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Report: Freelance Journalism Site True/Slant in Buyout Talks

Los Angeles - Freelance journalism site True/Slant is in acquisition talks with potential suitors, PaidContent reported, citing sources, while the company maintains it is focused on raising...

Yell Group Acquires Local Reviews Site TrustedPlaces

London - Yell Group, an international publisher of directories, announced on Thursday that it has acquired TrustedPlaces, a U.K. website that lets users post reviews of local...

Zynga Acquires Chinese Social Games Firm XPD Media

San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Thursdady that it ahs acquired Beijing-based social gaming company XPD Media. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

TweetDeck Gets $3 Million for Twitter Client

London - TweetDeck, a Twitter client that lets users view multiple content streams at once, has raised $3 million in a second round of funding, led...

Movidius Secures $7.5 Million for Mobile Video Chips

Dublin, Ireland - Movidius, a chipmaker focused on mobile 3D video, has secured a $7.5 million second round of funding. Previous backers including Celtic House Venture...

Payvment Lands $1.5 Million for Facebook Commerce Platform

San Francisco - Payvment, the developer of an e-commerce platform for Facebook, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of...

Playdom Acquires Social Games Publisher Acclaim

Mountain View, Calif. - Playdom, a publisher of social games, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Acclaim Games, a developer of social and downloadable casual games. Financial...

Blip.tv Raises $10.1 Million for Web TV Network

New York - Blip.tv, a Web TV network and provider of online video distribution, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $10.1 million in a third...

LibreDigital Gets $8.1 Million for E-book Publishing Services

Austin - LibreDigital, a provider of e-book publishing and distribution services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8.1 in its third round of funding, led by...

Yahoo to Acquire Associated Content for Reported $100M

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD:  YHOO) announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Associated Content, a publisher of aggregated content from 380,000 contributors. While financial details of...