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Found in context: { ... Second Life Acquires Winward Mark for More Realistic Game Play Linden Lab, parent company of Second Life, announced today its acquisition of graphics technology from Windward Mark Interactive, for an undisclosed amount. From the deal, Linden Lab will acquire WindLight, an atmospheric-rendering technology, Nimble, a 3D cloud simulator, and associated intellectual property and interests. ... }

Added: May 22, 2007, 10:45 pm - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/May/WinwardMark.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... , web 2.0, Financial, DealsTheStreet.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSCM - News), a leading provider of financial commentary, analysis, research, news and financial ratings, today announced the acquisition of the remaining 50.1% stake in Stockpickr.com that it did not own already.Stockpickr.com boasts a unique Web 2.0 offering in a forum where people who want to learn how the rich get richer meet to compare and exchange investment strategies and techniques.With insight into over 800 professional portfolios (including the portfolios of Warren Buffett and George Soros) and thousands of individual investor portfolios, visitors to the site can learn how to invest following professionals’ strategies. Visitors to the site are also able to model their own investment practices after trends they observe professionals following, while mimicking professionals’ successful investment choices.“Whether looking for short-term trading ideas or longer-term investments geared... }

Added: April 27, 2007, 4:13 am - Found in page: http://blog.express-press-release.com/2007/04/26/stockpickrcom-acquired-by-thestreetcom/ - Main site: blog.express-press-release.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Web 2.0 News CEO Of Rivals Committed Securities Fraud; May Kill Yahoo acquisitionRumors about a possible $100 million acquisition by Yahoo of sports content site Rivals surfaced today. But two previous deals to acquire the company died once it was discovered that the CEO, Shannon Terry, was found to have been involved in a classic 'pump and dump' scheme, and violated the anti-touting and antifraud provisions of U.S. securities laws in 1998. Source: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/12/ceo-of-rivals-committed-securities-fraud-may-kill-yahoo-acquisition/ ... }

Added: April 13, 2007, 11:58 pm - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/April/Rivals.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Interesting Internet Acquisitions Since 1997 In the light of the current Web 2.0 acquisition wave, it might be interesting to look back in the time and what has been acquired on the web since 1997:Acquisition / Bought by / Price / DateHotmail Microsoft $400mil December 1997Internet Movie Database Amazon.com 1998Viaweb Yahoo! $49mil June 8, 1998Netscape Communications AOL $4.2bn 24 November 1998GeoCities Yahoo! $3.57bn January 28, 1999Broadcast.com Yahoo! $5.7bl April 1, 1999Thawte VeriSign $575mil December 1999Network Solutions VeriSign $15bn 2000eGroups Yahoo! $432mil June 28, 2000HotJobs Yahoo! December 27, 2001PayPal eBay October 2002Inktomi Yahoo! December 2002Pyra Labs Google 2003Overture Services, Inc. Yahoo! $1.7bl July 2003Keyhole Inc. Google 2004Kelkoo Yahoo! March 25, 2004Picasa Google July 2004Oddpost.com Yahoo! July 9, 2004Upcoming.org Yahoo! October 5, 2005Skype eBay $2.6bn October 14, 2005Ask.com IAC/InterActiveCorp $1.85b... }

Added: November 5, 2006, 6:22 am - Found in page: http://nextnetnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/interesting-internet-acquisitions.html - Main site: nextnetnews.blogspot.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Benchmark Capital put $8 million to work with Swedish game site Power Challenge , the company will announce today. Power Challenge is a rich Internet application - a game that runs in java and plays very much like a video game . Users build and customize their teams and play against others for points and status. The quality of game play is high and is designed to push the boundaries between traditional PC gaming and online gaming .Amazon Acquires dpreview.comAmazon have announced the acquisition of the digital camera information and review site dpreview.com . UK based dpreview.com was founded in 1998 by Phil Askey as a site that publishes ‘unbiased reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras , and offers a host of features and forums designed to make it easy for consumers to find the camera that’s right for them’.... }

