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Spark Networks Gets Buyout Offer

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Beverly Hills-based Spark Networks , which runs the JDate.com, Spark.com, BlackSingles.com, and ChristianMingle.com dating sites, said Tuesday afternoon that the firm is considering a buyout offer from Great Hills Partners II, LP, one of the firm's major investors. The deal is worth around $64M. READ MORE>>.

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Mike Jones On Science Inc.'s First Firms

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We realized that one problem with event venues, is that each city has a wedding website, but no one can actually determine pricing and availability of those venues. Knowing what it costs to run special events for parties and weddings, that's an incredible price. That requires a phone call.

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Interview with Adam Wicks Walker, Hydra

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One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network. The online advertising world is full of ad networks, so we had Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Hydra, tell us where they fit into the market. Adam Wicks Walker: It's a broad field these days.

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Interview with Adam Wicks Walter, Hydra

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One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network. The online advertising world is full of ad networks, so we had Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Hydra, tell us where they fit into the market. Adam Wicks Walker: It's a broad field these days.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. Prices have gone up dramatically on this beachfront strip. Venices median home price in the first eight months of 2012 broke the $1 million barrier, rising to $1,012,000 from $899,000 in the first eight months of 2011. Derek Wooden.