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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

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Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. ” However, the platform shuttered in 2015, just five years after its launch. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model.

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Hulu Acquires Vhoto

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Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has acquired Vhoto , a developer of computer vision and machine learning software, according to reports. The deal apparently occurred sometime in late 2015. The deal apparently occurred sometime in late 2015. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Cloudflare, Backed By Qualcomm Ventures, Eyes IPO

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San Francisco-based Cloudflare , which provides a service which helps web site and web application developers manage caching and access to their websites, protecting against cyberattacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS)--and which is backed by Qualcomm--is heading towards an IPO.

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Zealot Networks Buys ViralNova

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Los Angeles-based Zealot Networks , the startup led by Danny Zappin which connects creators and influencers with brands, has acquired viral content site ViralNova. The two companies said that ViralNova is on track to have $35M in revenues in 2015, and is now seeing an average of 100 million monthly visits to its site.

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eSolar Gets Focus In Solar IPO Speculation

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The report says that eSolar has deals lined up which could bring it $185M per year by 2015. The site also regularly features reports on the valuation and prospects of those privately held firms. Tags: esolar merger acquisition sharespost. READ MORE>>.

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How To Make Money Like Facebook With Online Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

To make this work, you need heavy traffic on your site -- probably at least a million page views per month -- which most sites never achieve in their lifetimes. The goal is for your visitor to be redirected to the site or product being advertised. Get paid every time an ad is displayed on your site.

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LabCorp Boosts Prenatal Testing Presence with $371M Sequenom Deal

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billion in revenue in 2015, most of which came from testing done at physician’s offices and other healthcare facilities. The company’s 2015 revenue was $128.2 The company said the North Carolina site would expand its reach in genetic testing. LabCorp reported $8.5 Sequenom focuses on molecular diagnostics and genetic analysis.