NewsSocial News Service Mixx Forges Partnership with CNNAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2008 - 1:29pm.
McLean, Va. - Mixx, an online social news start-up that allows users to submit news stories, vote on their favorites and view the most popular on the site's front page, said on Wednesday that it has forged a key partnership with CNN. Under the deal, users of CNN.com will be able to add CNN headlines and articles to Mixx's platform through "add to" Mixx buttons on CNN.com story pages. NBC News Launches iCue Educational SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2008 - 12:07pm.
New York - NBC News (NYSE: GE) on Monday launched iCue, a free online collaborative learning site that incorporates gaming, discussion and video resources. The iCue (Immerse, Connect, Understand and Excel) site was designed using research from the MIT Education Arcade, which explores integrating gaming and peer collaboration into traditional learning activities, and includes hundreds of videos from the NBC News archives. AP Launches Mobile News Service Geared Toward iPhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2008 - 7:56am.
New York - The Associated Press (AP), the New York-based news wire, on Monday debuted its Mobile News Network, a multimedia news portal targeted at wireless users, particularly those with Apple (NASD: AAPL) iPhones. News Video Web Syndicator MediaScrape Gets $3.16 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 10:05am.
Montreal - MediaScrape, an online broadcaster of repackaged video news from 28 global news agencies, has raised $3.16 million in a second round of venture capital financing from unnamed investors. Mahalo Daily's "The Week in 60 Seconds"Authored by Jay Baage on April 18, 2008 - 5:37am.
Yes, that's about it. Can't wait for Mahalo to also do a weekly recap of business news in 60 seconds... Attributor Gets $12 Million for Content-Tracking ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2008 - 6:21am.
Redwood City, Calif. - Attributor, a provider of content-tracking and programming services for publishers, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $12 million in its third round of venture capital financing, led by JAFCO Ventures and previous investor Sigma Partners. Publish2 Raises $2.75M for Online News Aggregation SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2008 - 7:14am.
Reston, Va. - Publish2, the developer of an online news aggregation platform, said on Monday that it has raised $2.75 million in its first round of funding from Velocity Interactive Group. Technology Publisher CNET Lays Off 120; 4-5% of StaffAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2008 - 1:13pm.
*A correction has been made to this story. Dow Jones Newswires Dumps Associated Press for AFPAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 19, 2008 - 12:44pm.
New York - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Dow Jones & Company announced that it will not renew the news partnership between its Dow Jones Newswires and the Associated Press, and instead has signed a deal to distribute editorial content from rival Agence France-Presse (AFP). The company noted that the deal does not affect agreements between AP and The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Factiva. Dow Jones Newswires publishes up to 12,000 items each day, reporting from nearly 90 bureaus worldwide. The company said it also plans to expand its global editorial staff, and that the changes are part of its broader strategy to invest in its global financial news operations. How did you get the Breaking News about Gov. Eliot Spitzer being linked to a Prostitution Ring?Authored by Jay Baage on March 10, 2008 - 11:09am.
Report: Google, Microsoft May Make Offers for DiggAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2008 - 9:06am.
Yahoo Debuts "Buzz" News Aggregation FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2008 - 1:31pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) on Tuesday introduced Buzz, a news aggregation feature for its homepage that highlights news stories, images, videos, blog posts or other content that Yahoo users have voted for as the most important of the moment. The service is similar to existing offerings such as Digg or Reddit. The beta version of Buzz includes content from nearly 100 publishers; stories on Yahoo Buzz that receive the most votes from users will also be "submitted to Yahoo.com's editors for possible coverage on the Yahoo homepage." Recommendations Provider Outbrain Raises $5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2008 - 7:11am.
New York - Outbrain, a provider of ratings and recommendations for blogs, news and RSS content, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $5 million first round of financing, led by Gemini Israel Funds and Lightspeed Venture Partners. tags: Deals | VC | Blogs | News | Publishing | Recommendations | Gemini Israel Funds | Outbrain | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
Mixx Gets $2 Million for Social News Aggregation ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2008 - 7:16am.
McLean, Va. - Mixx, a provider of social news aggregation services, has raised $2 million in its second round of financing from previous investor Intersouth Partners, VentureBeat reported. EU Approves Thomson Purchase of Reuters, with ConditionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 19, 2008 - 8:19am.
Brussels - Financial news and information publisher Thomson (NYSE: TOC) has won conditional approval from the European Commission to acquire international news agency Reuters (NASD: RTRSY), agreeing to divest certain businesses that include databases with financial information products before the deal proceeds. Google News Debuts Local News Search FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2008 - 12:22pm.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) this week added a new local news feature to its Google News service, allowing users to see the day's top stories based on an address, city or zip code. "While we're not the first news site to aggregate local news, we're doing it a bit differently -- we're able to create a local section for any city, state or country in the world and include thousands of sources," the company wrote on its blog. "We're not simply looking at the byline or the source, but instead we analyze every word in every story to understand what location the news is about and where the source is located." Social News Start-up Social Median Raises Angel FundsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 7, 2008 - 8:06am.
Seattle - Social Median, a social news start-up founded by former Jobster.com head Jason Goldberg, has raised its first round of angel funding, but declined to disclose the investors or amount raised, the Seattle P-I reports. LA Station KCRW Intros New Media Player, Web 2.0 FeaturesAuthored by Scott Goldberg on January 31, 2008 - 8:05am.
News Site Services Firm Inform Technologies Raises $15 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2008 - 9:10am.
New York - Inform Technologies, a provider of website content management technology for established media brands, has raised $15 million in venture capital from Spark Capital, a Boston-based venture fund. CBS Interactive, Digg Partner for 2008 Election CoverageAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2008 - 1:33pm.
New York - CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) said on Wednesday that it has partnered with news aggregation site Digg to provide reciprocal links and content during the 2008 election. Digg's election headlines will receive placement on CBSNews.com, while buttons that add a story to Digg's service will be placed alongside CBSNews.com content. |
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