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ContentNext Up For Sale

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Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. ContentNext founder Rafat Ali left the firm in May of 2010. Names of potential buyers were not discussed. million pageviews. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds.com Battling Escrow Scammers

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Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com is again warning people about a continuing scam where criminals are using official sounding--but fake--escrow services to swindle people out of money. Escrow services are online services which hold money until a transaction successfully occurs, and are heavily used for online automotive purchases.

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Gorilla Nation, ProFlowers, eHarmony See February Traffic Surge

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According to comScore's February 2010 numbers, GN Kids, Gorilla Nation's kids-focused online ad network, was number six in terms of percentage change in unique visitors -- up 241 percent between January and February. comScore runs monthly numbers tracking Internet traffic across the largest web sites.

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CODA Automotive Begins Taking Deposits On Cars

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Santa Monica-based CODA Automotive is now taking deposits on the firm's upcoming, electric car, the CODA Sedan, the firm said today. According to CODA, it will allow consumers to reserve a CODA, via a fully refundable, $499 deposit at the firm's web site.

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Rubicon Project Raises $18M, Buys Fox Audience Network

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Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has raised $18M in additional funding, and acquired the Fox Audience Network (FAN) from New Corporation. As part of the announcement, Rubicon said it will have over $100M in revenues in 2010. The new funding brings Rubicon's total funding to $60M. READ MORE>>.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA. first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

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Fireside Chat with Cameron Olthuis | VP of Search and Social Strategies at CBS Interactive

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Where: The ROC (Real Office Centers) 604 Arizona Ave Santa Monica, CA 90401. He is also a former Founding Partner of Performa Media, a performance-based lead generation company with a successful exit in 2010. Cameron will share his experience on Search and Social Strategies for Start ups. The Deets: When: April 24, 2013 7pm.

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