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Media Measurement, Analytics Firm TRA Raises $10 Million

New York - TRA, a media planning, measurement and analytics software company, said on Wednesday that it has raised $18.2 million in new funding, including $10...

RealNetworks Founder Glaser Joins VC Firm Accel Partners

Seattle - Rob Glaser, the founder and former CEO of RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) who stepped down in January, announced on Wednesday that he has become a venture...

Facebook Acquires Social Sharing Service ShareGrove

San Mateo, Calif. - ShareGrove, an online service that lets small groups of friends share content, announced on Wednesday that it has been acquired by Facebook. Financial terms...

Ogmento Lands $3.5 Million for Augmented Reality Games

New York - Ogmento, a developer of augmented reality games that combine online games with real-world elements, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3.5 million in...

OhMyGov Gets Funding for Social Media in Govt. Blog

Alexandria, Va. - OhMyGov, the publisher of a political blog that monitors the increasing use of social media in government, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed...

Yahoo Acquires Mobile Social Network Service Korpol

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Korpol, an Indonesia-based mobile social network. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Korpol...

Forbes to Acquire Freelance News Site True/Slant

New York - Business publisher Forbes announced on Tuesday that it will acquire True/Slant, an online freelance journalism venture, for an undisclosed sum. Launched in April 2009,...

FCC Seeks More Information on Comcast-NBC Universal Deal

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has requested more information from both Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), as it reviews potential antitrust concerns with the...

Gaikai Gets $10 Million for Cloud-based Game Streaming Service

Los Angeles - Gaikai, a cloud-based video game streaming service, announced on Monday that it has raised over $10 million in its second round of funding. ...

Media Trading Service Swaptree.com Lands $6 Million

Boston - Swaptree.com, an online service that lets users trade books, CDs, DVDs and video games, announced on Monday that it has raised $6 million in...