For Q4 2010 in the U.S., online retail spending reached a record $43.4 billion for the quarter, up 11 percent versus year ago, according to comScore.

Cellnovo, developer of a mobile diabetes management system, raised £30 million ($48.4 million) in a Series B financing round led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP).

Earth Aid, a home energy management system, raised $4 million, according to an SEC filing.

Hipmunk, a flight search service that wants to lessen the pain of traveling, raised a $4.2 million round of funding led by Ignition Partners with participation from experts in the online travel space.

Location-based platform LOC-AID Technologies raised $13 million in funding according to an SEC filing. 

Needle, provider of social commerce chat, has raised $2 million, according to an SEC filing.

Popdust, a editorial website focused on mainstream artists and pop music culture, completed a $1 million Series A round of funding led by Lerer Media Ventues.

Chinese online video company PPLive raised a $250 million Series D round from SoftBank.

Online auction marketplace Reply.com announced a $10 million investment from Saints Capital and acquired mobile application developer adHUBs.

Storify, a website that allows users to create online narratives out of a compilation of their favorite tweets, videos, and pictures, secured $2 million in financing from Khosla Ventures.

Tremor Media has acquired mobile ad platform Transpera. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Vator hosted another successful Vator Splash event in San Francisco. The winner: LaborVoices. Check out our notes from keynotes by Pandora founder Tim Westergren and ngmoco founder Neil Young. Or take a look at the ten finalists.