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Google Acquires Near Field Communication Firm Zetawire
Toronto - Google (NASD: GOOG) has acquired Zetawire, a Toronto-based
developer of near field communications (NFC) technology, TechCrunch reported,
citing analyst firm 451 Group.
Financial terms of...
WorthPoint Raises $3.6 Million for Art Valuation Database
Atlanta - WorthPoint, a website that provides valuations and
associated services for art, antiques and collectibles, announced on Tuesday
that it has raised $3.6 million in...
TekTrak Lands Seed Funding for Mobile Device Tracking
Los Angeles - TekTrak, a developer of mobile tracking
applications, said on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding.
Investors included Kima...
Gay Social Net Fabulis Raises $1.75 Million, Rebrands as Fab.com
Los Angeles - Fabulis, an online social network targeted at
gay men, has raised $1.75 million in a first round of venture capital
financing, and changed...
Report: Terra Firma May Lose EMI to Citi by Year's End
London - Private equity firm Terra Firma may have to cede control
of struggling major record label EMI to Citigroup -- the bank that loaned...
Discovery to Buy Back $500M in Stock from Advance/Newhouse
Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery Communications (NASD: DISCA), the media
firm behind the Discovery Channel, TLC and other pay-TV networks, said on
Monday it will spend $500...
Report: AOL Abandons Quest to Merge with Yahoo
New York - Following weeks of posturing, AOL (NYSE: AOL) appears to have
given up on its quest to merge with Yahoo (NASD: YHOO), Crain's...
Media6Degrees Lands $17 Million for Social Ad Targeting
New York - Media6Degrees, a provider of social media
audience data for targeted advertising, announced on Monday that it has raised
$17 million in its second...
Mobile Streams Sells Ringtones.com Domain for $750,000
London - U.K. mobile content publisher Mobile Streams
announced this week that it has sold its Ringtones.com domain for $750,000. The
identity of the buyer was...
Echo360 Raises $1 Million to Record University Lectures
Dulles, Va. - Echo360, a provider of Internet audio and
video technology used by universities, has raised the first $1 million in a
planned $2 million...
