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Why MySpace Co-Presidents Aren't Worried About Growth
Paid Content &bull Yesterday
MySpace (NYSE: NWS) pulled up the curtain a little this week, letting in some light on a makeover still very much in progress and marking a debut of sorts for Co-Presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn as a team. By walking reporters through their road map, the two hope to move the story from "oh… Full Story »
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Otoy says supercomputer will enable revolutionary games-on-demand service
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
If you're wondering which games-on-demand company is the real one, today's news isn't going to help you out. While Steve Perlman's OnLive has revealed concrete plans to launch its service today, another rival, Otoy, is revealing today that its video compression technology will be the foundation of a new kind of supercomputer that will enable the digital distribution of video games. Jules Urbach, chief executive of Otoy (right), is making the announcement today at GamesBeat@GDC, our executive game conference in San Francisco. His company clearly has a ways to go, but he is making up for that by partnering with… Full Story »
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Tubbs Venture Series Women's Snowshoes
sponsored listing • Shopping.comTubbs Women's Venture: Lightweight and easy to use, the Women's Venture Series is the perfect snowshoe for winter fun and exploration.Sizes: Model Size Pair Weight User Weight With Gear Style number Tubbs Venture 21w 8"x21" 3.7 Lbs. 80-150 Lbs. x06007121 Tubbs Venture 25w 8"x25" 3.9 Lbs. 120-200 Lbs...Full Story »
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OnLive sets launch date for June, names subscription price and supporting game publishers
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
After eight years of preparation, games-0n-demand startup OnLive is announcing today its plans to launch its subscription service for online games using its novel cloud-based gaming technology. Speaking at the GamesBeat@GDC conference today, OnLive chief executive Steve Perlman said gamers will be able to subscribe to the PC or Mac games-on-demand service for $14.95 a month, and get access to a wide variety of current titles from major publishers. It is partnering in this launch with publishers including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, 2K Games, THQ and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The games will also include new releases like Mass Effect 2,… Full Story »
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Taking games global: Cultural differences can make or break you
Venture Beat &bull 1 Hour Ago
You might assume that a successful game in one country could go on to be successful in others around the world. But culture plays a major role in how well a game is or isn't received - a role that manifests itself in radically different ways, ranging from payment platforms to graphic designs. A panel of international game developers and analysts addressed this… Full Story »
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EA Sports Active 2.0 to get heartbeat sensors and online sharing (video)
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
Electronic Arts showed off its sports game line-up this evening at the Game Developers Conference, and one of the key features it highlighted was a heartbeat sensor. EA Sports Active 2.0 will debut this fall with a new kind of… Full Story »
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Ritchie Venture Sr 2 Compass
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Storage SaaS vendor RainStor lands $7.5. million in new funding
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
RainStor, a SaaS provider of software for storing structured data in an enterprise or in the cloud, today said it raised $7.5 million in second round funding. The company's latest product, RainStor 3.5, was introduced in December 2009 and coincided… Full Story »
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Innovative Brands Selling Pert Plus and Sure
Private Equity Hub &bull Yesterday
Innovative Brands, has portfolio company of Najafi Cos., has agreed to sell its Pert Plus haircare and Sure deodorant brands to Helen of Troy Ltd. (Nasdaq: HELE). No financial terms were disclosed. Full Story »
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RockYou's Deal of the Day is new way to monetize social games with ads
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
As Facebook has moved away from letting app developers spam users in their apps, RockYou has had to adjust its business away from purely viral apps such as hugs or gifts. And one of its great new schemes to keep Facebook users engaged in its apps is the Deal of the Day. This promotion is a special offer embedded inside a social game that lets users engage with a brand advertisement… Full Story »
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Eyeblaster Files For $115 Million IPO-Again
Paid Content &bull Yesterday
Eyeblaster, which filed for an IPO in October 2008 only to withdraw it three months later citing "market conditions," is trying to go public again. The online ad campaign management firm notified the SEC today it hopes to raise $115… Full Story »
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Tubbs Venture Series Men's Snowshoes