Added: May 16, 2007, 2:17 am - Found in page: http://blog.express-press-release.com/2007/05/15/deal-roundup-for-may-15-kyte-feedcrier-corkd-powerchallenge-dpreview/ - Main site: blog.express-press-release.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... MySpace To Acquire Flektor MySpace will acquire Flektor , a just-launched service that allows users to create widgets from photos, video and text, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal. This comes right after the news of MySpace’s pending acquisition of Photobucket last week for $250-$300 million. This will be a much smaller deal, in the $10-$20 million range, possibly with an earnout. Stockalicious raises $50k in funding 5 months old Singapore based startup Stockalicious is claiming that it has raised $50K in funding from angel investors . The startup enables users to keep track stocks, create portfolio, compare their portfolio performance against the market, and provides a embed code for portfolio to bring it up blogs and websites. Stockalicious currently supports Nasdaq , NYSE , AMEX and OTCBB .... }

Added: May 17, 2007, 4:34 am - Found in page: http://blog.express-press-release.com/2007/05/16/deal-roundup-for-may-16-flektor-stockalicious/ - Main site: blog.express-press-release.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Stung by the loss of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick to Google last month, Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo!, asking the company to re-enter formal negotiations, The Post has learned. While Microsoft and Yahoo! have held informal deal talks over the years, sources say the latest approach signals an urgency on Microsoft’s part that has up until now been lacking.Ahead of the Bell: Microsoft, YahooSoftware maker Microsoft Corp. asked search engine operator Yahoo Inc. to re-enter formal negotiations for an acquisition that could be worth $50 billion, the New York Post reported on Friday.... }

Added: May 5, 2007, 6:41 am - Found in page: http://blog.express-press-release.com/2007/05/04/huge-microsoft-could-acquire-yahoo-for-50-billion/ - Main site: blog.express-press-release.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Blockbuster Desperate To Do Something, Buys A Loser Blockbuster announced the acquisition of movie download site Movielink this evening. The price is not being disclosed (meaning it isn't 'material' to Blockbuster's shareholders), although the Wall Street Journal says it was less than $20 million. ... }

Added: August 10, 2007, 4:36 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/August/Movielink.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... HP Acquires Opsware For $1.6 billion HP has acquired IT Automation company Opsware for $1.6 billion. Whilst any acquisition of this size is interesting in itself, the back story to Opsware is even more so; Opsware was originally LoudCloud, a Web 1.0 company that took $350 million in funding during the Web 1.0 boom. ... }

Added: July 25, 2007, 2:30 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/July/Opsware.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Sun Microsystems to buy SavaJe assets SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Server and software maker Sun Microsystems, Inc. said Thursday it will buy the intellectual property assets of privately-held SavaJe Technologies, which makes an operating platform for wireless networks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sun Microsystems said it expects the acquisition to close during the fourth quarter of its 2007 fiscal year, which began on April 2. Sun Microsystems shares closed unchanged at $5.90 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. ... }

Added: April 14, 2007, 7:32 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/April/SavaJe.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... MySpace To Acquire FlektorMySpace will acquire Flektor , a just-launched service that allows users to create widgets from photos, video and text, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal. This comes right after the news of MySpaces pending acquisition of Photobucket last week for $250-$300 million. This will be a much smaller deal, in the $10-$20 million range, possibly with an earnout.Stockalicious raises $50k in funding5 months old Singapore based startup Stockalicious is claiming that it has raised $50K in funding from angel investors . The startup enables users to keep track stocks, create portfolio, compare their portfolio performance against the market, and provides a embed code for portfolio to bring it up blogs and websites. Stockalicious currently supports Nasdaq , NYSE , AMEX and OTCBB .... }

Added: May 17, 2007, 4:56 am - Found in page: http://nextnetnews.blogspot.com/2007/05/deals-within-web-20-sector-for-may-16.html - Main site: nextnetnews.blogspot.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... PayPerPost Acquires Zookoda Controversial startup PayPerPost will announce the acquisition of Zookoda , an Australian blog-to-email service, tomorrow. We wrote about Zookoda last year, and the company put the product up for sale last September. There were reportedly a number of offers for the service when it was originally put up for sale, but the asking price of US$500,000 was too rich to close a deal. Now, nearly seven months later, PayPerPost has stepped in to acquire the company. PayPerPost is not disclosing what they paid for Zookoda, although CEO Ted Murphy did tell me it was a cash deal. ... }

