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AUGUST 12, 2013

Anwyl had been at Edmunds.com since January of 2000, and was CEO of the company starting in 2007 until a couple of years ago. edmunds automotive information publishing content anwyl executive' Edmunds.com said that Anwyl will continue in the automotive industry by consulting through Marketec Systems. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Carlsbad-based Business.com , the online business directory and information site which was most recently in the hands of JMI Equity, has been sold to New York-based content publisher Purch , the two said Wednesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Purch said the deal would help it expand into the SMB market.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Total Beauty provided online content focused on beauty, including a large database of reviews of beauty products. The company had been founded in 2007, and was venture backed by US Venture Partners and Wallington Investors. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. The two said that Totay Beauty has 3.5 million monthly users.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , an online site which features professionally produced, humorous and other video content, announced a $4.4M The firm last raised funding way back in 2007. Tags: mydamnchannel damn channel venture capital content video online professional hollywood. funding round today. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

As noted in YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund , many YouTube personalities are sensitive to the nature of the ads associated with their content. Skimlinks is an affiliate marketing tool that allows website publishers to readily monetize their online content.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

Netflix is the most innovative content creation and distribution company of the last decade, leading the way in streaming since 2007 and changing the original content game with House of Cards in 2013,” said Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell, co-founders of Impact, in a joint statement.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

BabyAndBump.com was founded in 2007 by expecting parents. Evolve Media said the site now has over 170,000 members, with over 20 million pageviews of content per month. Evolve Media said that BabyandBump.com will become part of its Momtastic , its online community for moms. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

EA bought Pandemic in 2007, in a deal worth $775M. Tags: electronic arts games content pandemic shutdown layoff. According to the note, Electronic Arts has laid off around 200 employees, and transitioned the rest to Electronic Arts' Los Angeles office.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The firm said the deal calls for MMC to continue to provide global content to the Mail.com portal, and will also work with United Internet to launch properties and distribute online content across various international markets. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2010

According to the companies, Thomson Reuters will allow users of its ScholarOne Abstracts product the ability to capture live meetings, and share their content via SciVee. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

ManiaTV is a producer of original online content, which it distributes entirely online. The firm moved here in 2007 from Denver. Tags: employment merger layoff hollywood content acquisition entertainment maniatv. The Deal said Revision3 is rumored to be a possible buyer for the firm.

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MAY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based 60Frames , an online entertainment studio developing professionally produced, online content, has reportedly shut down , according to The Hollywood Reporter. in funding in 2007, from Tudor Investment Corporation and the Pilot Group, and was apparently unable to raise a second round of financing. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content. I joined about a year ago--a bunch of us did--and looked at where Sidebar was as it was gearing up for a full consumer launch of its personalized content portal. What is Sidebar all about?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

. <JG change the link in first sentence to the infoChachkie post> As noted in YouTube Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund , many YouTube personalities are sensitive to the nature of the ads associated with their content. In 2007, Microsoft loudly proclaimed the creation of clickable video ads.

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AUGUST 3, 2012

One of the big questions in the content world has been: what's the right formula to make content creation profitable on the Internet? And, how do programs like YouTube's recent push to help fund original content channels on the site helping? What is IBN Sports? It's a combination of revenue models.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Veoh had been sued over user videos using music from the label in September of 2007. Tags: veoh universal music video sharing lawsuit legal copyright dmca content. Veoh is backed by Shelter Capital, Spark Capital, Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, Goldman Sachs, Time Warner, Intel Capital, Adobe Systems, and others. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2015

He joined the firm in 2007 after having previously worked with Upfront Ventures for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. His interests include Digital Content and Distribution, AdTech, Consumer Internet, and SaaS businesses and he has deep operating experience having started and sold his last two companies.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Business.com offered up an online directory of local businesses, combined with content and expert commentary. Business.com had been the latest success for Southern California entrepreneur Jake Weinbaum, who built the firm from a domain name into a firm with over $50M in revenues in 2007. Dex One--formerly known as R.H.

