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Universal Music Taps Netbiscuits for Mobile Artist Sites
New York
- Universal Music Group said on Thursday that it ahs partners with Netbiscuits
to expand its direct-to-consumer mobile content and services. Under the deal,...
Mobile Location Service Foursquare Passes 100 Million Check-ins
New York - Location-based social mobile service Foursquare
has topped 100 million check-ins by its users, Mashable reported, citing a
tweet from Foursquare business development head...
MoPub Lands Seed Funding for Mobile Ad Network
San Francisco - MoPub, the developer of a mobile advertising
network, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Accel Partners and
Harrison Metal Capital,...
Why Facebook Really Doesn’t Like The Like Button Anymore
Forbes reports: "First, Instagram now the mothership. Facebook has confirmed that the company is thinking about maybe, possibly, sort of removing Like counts from...
Facebook Adds New Tools to Mark the 10th Birthday of Messenger
SocialMediaToday reports: "This week marks the 10th birthday of Facebook Messenger, which was launched as a separate app back in 2011 as part of...
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...
First 'iAd' Debuts on Apple's iPad, for Disney's "Tron Legacy"
New York - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Tuesday launched the first
"iAd" format campaign for the iPad, with an interactive spot for
Disney's (NYSE: DIS) upcoming sci-fi sequel,...
USA Today Launches Microsoft Mobile Tags in Newspaper
McLean, Va. - USA Today said on Thursday it will begin
incorporating Microsoft tags in each section of its daily paper, Readers will
be able to...
SiriusXM CEO Expects Self-Pay Subscriber Gains in Second Quarter
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "SiriusXM expects to grow its self-pay subscriber base in the current second quarter despite headwinds from the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
Mobeam Gets $4.9M to Bridge Mobiles and Scanners
Mobeam, a Cupertino-based developer of communications technology that allows mobile phones to interact with laser scanners at retail checkouts, said on Monday it has raised $4.9 million in its first round of funding. Participants included yet2Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui, as well as other independent investors. The company said it will use the proceeds to accelerate business development efforts with major consumer and retail brands.