Added: April 24, 2007, 10:41 pm - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/April/Zookoda.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Garage Technology Ventures partnering as well.Google Acquires Image America for Aerial Imaging TechGoogles acquisition spree continued today with the announcement that theyve purchased Image America , a company that builds high resolution cameras for the collection of aerial imagery . The Clayton, MO-based company provided high resolution black and white imagery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and supplied imagery to Google Maps and Google Earth.hi5 Takes $20 Million FundingSan Francisco-based social network hi5 has taken $20 million in funding in a round led by Mohr Davidow Ventures. The site reports 30 million members and 200 million pageviews/day, making it one of the largest players. So why the lack of hype?FaceBooks First acquisition: ParakeyTheir first acquisition : Facebook has bought Parakey , the yet-to-launch web operating system created by Firefox co-founders Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt. The price isnt being disclosed, but Facebook should be issuing a press release this afternoon.Loopt Calls Down $2.25M of a $12M Series B Round of FundingLoopt , the service that lets you geo-locate friends with mobile phones, has called down $2.25 million of a $12 million Series B round of financing . This means that while Loopt has raised $12 million, its requested access to $2.25 of this larger amount, possibly to increase its working capital costs.Labels: 3Jam, ActionEngine, AdECN, Alibaba, Boo-box, BuddyTV, Business.com, Care.com, CircleBuilder, CoolIris, Going.com, Grockit, Grub, IPO, NowPublic, Respectance, Twitter, Zazzle ... }

Added: August 10, 2007, 11:59 pm - Found in page: http://nextnetnews.blogspot.com/2007/08/hot-end-of-july-on-web-20-scene.html - Main site: nextnetnews.blogspot.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... will be able to offer people an easy way to share multimedia content through their desktop and mobile devices.HP Acquires Opsware For $1.6 billionHP has acquired IT Automation company Opsware for $1.6 billion. Whilst any acquisition of this size is interesting in itself, the back story to Opsware is even more so; Opsware was originally LoudCloud, a Web 1.0 company that took $350 million in funding during the Web 1.0 boom.Cfares Raises $4.5M & Offers New Comparison ToolsCfares , the airfare search tool, has announced a round $4.5 million of venture capital and has appointed a few new members to its team. The round was led by Claremont Creek Ventures, with previous investor Garage Technology Ventures partnering as well.Google Acquires Image America for Aerial Imaging TechGoogles acquisition spree continued today with the announcement that theyve purchased Image America , a company that builds high resolution cameras for the collection of aerial imagery . The Clayton, MO-based company provided high resolution black and white imagery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and supplied imagery to Google Maps and Google Earth.hi5 Takes $20 Million FundingSan Francisco-based social network hi5 has taken $20 million in funding in a round led by Mohr Davidow Ventures. The site reports 30 million members and 200 million pageviews/day, making it one of the largest players. So why the lack of hype?FaceBooks First acquisition: ParakeyTheir first acquisition : Facebook has bought Parakey , the yet-to-launch web operating system created by Firefox... }

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Found in context: { ... from May 15 Next Net News Next Net News, Trends, web 2.0, web 3.0 and beyond Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Deals within the Web 2.0 sector from May 15 Kyte Gets More Funding from Swiss Telecom ProviderKyte , the online video-sharing and broadcasting website, has just announced new investors, telecommunications provider Swisscom and Holtzbrinck Ventures, which have invested in Kyte for an undisclosed amount. Swisscom and Holtzbrink Ventures is the venture capital arm of one of Germanys most influential media companies.IMified Acquires Real-Time Feed Alerts Leader Feedcrier.comWere very happy to finally announce the acquisition of Feedcrier.com , the leading provider of IM based feed alerts . This one has been in the making for some time now, and we officially welcome Adam Kalsey and the Feedcrier community to IMified.Corkd Acquired by Wine Library VloggerCorkd , the social networking site for wine lovers, is being acquired by a team led by Gary Vaynerchuck of Wine Library , and includes Erik Kastner of Rails, for an undisclosed amount. Corkd has a reported 20,000 members, and provides a space for you to rate and review wines youve tasted. You can make a wine wish list of sorts, and track those youd like to try as well as purchase.Swedish Game Site Power Challenge Raises $8 Million From Benchmark CapitalBenchmark Capital put $8 million to work with Swedish game site Power Challenge ,... }

