital Media Trade Shows

New York - WebMediaBrands, a business publisher and events producer whose titles include MediaBistro.com, announced on Monday that it has acquired the social media tradeshows Social Gaming...

Graphic.ly Gets $1 Million for Digital Comics Delivery Platform

Boulder, Colo. - Graphic.ly, a digital comic book publisher and community platform, announced on Monday that it has raised more than $1 million in first round funding,...

News Corp.'s IGN Sells Rotten Tomatoes to Flixster

San Francisco - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) IGN Entertainment unit announced on Monday that it has sold its movie review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes to rival Flixster. Financial terms...

Report: eMusic Mulls Sale; Best Buy, Rhapsody Among Suitors

New York - The investment firm that owns digital music service eMusic is exploring a possible sale of the company, and has spoken with potential suitors...

Audio Ad Technology Firm Jingle Networks Raises $6.8 Million

Billerica, Mass. - Jingle Networks, a provider of voice advertisement serving technology for telephone directory assistance providers, has raised about $6.8 million in a round of venture...

Scvngr Nabs $4 Million for Location-based Mobile Games

Boston - Scvngr, a Boston-based developer of mobile software technology, has raised $4 million in its second round of venture capital, according to a new filing...

LivingSocial Lands $5 Million for Social Media Apps

Washington - LivingSocial, a developer of social networking applications, has raised $5 million in new funding, PaidContent reported. Investors included Grotech Ventures, AOL founder Steve Case and...

PowerReviews Secures $4.9 Million for User Product Reviews

San Francisco - PowerReviews, a site that aggregates user-generated product reviews and makes them available to online retailers, has raised $4.9 million of an anticipated $9 million...

Apple Acquires Mobile Ad Firm Quattro Wireless

Waltham, Mass. - Quattro Wireless, a provider of mobile advertising services, announced on Monday in a blog post that it has been acquired by Apple (NASD:  AAPL)....

Market Research Firm Gartner Buys Burton Group for $56 Million

Stamford, Conn. - Gartner (NYSE: IT) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired fellow information technology market research firm Burton Group for $56 million in cash. Utah-based Burton Group...