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Political Blog FiveThirtyEight Inks Deal With New York Times

New York - Political polling blog FiveThirtyEight has signed a three-year deal that will see its content featured on the website of The New York Times,...

Nielsen Files to Raise Up to $1.75 Billion in IPO

New York - Media measurement firm Nielsen on Thursday filed with the SEC for an initial public offering that aims to raise up to $1.75 billion....

Zynga Acquires Social Games Developer Challenge Games

San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Thursday that it has acquired Austin-based developer Challenge Games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in...

Hearst Acquires Search Marketing Firm iCrossing for $325 Million

New York - Hearst Corp. announced on Thursday that it has acquired search marketing firm iCrossing. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, The Wall Street...

Marin Software Lands $11.2 Million for Paid Search Management

San Francisco - Marin Software, a provider of paid search management applications, announced on Thursday that it has raised $11.2 million in a fourth round of...

BookRenter Nabs $10 Million for Online Textbook Rentals

San Mateo, Calif. - BookRenter, a provider of online textbook rentals, announced on Thursday that it has closed a $10 million second round of venture capital financing,...

LucidMedia Gets $4.5 Million for Online Ad Platform

Reston, Va. - LucidMedia, the provider of an online advertising demand-side platform with real-time bidding, announced on Thursday that it has raised $4.5 million in new...

WOWIO Raises $1.7 Million, Acquires WEvolt

Los Angeles - WOWIO, an online distributor of digital media content and e-books, announced on Thursday that it has raised $1.7 million in private financing, and...

Report: Streaming Music Service Pandora Closes Fifth Round

San Francisco - Streaming music service Pandora has closed a fifth round of venture capital financing, PaidContent reports, citing a statement from the company. The amount raised...

Google Acquires Ad Technology Firm Invite Media

Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has acquired online advertising technology firm Invite Media, All Things D reported, citing sources. The report suggested the price Google paid was...