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Thumbs up for Thumbplay

by Chris Caceres, March 27, 2009 | Comments

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Thumbplay, mobile content provider, raises another $6 million

Thumbplay, a mobile entertainment content provider, has raised another $6 million according to a regulatory filing, reports peHUB. This brings the New York based startup’s total investment to almost $60 million. Its investors include Bain Capital Ventures, SoftBank Capital, i-Hatch Ventures, Redwood Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech, Brookside Capital Partners and Cross Creek Capital.Thumbplay, provides all sorts of licensed mobile ...

Facebook seeking $100 million in funds

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, March 27, 2009 | Comments (1)

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How far does the land-grab strategy go in the face of the global economy downturn?

This is the result of having to support 275 million users worldwide and and their photos of their family, friends, pets and vacations: a huge bill. Faced with mounting expenses to support its fast-growing membership base and network, Facebook is seeking to raise some more money. The social network, which has already raised $500 million in funding, is seeking $100 ...

Internet TV vs music vs newspapers

by Mark Cuban, March 27, 2009 | Comments

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Digital TV delivered over cable advancing faster than Internet delivered TV

I love this on going discussion. Of course all of you who think that the OPEN internet will be the primary platform for the delivery of traditional TV content are wrong. But hey, that's what makes a market. Before I get into dismissing some of the traditional arguments why Online TV will take over, let me start you with one ...

Death of magazines - Bye bye Blender

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, March 26, 2009 | Comments

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Another magazine shutters amid advertising recession

Tough times for print publications continue. Alpha Media Group shuttered its entertainment magazine, Blender, on Thursday. It's one of the many magazines that have folded this year amidst the advertising recession. Others include Conde Nast's Domino, which was four years old, and Country Home from Meredith. This follows a number of magazines that closed down last year, such as Conde ...

Facebook Connect and sports

by Chris Caceres, March 26, 2009 | Comments

	Sportacular integrates Facebook Connect so we don't watch sports alone Unless you're a total recluse, watching a sporting event just isn't the same without friends or other spectators. The other day I was asked to go watch the Warriors game at a local sports bar. Tired and under the weather -- mostly feeling like I wanted to roam around in sweats and be a couch potato -- I denied the ...
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Visible Measures raises $10 million

by Chris Caceres, March 26, 2009 | Comments

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Measurement firm for Internet video publishers raises Series C round

Visible Measures, a third-party measurement firm for Internet video publishers and advertisers, has raised $10 million in Series C funding. Northgate Capital led the round, along with participation from existing investors General Catalyst Partners and Mohr Davidow Ventures. To date, Visible Measures has raised over $29 million. Founded in 2005, Visible Measures tracks more than 100 million videos across 150+ ...

SF, tree friendly paper company gets funded

by Chris Caceres, March 26, 2009 | Comments

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New Leaf Paper, a company that makes paper out of post consumer waste, raises $5 million

There’s plenty of choices you can take to make your startup company, ‘greener’. From switching over to energy saving computers, to simply recycling your finished cans and bottles, every little detail can make a difference. One aspect of your business that might get overlooked is paper.Although, you may be recycling paper, why not double check to see how that paper ...

Social gaming is a tactic not a category

by Jeremy Liew, March 26, 2009 | Comments

	The best publishers will go beyond social networks I’ve been blogging a lot about social games over the past couple of years and have been a big proponent of the space. However, over the last few months I’ve started to question whether social gaming is a separate category at all. I now believe that the true category is free to play gaming, and that social gaming is simply ...
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Xobni, raises more cash and comes out of beta

by Chris Caceres, March 25, 2009 | Comments

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Outlook plug-in, Xobni, raises an additional $3 million in funding and opens to everybody

Outlook plug-in, Xobni, has announced it’s raised over $3 million in additional Series B funding. This extra money comes from the BlackBerry Partners Fund. Earlier this year, Xobni raised $7 million from Cisco, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures and Atomico. This brings Xobni’s, Series B round to a total of over $10 million. Along with its funding announcement, ...

GrubHub gets fed some cash

by Chris Caceres, March 25, 2009 | Comments

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Online food delivery and take out service raises $2 million in VC funding

I know a lot of us are staying at home and trying to preserve cash these days. Thus, more eating at home. Tired of pizza delivery services? Try GrubHub.GrubHub, an online service which finds takeout and delivery meals for you, recently raised $2 million in a Series B round of financing. The funding comes from Origin Ventures, Leo Capital and ...

Google invests in Pixazza

by Chris Caceres, March 25, 2009 | Comments

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Pixazza, a service which overlays ads on images, launches today and raises $5.75 million

Yet another way to try and gain revenue through the declining advertising market has launched today, and received some significant funding.Pixazza, a service which overlays advertisements on top of static images, has announced $5.75 million in Series A financing from August Capital, CMEA Capital and the all mighty Google. Based out of Mountain View, Ca., Pixazza was founded in 2008 ...

Wine 2.0 competition drawing to a close

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, March 25, 2009 | Comments

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It's just over one more week before the judges choose the winner!

If you're a wine startup seeking to get in front of some high-profile people with connections and capital, better take note of the Wine 2.0 Business Plan competition. It's coming to an end in just over a week. At midnight, April 2nd, the organizers of the event will stop accepting participants. And, you don't want to miss out on the ...

Spark Capital starts seed-stage investing

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, March 25, 2009 | Comments (1)

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Fund seeks Manhattan and Boston-based startups focused on media, tech and entertainment

Good news for startups based in Boston or Manhattan and seeking capital. Manhattan-based Spark Capital, based in Manhattan, which has invested in Twitter, Tumblr, Adap.tv, Boxee, to Veoh, to name a few, is starting to place money at the earliest stages through a new program called [email protected] Capital said it's starting this program because a lot of early-stage forms of ...

Netflix integrates Facebook Connect

by Chris Caceres, March 24, 2009 | Comments

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Users can now rate their movies on Netflix, and share with friends on Facebook

Netflix, has announced today it’s now integrating Facebook Connect into its site. This will enable users to rate movies, and have these reviews instantly show up on their Facebook walls. Users can choose whether they want to turn this feature on or off. Netflix, is catching on to a trend that is widely spreading across the Internet - connecting your ...

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