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UberMedia Acquired By Near

Los Angeles-based UberMedia--which only just recently renamed itself UM, was recently acquired by Near. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. UberMedia had been led by CEO Gladys Kong, who becomes CEO of near North America. UberMedia developed business intelligence and data analytics software. The company originally was in the business of developing social apps, and was part of Idealab, having started way back in 2010.