BlogsBlogTalkRadio Gets $4.6M for User-Generated Live Web RadioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2008 - 6:48am.
New York - BlogTalkRadio, the provider of a service that lets anyone host a live radio talk show over the Internet, has raised $4.6 million in a new round of financing led by The Kraft Group, The New York Times' Bits Blog reported. Internet Phone Service Jaxtr Raises $10 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2008 - 9:06am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Jaxtr, a provider of Internet phone services for social networks and blogs, said on Tuesday that it has raised $10 million in its second round of funding, led by new investor Lehman Brothers Venture Partners. AP Settles Dispute with Blogger; "Fair Use" Guidelines in WorksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2008 - 9:59am.
tags: Blogs | Newspapers | Fair Use | Publishing | Associated Press | Media Bloggers Association | Drudge Retort | Rogers Cadenhead |
Huffington Post Going Local, Raising New FundingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2008 - 8:16am.
London - Left-leaning political news blog Huffington Post plans to expand into local news across the U.S., and is pursuing a third round of venture capital to help fund the initiative, founder Arianna Huffington said at a conference hosted by U.K. newspaper the Guardian. Video Comments Platform Seesmic Lands $6 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2008 - 7:46am.
San Francisco - Seesmic, a developer of live video webcam communications technology, has raised $6 million in new funding, led by Omidyar Network and Wellington Partners, VentureBeat reported. Buzz Watch: Sorry I Missed Your Party and Hot Chicks With Douche BagsAuthored by Jay Baage on June 20, 2008 - 7:28am.
Blog Search Engine Technorati Debuts Blog Ad NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2008 - 1:04pm.
San Francisco - Blog search engine Technorati on Tuesday launched its own blog advertising network, Technorati Media, TechCrunch reported. The service has been in testing with a number of partner blogs, including BlogTalkRadio, BlogCritics, BlogTV and several other others that count a combined 17 million unique monthly users. Initial advertisers include Honda, Toyota, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Sony, Paramount and Universal Pictures. The network is currently only courting larger blogs, but is expected to open it up to any interested blog publishers in 2 or 3 months. Cornerstone, RCRD LBL Music Blogs Form Online Ad NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2008 - 11:21am.
New York - The principals at New York-based music marketing firm Cornerstone Promotion have created a network of music blogs -- including their own TheFader.com, TheTripwire.com and 1200squad.com -- and Gizmodo founder Pete Rojas' RCRD LBL, that is now attracting blue-chip advertisers, Fortune reports. tags: Advertising | Blogs | Music | Publishing | Pete Rojas | RCRD LBL | Cornerstone Promotion | TheFader.com |
Associated Press Looks to Corral Use of Content on BlogsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2008 - 7:51am.
Blog Search Engine Technorati Gets $7.5M of $10 Million RoundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 13, 2008 - 6:31am.
San Francisco - Technorati, a search engine for blogs, has called down $7.5 million of a $10 million fourth round of venture capital financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. tags: Deals | VC | Blogs | Search | Technorati | Publishing | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Mobius Venture Capital | FG Incubation |
Metallica Blames Management for Removing Blogger ReviewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2008 - 12:40pm.
Los Angeles - Metallica have blamed their management company Q Prime for asking bloggers to take down their reviews of rough mixes of the band's new album -- bloggers who were invited to a listening party to hear said tracks, according to a post on Metallica.com. "Our response was 'WHY?!!! Why take down mostly positive reviews of the new material and prevent people from getting psyched about the next record... that makes no sense to us!' So after a few rounds of managerial ear spank and sentencing everyone at Q Prime to 20 push-ups each, we figured why not take matters into our own hands and just post the links here on our site." Former PC World Editor to Launch Technologizer BlogAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 10, 2008 - 12:14pm.
Sausalito, Calif. - Former PC World editor-in-chief Harry McCracken on Tuesday announced plans to launch Technologizer, a new independent technology news blog that will be part of online ad network Federated Media Publishing, also home to TechCrunch and GigaOm. FM will also help develop the site in partnership with McCracken, as it did for previous clients WebbAlert and Boing Boing Gadgets. tags: Blogs | Magazines | Publishing | Federated Media | PC World | Technologizer | Harry McCracken |
Glam Media to Launch New Web Networks for Hip-Hop, FamiliesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2008 - 12:44pm.
New York - Glam Media, a group of vertical content and advertising networks targeting women, on Thursday announced that it has partnered with Russell Simmons-backed hip-hop social network Global Grind, to launch a new vertical network of sites and blogs targeting the hip-hop community. Earlier this week, the company announced the launch of another new vertical content network, Glam Family, to be headed by former SheKnows.com president and CEO Mike Meyers. Glam Family will launch in the third quarter, and focus on parenting, pregnancy and baby-related content. Buzznet Launches Celebuzz Social Network for Gossip FansAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2008 - 7:56am.
Hollywood, Calif. - Buzznet, a social media company that operates sites centered on music and pop culture, on Tuesday announced the beta launch of Celebuzz.com, an online social network for fans of celebrity news and gossip. Analysis: 5 Great Marketing Blog Lists ... And What You Can Learn From Each OneAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on May 26, 2008 - 5:15pm.
Report: Microblogging Service Twitter Lands $15 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2008 - 7:35am.
Los Angeles - Twitter, a microblogging service, has raised $15 million in its second round of venture capital financing at a pre-money valuation of around $80 million, GigaOM reported. Networks Target Blog TV Clip Service RedlassoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 21, 2008 - 11:48am.
New York - Redlasso, a Web service that lets bloggers search national and local TV and radio broadcasts and create clips for posting to their websites, has received a cease and desist notice from broadcasters NBC (NYSE: GE), CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Fox (NYSE: NWS), who allege the site is violating their copyrights, Reuters reported. Buzz Watch: Addictomatic Offers The Ultimate Ego SearchAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on May 16, 2008 - 8:23am.
Introducing the DMW Video BlogAuthored by Jay Baage on May 13, 2008 - 11:04am.
We are happy to announce the launch of the official DMW video blog! Our first post introduces the concept behind the vlog and extends an open invitation to you, our readers and viewers, to nominate interesting people that you would like us to interview. You will be able to see the video interviews we do right here on dmwmedia.com or on our YouTube-channel at YouTube.com/DigitalMediaWire. CellSpin Lets Users Post to Facebook, Blogs via Mobile PhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2008 - 11:30am.
San Jose, Calif. - CellSpin on Tuesday introduced its mobile application that allows users to post audio, video, photos and text on social media sites including Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Blogger, Picasa, Flickr and even live eBay auctions. The San Jose, Calif.-based company, which debuted its technology at DEMO Conference in January, said CellSpin currently works on over 300 mobile phone models, and supports Symbian, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry operating systems. |
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