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Swagbucks Raises $60M, Sets Davis As CEO

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Los Angeles-based Swagbucks , the web-based rewards and offers site, said this morning that it has raised $60M in funding--the company''s first, external capital round--and also appointed Chuck Davis as CEO of the company. Davis was Chairman and CEO of Fandango, and is also an early investor in Swagbucks.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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Founded by Shervin Pishevar (COO of Webs). Example of publishers include: moviefone, Fandango, Jingle, SayNow, and voice blogs. Web service that allows parents to monitor children’s activity on social networks in realtime for about $10/child/month. -Web 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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Presenter: Boris Fridman, CEO, Crisp Wireless 12:15pm: Lunch and Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Mobile-ize Your Business: Opportunity on the Mobile Web : The Internet is mobile. Airforce, and others to demonstrate how brands are engaging with consumers. Derek Merrill, VP Product, MoVoxx. .

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