Added: May 16, 2007, 7:32 am - Found in page: http://nextnetnews.blogspot.com/2007/05/deals-within-web-20-sector-from-may-15.html - Main site: nextnetnews.blogspot.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Amazon Acquires dpreview.com Amazon have announced the acquisition of the digital camera information and review site dpreview.com. UK based dpreview.com was founded in 1998 by Phil Askey as a site that publishes 'unbiased reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras, and offers a host of features and forums designed to make it easy for consumers to find the camera that's right for them'. ... }

Added: May 15, 2007, 7:19 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/May/dpreview.com.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Nokia and Twango today announced that Nokia has acquired substantially all assets of Twango ( www.twango.com ). Twango provides a comprehensive media sharing solution for organizing and sharing photos, videos and other personal media. By acquiring Twango, Nokia will be able to offer people an easy way to share multimedia content through their desktop and mobile devices.HP Acquires Opsware For $1.6 billionHP has acquired IT Automation company Opsware for $1.6 billion. Whilst any acquisition of this size is interesting in itself, the back story to Opsware is even more so; Opsware was originally LoudCloud, a Web 1.0 company that took $350 million in funding during the Web 1.0 boom.... }

Added: August 3, 2007, 10:57 pm - Found in page: http://blog.express-press-release.com/2007/08/01/the-end-of-july-appears-super-busy-loopt-parakey-hi5-cfares-opsware-twango-ugo-twitter-adecn-grub-3jam-buddytv-nowpublic-and-more/ - Main site: blog.express-press-release.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... San Francisco-based Keibi Technologies has raised around $6 million in Series B funding from Catamount Ventures and Hunt Ventures.It’s Official: Google Buys Feedburner Last week’s rumored acquisition of Feedburner by Google has been confirmed . Feedburner CEO Dick Costolo announced the acquisition with his usual flare and humor proclaiming, ‘FeedBurner has been acquired by Google. The local weather forecast calls for general euphoria with intermittent periods of off-the-rails delight.’... }

Added: June 3, 2007, 3:28 am - Found in page: http://blog.express-press-release.com/2007/06/02/deal-roundup-for-june-2-slacker-keibi-feedburner-biyani-respectance/ - Main site: blog.express-press-release.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... and will announce the deal tomorrow. It sounds like Forbes got a tip as well, and a better one: theyre saying the price should be around $100 million . UGO is a popular new media site that was founded in 1997 and, according to Forbes, is generating around $30 million/year in revenue.Nokia acquires TwangoNokia and Twango today announced that Nokia has acquired substantially all assets of Twango ( http://www.twango.com/). Twango provides a comprehensive media sharing solution for organizing and sharing photos, videos and other personal media. By acquiring Twango, Nokia will be able to offer people an easy way to share multimedia content through their desktop and mobile devices.HP Acquires Opsware For $1.6 billionHP has acquired IT Automation company Opsware for $1.6 billion. Whilst any acquisition of this size is interesting in itself, the back story to Opsware is even more so; Opsware was originally LoudCloud, a Web 1.0 company that took $350 million in funding during the Web 1.0 boom.Cfares Raises $4.5M & Offers New Comparison ToolsCfares , the airfare search tool, has announced a round $4.5 million of venture capital and has appointed a few new members to its team. The round was led by Claremont Creek Ventures, with previous investor Garage Technology Ventures partnering as well.Google Acquires Image America for Aerial Imaging TechGoogles acquisition spree continued today with the announcement that theyve purchased Image America , a company that builds high resolution cameras for the collection of aerial imagery . The Clayton, MO-based company... }

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Found in context: { ... GuildCafe has raised an undisclosed amount of venture capital funding from IDG Ventures Boston. The service that enables groups to build websites for gamers to find friends and new game content launched late last year, and has done well to create a hub for people that are heavily involved with MMORPGs like World of Warecraft, Guild Wars and Lord of the Rings Online. Users can connect with each other through their gaming avatars and form groups (guilds) that can move between virtual worlds together.AOL Gets Its Ad NetworkWe hear that AOL will announce the acquisition of New York-based Tacoda this morning, a behavior targeting advertising company that was founded in 2001. The deal size, which we haven’t had confirmed, is likely far smaller than Microsoft’s $6 billion for aQuantive , Yahoo’s $680 million for RightMedia , or Google’s $3.1 billion for DoubleClick . The price might be low enough that it isn’t being disclosed at all.... }

