Most of us realize that the Web runs on advertising. There are ads on this page, there are Read More
DoubleVerify secures $33 million for ad compliance
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Deals + social marketing: Closely secures $3.6M
Social marketing company Closely has raised $3.6 million in equity, according to an SEC form filed earlier this Read More
Video ad engagement company Innovid on Tuesday announced a $9.5 million round of funding led by Sequoia Capital, Read More
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What you need to know – 08/25/11
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has officially resigned, citing his inability to continue fulfilling his obligations as CEO. The Read More
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Jive Software plans to raise $100 million in IPO
Jive Software, a provider of social business software, on Wednesday filed an S-1 form signalling that it intends Read More
Who controls the Internet? Don’t be surprised if we say it’s the major search engine (SE) companies. While Read More
The methods employed to increase your search engine rankings may seem like rocket science to you, so you Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 08/19/11
Seed-stage drchrono closed an additional $650,000 in seed funding from prominent startup investor Yuri Milner, founder of DST Read More
Xiu.com, the biggest high-end fashion retailer in China, announced Thursday that it has raised $100 million in Series Read More
Birchbox, a startup that delivers beauty samples to paying subscribers, announced Thursday that it has closed $10.5 million Read More
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“If You Have an Idea, Get Started”
Wildfire Interactive is an icon of a successful startup. Since founding in 2009, the company with its software Read More
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What you need to know – 08/17/11
See the next batch of companies to emerge from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups. Cloud-based file sharing service Box.net Read More
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Social ad spend rising faster than video in 2011
Though it’s well-established that 2009 and 2010 were monumental years for the social media boom, this year seems Read More
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The challenge of targeting late adopters
We’ve met with several startups recently that are targeting market segments in which there is a lot of Read More
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Buddy Media raises $54 million to keep maturing
Facebook marketing business Buddy Media announced Monday that it has secured $54 million in Series D funding from Read More