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SmartDrive Systems Snags Former Veoh CEO

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Mitgang was previously CEO of Veoh, and also had served at Senior Vice President of Yahoo!'s s advertising products, platforms, and services. San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems said Monday that it has named Steve Mitgang as its new CEO.

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Veoh In International Partnership

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Los Angeles- and San Diego-based Veoh Networks, a provider of Internet video sharing services, said today that it has entered into a partnership with Axel Springer Digital TV Guide GmbH. According to Veoh, Axel Springer is in a strategic international partnership with the firjm, specifically in Germany.

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Uberpaper, Headed by Dmitry Shapiro, Takes On News Reading

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Dmitry Shapiro , the former founder and CEO of Veoh, and later head of MySpace Music and Facebook alternative Altly, said Thursday that he has launched Uberpaper , a new, online news reading service to help people read and navigate news.

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StockTwits Names COO

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San Diego-based StockTwits , the online social media service focused on trading stock tips and information, has named Francisc Costello as Chief Operating Officer. Costello was most recently COO at Veoh Networks, and has also served at Akonix Systems, Entrypoint, and McKinsey & Company.

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Anybeat Opens To Public Access

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Los Angeles-based Anybeat , the alternative social networking site created by former MySpace Music VP Dmitri Shapiro, has opened up broad, public access to the service. Shapiro was also the founder of video site Veoh. READ MORE>>.

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Facebook Competitor Altly Becomes Anybeat

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The firm said it will look to help people meet others who they would not naturally meet in their day-to-day life; help people gauge the reputation of others on the service; and will avoid making the site a place for "personal branding,", instead looking as a place to socialize, converse, and enjoy.

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MP3tunes Asks for Summary Judgement In EMI Battle

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San Diego-based MP3Tunes , the online music locker service headed by Michael Robertson, is hoping to avoid a jury trial and end its three year long battle with record label EMI , and has asked the U.S. District Court for a summary judgement.

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