Lovefilm—hailed as the Netflix of Europe—announced Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by Amazon. The terms Read More
Amazon agrees to buy Lovefilm for $317M
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What you need to know – Thursday 01/20/11
Adteractive, an online advertising company, raised $5.1 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. Q&A service ChaCha closed $3 million of additional Read More
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SiXiTS launches Babies Everywhere on Facebook
Global new media production company SiXiTS, which is essentially into publishing some highly stylized Entertainment Content for distribution Read More
What do people really want in their TV-watching lifestyles? Do they want to check-in, share, or chat about Read More
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vChatter raises $350K for Facebook video chat
Could your new favorite party host be a video chat service? Here’s one business that hopes so. vChatter, Read More
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Vidyo raises $11.5 million for HD video calls
Vidyo, provider of HD, multi-party video conferencing solutions, has raised $11.5 million in new funding, according to an Read More
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What you need to know – Wednesday 1/19/11
Apple announced its record-breaking financial results for the first quarter of 2011 on Tuesday, with revenue of $26.74 billion and Read More
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SnagFilms raises $10 million for free films
SnagFilms, an advertising-supported website that lets users watch documentaries for free, announced Tuesday that it has raised $10 Read More
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Meet iSupr8: an Instagram for 8mm film
I have to admit: Instagram never appealed to me. The concept of deliberately reducing the quality of a Read More
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What you need to know – Wednesday 01/12/11
NetApp, a storage and data management solution company, will acquire Akorri Networks, the makers of data center management Read More
DimDim has recently been acquired by SalesForce and with the news that all subscriptions to the web conferencing Read More
Klout, influence-measuring startup, raised $8.5 million. The round was led by the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer sFund. Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 01/07/11
Early-stage Assistly, a provider of socially-networked customer service, has raised a $3 million second round of funding from Read More
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MUBI, a site for film snobs, raises $2.4M
Online cinema site MUBI has raised a $2.4 million round led by Eduardo Costantini with participation from existing Read More
So if anyone else was vegging out to the People’s Choice Awards last night with a bottle of Read More