Lookery, a company which analyzes demographic data on social net users and markets it to ad networks, has raised $2.25 million, Venturebeat reports. It says Lookery has already raised $1…

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Search optimizer Quintura has raised an undisclosed bridge funding from Mangrove Capital Partners as part of a larger round of financing. In a post on its official blog, Moscow-based Quintura…

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The story of the sale of B2B publisher and Datamonitor owner Informa got longer last night after it rejected a total £3.2 billion ($5.57 billion) bid from a three-way consortium…

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Samsung Electronics is considering buying U.S. PC and mobile memory card maker SanDisk, according to a Korean online report (*Google* translation of the story here), and then later confirmed by…

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We mentioned an earlier closing of this round, but the amount was lower then: now Tel Aviv-based SemantiNet, a semantic web startup focused on developing tools for better Web browsing,…

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Dutch business publisher Wolters Kluwer has bought out UpToDate, a Waltham, MA-based online medical information company, for an undisclosed amount, though it is likely in low hundreds of millions. UpToDate,…

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Hyderabad, India-based Pressmart Media, a print-to-digital delivery service for newspaper company, from raising $6 million in its first round of funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and NEA IndoUS Ventures. The…

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National Lampoon’s acquisition binge continues, as the comedy site has bought photo sharing site ZingFu.com. Terms were not disclosed. ZingFu lets users place “funny” scenes and thought-bubbles—or “zings,” as the…

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Online ad net Traffic Marketplace has acquired Livemarkets, a company that lets individuals strike up chat sessions with marketers within banner ads. Terms were not disclosed. The basic proposition behind…

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The HealthCentral Network, the heavily-backed online health and wellness information network, has bought out HIV/AIDS patient resource TheBody.com and HIV/AIDS health professional resource TheBodyPro.com, as well as its parent company…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), NTT and Itochu Corp, together with 10 other companies are taking a stake in Japan’s first 24-hour English-language broadcasting service, which local public broadcaster NHK which is…

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Raptr, a new online social gaming startup founded by Xfire co-founder and professional gamer Dennis Fong, is launching tonight and had received $12 million in its first round of funding.…

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Earlier this year, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) surprised us all when Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers announced it would support the iPhone by creating a standalone $100 million iFund focused on…

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New York City-based fashion online information service Sytlesight has received a big $16 million round of funding, from Fidelity Ventures, the VC arm of mutual fund Fidelity Investments. This is…

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Although WPP Group and its ad holding company rival Publicis Groupe have been concentrating more in Asia and other emerging markets for their digital acquisitions lately, it seems there are…

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Winter Park, FL-based Highwinds, a provider of CDN services which recently raised a big $55 million round, has raised more money, this time for a European expansion. The new funding…

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Gannett (NYSE: GCI) has acquired an additional 10 percent stake in CareerBuilder from the troubled Tribune for $135 million. That gives Gannett a 50.8 percent controlling interest in the online…

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Paramount Pictures, the Viacom-owned movie studio, has made its first gaming related acquisition: it has bought Seattle-based game developer ScreenLife, the creator of the popular DVD game “Scene It?”. Financial…

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Online video marketing company Involver (fka RapOuts as of last May) has raised a $1.44 million first round funding, PEHub reported. Among the participants in the round include Involver’s angel…

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AdEx Media has bought the lead gen business of Bay Harbor Marketing, LLC, a California limited liability company. The terms were not disclosed. AdEx plans to absorb Bay Harbor Marketing’s…

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Troubled online music retailer Napster (NSDQ: NAPS) has hired UBS (again) to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale. The news was made in a letter to shareholders, urging them…

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In a complex and slightly confusing transaction, Greenfield Online, the online market research and surveys company, which earlier this week rejected a bid by media PE firm Quadrangle, is now…

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DigiMeld, a startup offering its own technology for streaming live video online, has raised a $2 million first round from various unspecified angels. The NYC-based company pitches what it calls…

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Competition in the online dating industry is starting to heat up… Speeddate has raised a $6 million second round led by Menlo Ventures, reports TechCrunch The Palo Alto-based company’s first…

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Some more funding for the MMO sector… Webcarzz, the developer of a forthcoming online game, has raised a $4 million first round led by Meakem Becker Venture Capital. Information on…

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