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Found in context: { ... Technology, Inc. See our initial review of ThisNext here . This round of funding will go directly towards an extension prior to the companys Series B funding in the fall, giving ThisNext a better position to boost valuation in preparation of raising additional funds.MeetMoi Gets $1.5M in FundingMeetMoi , the mobile dating site , has raised $1.5 million in funding in its first round of financing .The funding was provided by Acadia Woods Partners. MeetMoi is a service that operates in a similar manner to Dodgeball or Rabble , where you can find someone in your local proximity to meet up with you right now. But with MeetMoi, you can find a date, not just an existing friend.Amazon May Be Looking To Acquire NetflixNetflix stock jumped up 5.66% today on rumors that the company may be in acquisition talks with by Amazon. The funny thing about public company rumors: when they affect stock prices, it becomes AP-reported news FameCast Raises $4.5M in FundingFameCast , the online talent show , has raised $4.5 million in funding from Austin Ventures. FameCast hands out $10,000 in cash prizes to the winner of each of its twelve stage contests, spanning art genres such as spoken word, animation, and stand-up comedy, along with the expected music categories for Pop, Country , R&B, etc. Contestants submit videos of their work to their respected stage. Users vote for who they like best, and the contests last for an entire season. FameCasts recent funding will go towards expanding its marketing efforts in the U.S. and around the world.PeakStream Trail Leads... }

Added: June 16, 2007, 2:51 am - Found in page: http://nextnetnews.blogspot.com/search/label/Netflix - Main site: nextnetnews.blogspot.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Added: May 17, 2007, 3:33 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/May/Flektor.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... for an undisclosed amount. Corkd has a reported 20,000 members, and provides a space for you to rate and review wines youve tasted. You can make a wine wish list of sorts, and track those youd like to try as well as purchase.Swedish Game Site Power Challenge Raises $8 Million From Benchmark CapitalBenchmark Capital put $8 million to work with Swedish game site Power Challenge , the company will announce today. Power Challenge is a rich Internet application - a game that runs in java and plays very much like a video game . Users build and customize their teams and play against others for points and status. The quality of game play is high and is designed to push the boundaries between traditional PC gaming and online gaming.Amazon Acquires dpreview.comAmazon have announced the acquisition of the digital camera information and review site dpreview.com . UK based dpreview.com was founded in 1998 by Phil Askey as a site that publishes unbiased reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras , and offers a host of features and forums designed to make it easy for consumers to find the camera thats right for them.Labels: Corkd, dpreview.com, Feedcrier.com, Kyte, PowerChallenge posted by NextNetBlogger at 12:15 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment Links to this post: See links to this post ... }

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Found in context: { ... Web 2.0 News Commentful Acquired by BlogfluxRemember Commentful, the service that tracks your comments across multiple sites? They've been acquired by the blog tools provider Blogflux, the company told us today. The app has been rewritten and much improved, they say. The new version is at commentful.blogflux.com. The acquisition took place quietly in January. Source: http://mashable.com/2007/04/13/blogflux/ ... }

Added: April 14, 2007, 12:09 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/April/Commentful.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Discovery Acquires TreeHugger.com For $10million Discovery Communications has announced the acquisition of TreeHugger.com for what is believed to be $10 million. TreeHugger.com started as an environmentally focused blog in 2004 and grew to include forums, green guides and other related features. The site sits in the Top 20 blogs worldwide according to Technorati and is said to have 1.4 million unique visitors a month. Alexa ranks the site at 5,395. ... }

Added: August 3, 2007, 11:44 pm - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/August/TreeHugger.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... AOL Gets Its Ad Network We hear that AOL will announce the acquisition of New York-based Tacoda this morning, a behavior targeting advertising company that was founded in 2001. The deal size, which we haven't had confirmed, is likely far smaller than Microsoft's $6 billion for aQuantive , Yahoo's $680 million for RightMedia , or Google's $3.1 billion for DoubleClick . The price might be low enough that it isn't being disclosed at all. ... }

