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Amazon Acquires European Online Sales Club BuyVIP.com

Luxembourg - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) said on Thursday that it will acquire BuyVIP.com, a European fashion and lifestyle online buying community with more than six million members. Financial...

Involver Lands $7 Million for Social Media Marketing Tools

San Francisco - Involver, a provider of social media marketing services, has raised $7 million in equity, options, warrants or other securities, VentureBeat reported, citing a...

Providence Equity Pumps $150M Into Game Publisher ZeniMax

Rockville, Md. - Video game publisher ZeniMax Media announced on Wednesday that it has closed on a new $150 million investment from Providence Equity Partners, following...

Passenger Gets $7.5 Million for Business Social Net Products

Los Angeles - Passenger, a developer of social network products for businesses, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a new $7.5 million round of venture...

Rumors Swirl About Possible Merger Between AOL and Yahoo

New York - Rumors continued to swirl on Wednesday about the possibility of a mega-merger between AOL (NYSE:  AOL) and Yahoo (NASD:  YHOO). Citing a...

Online Event Ticketing Firm Eventbrite Lands $20 Million

San Francisco - Eventbrite, an online event ticketing firm, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $20 million in a fourth round of funding, led by...

Syncapse Raises $2 Million for Social Media Technology

*A correction was made to this story. Toronto - Syncapse, a developer of social media technology, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2 million in...

Yahoo Acquires Real-Time Display Ad Firm Dapper

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Dapper, the provider of a real-time display ad bidding technology platform. Financial terms of the...

FCC Seeks Additional Info on Comcast, NBC Universal Deal

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday requested additional information from both Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) related to the potential impact of...

Social Games Publisher Zynga Acquires Bonfire Studios

San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Dallas-based developer Bonfire Studios. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The...