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JULY 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet publishing and content effort run by Richard Rosenblatt, reported today that the firm has seen more than one billion video streams across its network of sites and branded YouTube channels. Tags: demand media video content publishing youtube. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based content delivery network firm EdgeCast Networks , announced today that the firm is now profitable. The privately held company said it has been growing its revenues by more than 10 percent per month this year, and more than 30 percent per month since its launch in August 2007. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

com pioneer Michael Robertson, which had offered pretty much the identical functionality back in 2007. The service is suprisingly close to AnywhereCD , the now defunct San Diego startup started by MP3.com

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Borrud was formerly head of Pandemic Studios, the gaming firm acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 for $860M. As part of thea cquisition, Grue CEO John Linden becomes President of the combined company, with Trey Watkins heading up Grue's former develompent team. Seismic's co-founders are Greg Borrud and Eric Gewirtz. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. Howard Lindzon: In 2007, Fred Wilson had offered me some share in Twitter, when they were putting together their first round of venture capital investments. It's fun, I guess.

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MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? They all depend on EdgeCast to deliver content to their customers, anywhere they are, on any device. We've grown really fast.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

Webb started the project in August of 2007, featuring on-site ads and a "tip jar" for viewers to contribute toward the show. Tags: technology video podcast content morgan webb alert. According to Webb in a post on the site, the video blog is going offline after X-Play went to taping five episodes a week at the beginning of the year.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Tags: sophoi oracle merger acquisition software content hollywood intellectual property.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Steamboat was the lead on Greystripe's 2007 Series B funding; managing director Dan Beldy sits on Greystripe's board. Tags: steamboat ventures video greystripe game content advertising. Greystripe's services insert in-game ads into mobile games, and the firm also operates the GameJump.com mobile games portal site. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Steamboat was the lead on Greystripe's 2007 Series B funding; managing director Dan Beldy sits on Greystripe's board. Tags: ventures steamboat video greystripe content game advertising. Greystripe's services insert in-game ads into mobile games, and the firm also operates the GameJump.com mobile games portal site. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2012

Citing two people with "knowledge of the matter", Bloomberg said Providence had originally invested $100M in 2007, and will be paid $200M for its 10 percent share of the video streaming site. No details on the deal have been announced. Hulu's other owners are Walt Disney Co., Comcast Corp., and News Corp.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Handschiegel sold Stylediary in 2007 to StyleHive. Tags: brands stylediary patricia branding content venture handschiegel capital. According to the firm, it will help companies that want to create and sell ideas across broadcast TV, broadband, print or digital media.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

The firm operates Mail.com and a number of other Internet content sites. Mail.com operates a free web-based email service, along with content sites such as HollywoodLife and OnCars.com. Mail.com operates a free web-based email service, along with content sites such as HollywoodLife and OnCars.com. READ MORE>>

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Aliso Viejo-based Buy.com is continuing to report good sales this holiday season, saying today that it has seen its revenues grow over 40 percent for the first 15 days of December, compared with 2007. Buy.com also reported that average customer orders are up by over 20 percent due to bigger purchases.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

The Frugal Travel Guy was foundedin 2007 by Rick Ingersoll, who Internet Brands said will continue to produce the site after the acquisition. Internet Brands said the acquisition will help it bolster the lineup of travel sites its owns, including FlyerTalk, Wikitravel, and CruiseMates.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It's a search engine, crawling a publisher's website, coming up with the most relevant content so when a search is performed, we give the user all the relevant results with a nice looking feel as well. I sold that business in late 2007, right before the debt crisis, and sold it to a public company in Australia.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2016

Not since the initial popularity of Twitter in 2007 has a product so befuddled people. And virtually none of my competitors — VCs between the ages of 35–55 — quite understand (or have the desire) to put out content on this media channel. Today I’ve made all of them available on Snapstorms.com. Why would a VC do that?

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

and had previously been President and CEO of ColorLink, a firm which was acquired by RealD in 2007. Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, said today that it has named Leo Bannon as its Executive Vice President, Global Operations. Bannon was most recently at Arisawa Manufacturing Co., READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 29, 2011

Games2Win raised $5M in its Series A back in March of 2007. Rajan Mehra of Clearstone Ventures joins the board of directors of Games2Win along with the funding. Clearstone's efforts in India are run by Sumant Mandal and Rajan Mehra. READ MORE>>.

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