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Slowdown Shows In H108: Online Ad Spend Gained 15.2 Percent; Q2 Up 12.8 Percent: IAB - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 07 Oct 2008 09:15 AM PST

After the poring over the series of revisions that have gone into the latest ad forecasts this morning, the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s review of ad spending during the first six…

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VeriSign Exits Mobile; Sells Remaining Stake In JV To News Corp For $200 Million - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 07 Oct 2008 06:10 AM PST

VeriSign’s (NSDQ: VRSN) effort to capitalize on mobile through its acquisition of Jamba is officially over. VeriSign tried to keep skin in the game through a JV with News Corp…

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New Combo Pricing For Our Oct. Events: FOBM, EconSports And EconWomen - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 06 Oct 2008 08:00 PM PST

We’ve now opened sales of new ticket packages for our trifecta of conferences this month: Future of Business Media, EconSports and EconWomen. EconSports/EconWomen combos are available for $500 and ticket…

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Mozilla Mobile Browser May Appear In Alpha Within Weeks - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 07 Oct 2008 01:47 PM PST

There’s a ton of attention on mobile browsers right now, as companies try and figure out the best way to render full web sites on small screens. Opera, Google (NSDQ:…

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Viacom-YouTube Update: VCs Will Have To File With Court On Decisions To Back YouTube, Sell To Google - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 07 Oct 2008 01:43 PM PST

YouTube’s VC backers are being asked to explain to a federal court why they invested in the video venture—and why they sold to Google (NSDQ: GOOG). As part of the…

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Eisner On Online Video And What ‘Works’: Sex And Sarah Palin; But ‘Story’ Is The Thing - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 07 Oct 2008 01:38 PM PST

Veoh founder Dmitry Shapiro climbed on stage at a small theater in Manhattan to introduce a discussion on the changes online video has been experiencing. For its mini-conference, the Veoh…

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Comcast Buys Video Delivery Firm Radiance For $5 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 07 Oct 2008 12:15 PM PST

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Media Center, the video delivery unit of Comcast Cable, has bought out all of the assets of Radiance Technologies, a provider of asset-delivery systems for distributing and…

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak: iPod Is Dying; Apple Stock Downgrade Was ‘Correct’ - 2 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 07 Oct 2008 11:51 AM PST

* Apple*co-founder Steve Wozniak, who has been retired from the company since 1987, still has a love for gadgets, technology and computers, but in an interview with the Telegraph, he…

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Kineto Wireless Raises $15.5 Million To Develop New Femtocell Technology - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Tue 07 Oct 2008 11:43 AM PST

Kineto Wireless has raised $15.5 million in funding to continue working on its unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology and a new technology for femtocells. The Milpitas, Calif.-based company brought on…

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak: iPod Is Dying And The iPhone Is Too Closed - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 07 Oct 2008 11:31 AM PST

* Apple*co-founder Steve Wozniak, who has been retired from the company since 1987, still has a love for gadgets, technology and computers, but in an interview with the Telegraph, he…

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Mobile TV Roundup: Free TV Services Cutting Into Premium Broadcast Offerings; Presidential Debates - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Tue 07 Oct 2008 10:57 AM PST

-- Free mobile TV services cutting into broadcast-like services: Mobile broadcast TV services are set to reach $2.7 billion in annual revenues by 2013, a much lower return than previously…

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Election Survey Pops Up On Mobile Phones - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 07 Oct 2008 10:50 AM PST

There’s growing concern that public opinion polls, which do not include cellphones aren’t accurate because of the rising number of younger people who have dropped their landlines. For instance, polling…

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Online Clothing Store myShape Gets $12 Million From Lehman Bros. And Others - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Tue 07 Oct 2008 09:43 AM PST

Pasadena, CA-based myShape secured a round of funding of $12 million, though the round is still in progress, reports VentureBeat. The investment came from Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, just weeks…

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KIT Digital Acquires Telco/IPTV Services Provider Visual Connection - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 07 Oct 2008 09:28 AM PST

KIT Digital, the online video provider formerly known as Roo, has acquired privately-held Visual Connection, a Czech Republic-based digital media and IPTV solutions provider in Europe and the Middle East…

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MMOG Developer MindFuse Secures $1 Million In Debt; Plans To Raise Venture Capital By Next Month - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 07 Oct 2008 09:28 AM PST

Massively multiplayer online gamer MindFuse has secured $1 million in convertible debt from the Keiretsu Forum angel investor group, Venturebeat reports. The Berkeley, CA.-based company expects to raise an undisclosed…

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Social Media Ad Rep Firm Appsavvy Gets $3.1 Million Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 07 Oct 2008 07:45 AM PST

Appsavvy, an NYC-based startup focused on selling ads across social media apps, has received $3.1 million in first round funding, led by True Ventures, and additional investment from About.com Founder…

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PBS Brings Documentaries, Science Shows To Microsoft Xbox - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 07 Oct 2008 07:40 AM PST

PBS may be known for much more than Masterpiece Theatre these days, but the news that it will place parts of its programming on Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) Xbox is still…

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VeriSign Exits Mobile; Sells Remaining Stake In JV To News Corp For $200 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 07 Oct 2008 07:18 AM PST

VeriSign’s (NSDQ: VRSN) effort to capitalize on mobile through its acquisition of Jamba is officially over. VeriSign tried to keep skin in the game through a JV with News Corp…

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SMS GupShup Raises $11 Million From Charles River Ventures and Helion Ventures - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Tue 07 Oct 2008 06:13 AM PST

SMS GupShup, India’s version of Twitter, has raised $11 million in funding from Charles River Ventures and Helion Ventures. Business Standard reports that the money will be used to grow…

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Financial Crisis Sends Ad Forecasts Down, But Online Still Looks Healthy (Relatively) - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 07 Oct 2008 05:10 AM PST

For those looking to how online advertising is likely to weather the global financial meltdown, forecasters still seem relatively hopeful—at least compared to traditional advertising. Still, it helps to keep…

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New Combo Pricing For Our Oct. Events: FOBM, EconSports And EconWomen - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 06 Oct 2008 10:05 PM PST

We’ve now opened sales of new ticket packages for our trifecta of conferences this month: Future of Business Media, EconSports and EconWomen. EconSports/EconWomen combos are available for $500 and ticket…

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In A Switch, Hulu Will Stream Remaining Presidential Debates Live; Premiere A Film - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Oct 2008 08:01 PM PST

*News Corp*-*NBCU* JV Hulu is going live for the first time since its launch last year. The site will stream the remaining presidential debates, which air respectively on NBC Tuesday…

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Sony Updates Its Reader: Built-In Light, Touchscreen But Still No Wireless - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Oct 2008 07:45 PM PST

We’re in e-book leapfrog mode ... the third generation of *Sony’s* Reader Digital Book (PRS-700BC) offers a 6-inch touch screen with built-in LED lighting, a stylus, a virtual keyboard and…

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Sugar Expands E-Commerce, Opens ShopStyle API, Launches New Sites - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Oct 2008 06:24 PM PST

Blog network Sugar Inc. is opening its ShopStyle API to anyone interested in building apps based on the shopping technology and plans to follow that up with something called ShopSense,…

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D.C. United Breaks With MLS On Digital Strategy - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Oct 2008 03:42 PM PST

This wouldn’t work in other leagues but, frustrated by a strategic stalemate, D.C. United is setting up its own digital shop, according to the Sports Business Journal. The club, with…

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