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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. According to Swagbucks, the funding round comes from Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).

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Tecca Aims At Women

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Venice, California-based Tecca , the online and mobile site providing articles, reviews, how-to articles, and other information about electronics products, said Monday that it is now reaching over one million unique visitors a month. The site says it is now the largest technology website specifically catering to women.

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Interview with Tobi Bauckhage, Moviepilot

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How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? MOviepilot is starting to bring its movie recommendations and discovery site to the U.S., and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Example of publishers include: moviefone, Fandango, Jingle, SayNow, and voice blogs. Formerly known as Fonelet Technologies.

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A Conversation with Ben Satterfield, Burstly

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Prior to that, I had an app in the App Store, when iOS first came out, which was basically like a Fandango for live music. No one knew what was going on then, this was before iOS 3, and he contracted me to make the site and help create the brand. TestFlight was spun out of my company when I was doing consulting work.

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

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Today major brands in entertainment, automotive, travel, technology, and CPGs are embracing mobile, especially mobile rich media, to engage and interact with consumers. When will we reach a tipping point in the consumer psyche in regards to making purchases through a mobile Internet site or an App?

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

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For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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