sponsored listing • Shopping.comTubbs Men's Venture: Lightweight and easy to use, the Men's Venture Series is the perfect snowshoe for winter fun and exploration.Sizes:Model Size Pair Weight User Weight With Gear Style Number Venture 25 8"x25" 4.1 lbs. 120-200 lbs. x06008125 Venture 30 9"x30" 5.2 lbs. 170-250 lbs. x06008130 Venture...Full Story »
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Brizzly Parent Thing Labs Makes Two Acquisitions
Paid Content &bull 5 Hours Ago
Terms of the acquisitions were not released. Thing Labs was started by Jason Shellen, a former manager of new business development at Google (NSDQ: GOOG), and Chris Wetherell, who-while at Google-started Google Reader. The startup has raised funding from Mike… Full Story »
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DEMO disrupts on March 21-23 (and latest speakers Buchheit, Chan, Davis, Sternberg, Brown)
Venture Beat &bull 5 Hours Ago
Here's why I'm excited about the upcoming DEMO conference: Some 62 new companies or products will launch on stage March 21-23, and they look better and more disruptive than in previous years. As executive producer of the event, I've been talking closely with Nathan Gold, who is the speaking coach for demonstrators at DEMO. He… Full Story »
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News Corp. Mulling Sale Of Struggling Mobile Content Properties
Paid Content &bull 3 Hours Ago
News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) may shed the ailing Fox Mobile Group, including the Jamba and Jamster brands, to focus on digital properties, like MySpace, reports The Financial Times. A sale would not be a big surprise. After News Corp. acquired… Full Story »
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- NYSE
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Requests May Signal That FTC Will Block Google's AdMob Purchase
Paid Content &bull 3 Hours Ago
Google's proposed (and now delayed) acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob appears to be drawing even more regulatory scrutiny from the FTC. Bloomberg cites sources who say that regulators now want "sworn declarations" from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) competitors about the… Full Story »
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- Closing
- Merger
- Acquisition
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BeanJar brings real-world rewards for video game winners
Venture Beat &bull 1 Hour Ago
BeanJar is a new game awards company that launched in the last week, and competing today as a finalist in the startup competition at our GamesBeat@GDC conference in San Francisco. The company's goal is to create a rewards system for… Full Story »
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Venture Action Gear 370-L - Heated Unisex Nylon Vest - Large
sponsored listing • Shopping.comthis unisex heated nylon vest makes the perfect liner to wear under any shell jacket or wear it by itself. utilizing our popular beta power system wit......Full Story »
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Turiya Media targets game publishers with behavioral data mining
Venture Beat &bull 1 Hour Ago
Looking to stake a claim in the online gaming market, Turiya Media today announced the launch of its Leafnode product, which helps game publishers better retain and monetize their customers through mining and analyzing behavioral data. The company is also… Full Story »
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Atmosphir to allow gamers to create their own 3D platform games
Venture Beat &bull 1 Hour Ago
Atmosphir is for you. Developed by Minor Studios, Atmosphir is a game platform that allows PC and Mac users to create their own 3D adventure games, share them online, and play games created by others. It's like a more refined… Full Story »
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Mobile game makers: Windows vs. OS X is over, Android vs. iPhone has just begun
Venture Beat &bull 42 Minutes Ago
One thing was crystal clear during today's mobile games panel at GamesBeat@GDC: Mobile is the next frontier of rabid competition in the game industry. The big battle between PCs and Macs is fading into the background, replaced by a new… Full Story »
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What's next for Google's Apps Marketplace - contextual gadgets and more
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
A few hours before Google officially announced its Apps Marketplace, I had a chance to interview someone at Google and a partner company about the announcement. They offered a more details about the news, and also hinted at where the marketplace… Full Story »
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Bandwidth.com's free phone system helps your business sound professional
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
Internet phone company Bandwidth.com just announced a service that could be a boon to new companies that don't have an office, much less a phone system - Phonebooth Free. It's normal for a startup nowadays to use personal cell phones… Full Story »
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News Corp's Miller: Paywalls And Free Model Can Co-Exist
Paid Content &bull Yesterday
By Jane Martinson: Jonathan Miller, head of digital media at News Corporation (NYSE: NWS), said today that "dual revenue streams" are likely to co-exist as media organisations try ways of making money online. Miller's boss Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief… Full Story »



































