Ground Truth Secures $7 Million for Mobile Measurement

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Mark Hefflinger
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Seattle
– Ground Truth, a provider of mobile audience measurement services, announced
on Tuesday that it has raised $7 million in its second round of funding.

New
investors Emergence Capital Partners and OpenAir Ventures were joined by return
backers Steamboat Ventures and Voyager Capital.

Seattle-based Ground Truth,
which launched publicly less than three months ago, provides mobile measurement
based on actual usage data aggregated from millions of subscribers.

The company
will use the funds to significantly expand its offerings to clients and data
partners.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/vttiq

http://www.groundtruth.com

Massachusetts Start-up Acquires ThePirateBay.org for $10M

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Mark Hefflinger
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Update: The operators of The Pirate Bay deny that an acquisition deal has been made.

Cambridge,
Mass. – Business Marketing
Services (BMSV), a Cambridge, Mass.-based company, announced on Tuesday that it will
acquire the domain name thepiratebay.org, and trademarks of The Pirate Bay from
Sweden-based Global Gaming Factory (GGF) in exchange for a $10 million
promissory note.

BMSV, which launched in January and counts five employees,
said it intends to use the acquired assets to launch a paid service with
licensed content that utilizes file-sharing technology.

The acquisition is
subject to GGF’s completion in turn of its acquisition of The Pirate Bay, which
is expected to occur on June 30.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/vtt3c
(Mass High Tech)

http://thepiratebay.org

Israel Ends Two-Week-Old Ban on Apple's iPad

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles – Israel has
rescinded a two-week-old ban on Apple’s (NASD: AAPL) iPad, which it had instilled due to
concerns over wireless interference, and which had even led to the confiscation
of iPads from tourists entering the country. The country’s Communications
Ministry said it conducted "intensive technical scrutiny in a controlled
laboratory" before deciding to allow the iPad into Israel,
according to spokesman Yechiel Shabi.


 

Related Links:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_ipad

http://snipurl.com/vt1x4
(DMW previous coverage)

Rhapsody Adds Offline Music Caching to iPhone Application

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Mark Hefflinger
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Seattle – Digital music
service Rhapsody announced on Monday that it has enabled offline music caching
for its iPhone application, becoming the first U.S. music service to allow the
downloading of subscription-licensed songs on the device. The new Rhapsody 2.0
application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad — which costs $10 to $14.99 per
month — will let users download their Rhapsody playlists and listen to them
anywhere. The company added that its mobile application for BlackBerry will
launch this summer.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/vszdh

http://www.rhapsody.com

Research in Motion Debuts New BlackBerry Smartphones

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Mark Hefflinger
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Toronto, Canada – Research in Motion (NASD: RIMM) on Monday announced two new BlackBerry
smartphone models, the Pearl 3G and Bold 9650.
Sprint will be among the carriers offering the Bold 9650, which it will sell
from May 23 for $199 with a two-year contract. Also expected to launch in May,
the company’s new Pearl 3G will be available
in two models — one with a 20-key condensed QWERTY keyboard, and the other
with a 14-key traditional phone keyboard with SureType software.


 

Related Links:
http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=3886

http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=3906

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20003366-85.html

Rob Go Leaves Spark Capital to Join Stealthy Startup

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Mark Hefflinger
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Boston
– Rob Go, previously a senior associate at Spark Capital, reported through his
blog on Monday that he has left the firm and joined a new, undisclosed company
that he recently co-founded. Go is not disclosing details yet on his new
company. At Spark Capital, he focused on investments in the media, technology,
and entertainment sectors. Before joining Spark, Go worked at eBay, as the North America business unit owner, where he helped launch
products that enhanced eBay’s search, browse, and merchandising capabilities.


 

Related Links:
http://www.robgo.org

http://www.linkedin.com/in/robgo

Hollywood Reporter Names Lori Burgess as Publisher

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles
– Hollywood Reporter parent company e5 Global Media announced on Monday that
Lori Burgess, the former publisher of OK Magazine, has been named the new
publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. Burgess has also served as senior vice
president and publishing director at Niche Media, and was publisher of Elle,
Madamoiselle and Seventeen. She replaces Eric Mika, who resigned last month.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/vt2on
(Hollywood Reporter)

IODA Distributes Exclusive Kristofferson Tracks via Amazon MP3

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Francisco
– Digital music distributor and marketing services firm IODA announced on
Monday an exclusive release deal with Amazon MP3 for previously unheard
recordings from Kris Kristofferson. "Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story
Ends: The Publishing Demos, 1968-72" will be released by Light In The
Attic Records in digital format through IODA exclusively on Amazon MP3 from
April 27 through May 11. Amazon (NASD: AMZN) will also sell an exclusive CD in the U.S.
during the period.


 

Related Links:
http://www.iodalliance.com

CD Baby Launches $9-Per-Track Digital Singles Distribution

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Mark Hefflinger
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Portland,
Ore. – CD Baby, an online
retailer and distributor of independent music, on Monday launched a new digital
singles program, which will let artists distribute a digital single for $9 per
track to its network of retail partners. The company said songs are typically
live on CDBaby.com within 48 hours of uploading, and immediately delivered to
retail partners like iTunes.


 

Related Links:
http://www.cdbaby.com

The National Stream Leaked Album on New York Times' Site

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– Indie rock band The National, whose forthcoming album "High Violet"
leaked to the Internet last week, is now offering a high-quality stream of the
album on the website of The New York Times, Mashable reported. The stream marks
the first time that The Times has exclusively premiered an album on its
website.


 

Related Links:
http://mashable.com/2010/04/23/the-national-high-violet

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25national-t.html

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