Added: July 25, 2007, 3:49 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/July/Tacoda.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Rumour: Google to buy Feedburner I have just heard from a VERY trusted source that Google is buying Feedburner in order to get into the rapidly evolving RSS Ad market. The delay in announcing the acquisition deal, I am told is solely due to the delay in closing out the DoubleClick deal. If true this deal makes a lot of sense for both parties. Today many of us predominately read blogs via our RSS readers and thus never actually visit the original blog source and/or see the sites supporting adverts. ... }

Added: May 19, 2007, 5:28 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/news/2007/May/Feedburner.php - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... A couple of weeks ago we realized the shopping patter of Live Universe is to buy failed, but over funded, start ups on the cheap and the deal we read about a few days ago makes no exception. Just over a few week ago the founders of and five engineers from VoIP services provider Jangl left for Jajah after the company failed to find a proper buyer. Following their departure, it was unclear what would happen to Jangls assets and remaining staff. Wonder no longer " Live Universe is here to help. As you may guess they bought the failed company, perhaps on the cheap too. We tried to find out what the acquisition price is, but since we found nothing neither reliable enough nor even rumors around the blogosphere about the exact price, we do assume the price tag is not much different from what the other failed start-up enjoyed in their deals with Live Universe. Call it $1M and you might be closer to the truth than you may expect.... }

Added: May 21, 2008, 12:08 pm - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/money/2008/05/21/live-universe-acquires-yet-another-deadpooled-start-up-on-the-cheap/ - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... In February 2007, I received a letter from your Chairman indicating the view of the Yahoo! Board that now is not the right time from the perspective of our shareholders to enter into discussions regarding an acquisition transaction. According to that letter, the principal reason for this view was the Yahoo! Boards confidence in the potential upside if management successfully executed on a reformulated strategy based on certain operational initiatives, such as Project Panama, and a significant organizational realignment. A year has gone by, and the competitive situation has not improved.... }

Added: February 2, 2008, 9:58 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/money/2008/02/01/yes-we-were-right-yahoo-was-seriously-undervalued-microsoft-offers-446b-for-the-company-a-62-premium-over-their-value-from-yesterday/ - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... CourseAdvisor.com Web 2.0 Money: The Money & Business Behind the Web 2.0 Innovations HomeAbout Web 2.0 MoneyInnovationsPost The Washington Post Company acquired CourseAdvisor.comPublished in January 31st, 2008 Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in ABS Capital Partners, acquisitions, Business, Education, Funding, Internet, Investments, Media, Money, Public Companies, Search Engines, Society, Software, TechnologyThe Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) has acquired the education site CourseAdvisor.com, which is an online lead generator serving the education industry. However, the financial details and terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.The Wakefield, MA.-based company matches up students with suitable degree or certificate-granting programs across 800 institutions. CourseAdvisor founder and CEO Greg Titus was formerly the head of online education firm Acadient. The Washington Post Company is also the owner of education services firm Kaplan, which is an educational prep service and hence the synergy to justify the acquisition. Kaplan is already among those institutions listed as a potential for match using CourseAdvisors search wizard.The company is known to have raised $12 million investment, which was the companys first institutional round of financing. The investment was led by ABS Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on investing in established and profitable... }

Added: February 1, 2008, 6:02 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/money/2008/01/31/the-washington-post-company-acquired-courseadvisorcom/ - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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Found in context: { ... Reporters went public today on the venture capital market released from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. Total venture funding for the year were up 10.8 percent to $29.4 billion, and up 11.5 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007 to $7 billion. That makes it the fourth straight quarter where VC deals were above the $7 billion mark, and the highest yearly total since 2001.2007 was a year of steady gains for VC investing, the highest since the $40.6 billion invested in 2001 (and still well-below the $105 billion in 2000).What about the new entrants from the web 2.0 age?Facebook the most buzzed web 2.0 company seems to be rethinking the perfect time for their IPO and rumors are they are going to postpone it to at least 2009 or even 2010 if markets recover. Digg, yet another popular web site from the web 2.0 age, is trying to shop itself for months now at the $300M range but we hear no any news for potential acquisition of the social news site.... }

Added: January 23, 2008, 9:54 am - Found in page: http://web2innovations.com/money/2008/01/22/wall-street-plunged-but-does-it-affect-the-web-20/ - Main site: web2innovations.com - Similar pages: social media acquisition, mergers and acquisitions company, mergers and acquisitions

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