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PostUp Buys UberTwitter, Becomes UberMedia

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Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia.

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Silicon Beach Fest Expands Event Lineup, Sets Keynotes

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However, Silicon Beach Fest , the upcoming conference which combines both the local high tech community as well as the entertainment industry, seems to be emblematic of the spirit and energy which has become apparent recently in the local startup scene. Last year''s event attracted more than 2,000 attendees. READ MORE>>.

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UberMedia Updates UberSocial for iPhone

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Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab startup which is developing applications for reading and posting to Twitter, announced today that it has released a new version of UberSocial for the iPhone. now provides a live preview features for tweets, new curated channels focused on news, entertainment, business, and sports; and more.

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ObEN Raises $7.7M For Realistic, AI-Driven, Virtual Reality Avatars

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Pasadena-based ObEN , an Idealab-backed startup which is developing artificial intelligence technology for creating highly realistic, virtual reality avatars, has raised $7.7M the venture fund of the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd.

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UberMedia Raises $8M More

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Crawford is a member of the board of Lionsgate Entertainment, and previously was a portfolio manager at Capital Research and Management. UberMedia--which is led by Idealab''s Bill Gross--currently offers up mobile advertising technology which uses social signals and location infromation to optimize ad campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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Need A Job? Come To Idealab Job Fair!

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That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies. Bill Gross and Idealab have founded or advanced development of more than 75 companies including Overture Services, eSolar, UberMedia, CitySearch, Picasa and Internet Brands. Where: Idealab. REGISTER HERE. 6:00pm – 9:30pm.

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UberMedia Launches UberCurrent

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Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client company headed by Idealab's Bill Gross, announced this morning that it has launched yet another Twitter application, called UberCurrent. The firm said the new client, available for iPhone, lets people follow "influential" Twitter users, even if they don't have their own Tiwtter account.