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In First Acquisition, Huffington Post Buys Adaptive Semantics
Los Angeles - In the news publisher's first acquisition, The
Huffington Post has purchased Adaptive Semantics, a provider of learning and
sentiment analysis technology.
Financial terms of...
Online Music Store Masterbeat to Merge with AudioStreet
New York - Masterbeat, the operator of an online digital
music community and download store, announced on Thursday that it will merge
with AudioStreet, a network...
WPP Invests in TV Ad Analytics Firm Ace Metrix
New York - Advertising giant WPP announced that it has made
a strategic investment in Ace Metrix, a provider of real-time TV advertising
analytics.
Financial terms...
AOL Sells Social Network Bebo; Receives Fraction of What it Paid
New York - Two years after paying $850 million for Bebo, AOL
said on Thursday that it has sold the social network to Criterion Capital
Partners...
Mobile Ad Network Apptera Raises $10 Million
San Bruno, Calif. - Apptera, a provider of mobile
advertising technology, has raised $10 million in new funding, TechCrunch
reported, citing a regulatory filing.
Founded in 2001,...
Redbox Strikes Deal with Paramount For New Releases On Day Of...
Oakbrook Terrace,
Ill. - Redbox, a unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR)
that operates a network of $1-per-day DVD rental kiosks, has signed a long-term agreement with...
IBM Acquires Web Analytics, Marketing Firm Coremetrics
Armonk, N.Y. - IBM announced on Tuesday that it will
acquire Coremetrics, a provider of Web analytics software.
Financial terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded...
Social Marketer Context Optional Acquires Buzzeo
San Francisco
- Context Optional, a provider of social marketing services, announced on
Tuesday that it has acquired Unwrap, the makers of Buzzeo -- a platform...
Machinima.com Raises $9 Million for Video Game Movies
Los Angeles
- Machinima.com, a producer of video game-based animated films, has raised $9
million in new funding, led by Redpoint Ventures.
Founded in 2000,
Machinima.com is currently...
Reports: Softbank Invests $147 Million in Social Gamer Zynga
San Francisco - Social games
developer Zynga has received a $147 million new investment from Japan's
Softbank, BusinessWeek reported, citing two people familiar with the deal....
