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Swagbucks Raises $60M, Sets Davis As CEO

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Davis was Chairman and CEO of Fandango, and is also an early investor in Swagbucks. Swagbucks operates an online rewards site which gives its members rewards for shopping, searching, taking advantage of offers, answering surveys, and other activities, to help encourage consumers to interact with advertisers. READ MORE>>.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS). Example of publishers include: moviefone, Fandango, Jingle, SayNow, and voice blogs. Scans the web for a kid’s activity in realtime and sends alerts. -Co-Founders

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

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Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. 9:00am: Keynote Presentation: Mobile Advertising: The Hype, The Hope, and The Financial Reality. Presenter: Scott A. But does every brand need an app?

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