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MindTouch Picks Up $12M For Customer Self Service Software

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San Diego-based MindTouch , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to help companies create self-service, customer support sites, has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The funding came from PeakSpan Capital, along with SK Ventures and SAP SE.

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Google Shuts Urchin, Other Services

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Internet giant Google said Friday that it will be shutting down web analytics service Urchin , the onetime San Diego startup which had been acquired by Google in April of 2005.

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Google Follows MP3tunes With Music Locker Service

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Mountain View-based Google has followed the lead of San Diego-based MP3tunes , and debuted its own "music locker" service today at its Google I/O developer conference. The service is a direct competitor to MP3tunes, which offers its own, streaming "music locker" service. com--has been around since 2005. READ MORE>>.

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Verifi Acquired By Visa

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Visa said it will integrate Verifi's chargeback tools with its own risk management services, including its service delivered by CardinalCommerce and CyberSource. Verifi had been led by CEO Matthew Katz, and was founded in 2005. Verifi develops dispute resolution tools used to help buyers and sellers resolve disputes.

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Stickam Shuts Down

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Stickam , the live video streaming service, announced on its web site Thursday that it would be shutting down its services, effective 11:59PM PST. Stickam had been founded in 2005. Reason for the shutdown was not disclosed. Last August, the company had announced a VIP membership program, which charged users $39.99

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Frequency Inks Video News Deal With Newsy

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Los Angeles-based video streaming app and video distribution service Frequency , which is led by Blair Harrison, said today that it has inked a video news deal with millenial-focused video news service Newsy. Harrison previously founded FasTV, and headed up iFILM, which he sold to Viacom back in 2005. READ MORE>>.

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Beats' Founders Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine In Court Over Headphone Design

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Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the founders of Beats Electronics , the onetime Santa Monica headphone-and-music-service, are in the midst of a lqsuit--and likely, a jury decision--over a lawsuit which claims Dr. Dre and Iovine owes royalties to a businessman work worked with the company back in 2005 and 2006.

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