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User-GeneratedYelp Hit With 3rd Class Action Over Alleged ExtortionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2010 - 9:05am.
San Francisco
- Yelp, the provider of local restaurant and business reviews, is now the
target of a third class action lawsuit related to charges it altered the reviews
of businesses who declined to purchase advertising on Yelp.com.
Digg to Revamp Website, Add Raft of New FeautresAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2010 - 11:18am.
Austin
- Social news aggregation service Digg plans to launch a comprehensive redesign
of its website and service, which will enable one-click Diggs, user-selected
tagging, and more personalized homepages, among other features. Another new
feature will "mine the Twitter streams and Facebook feeds of each
logged-in Digg user, pulling in popular stories from those platforms that match
the user's interests," Digg CEO Jay Adelson told Wired.com. The new design
can be previewed at a link below, while a full public launch is not expected
for several months.
PowerReviews Gets $6.1 Million for Customer-penned ReviewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2010 - 10:19am.
San Francisco
- PowerReviews, a provider of customer-penned reviews to online retailers, said
on Tuesday that it has raised $6.1 million in a new round of funding, co-led by
Menlo Ventures and Tenaya Capital.
Recommendations Engine Hunch Lands $12 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 15, 2010 - 7:25am.
New York
- Hunch, the provider of a recommendations service based on the collective
knowledge of the community, has raised $12 million in its second round of
funding, led by Khosla Ventures, All Things D reported.
Jelli, Triton Launch 'Crowdsourced' Radio in National SyndicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2010 - 12:09pm.
San Mateo,
Calif. - Jelli, the provider of
"crowdsourced" radio programming platform, and partner Triton Media
on Tuesday announced that their "Rock Jelli" and "Pop
Jelli" programs have launched into national syndication. The Jelli Web-based
game and song-choosing platform lets users vote on favorite songs to create an
on-air playlist; listeners may then also vote to take the song off the air,
even in mid-spin. The companies announced new deals to air Jelli programs on ten
stations in Boston; Philadelphia; Las Vegas; Fort Myers, Fla.; Jersey Shore;
Syracuse, N.Y.; Utica, N.Y.; Bozeman, Mon.; Missoula, Mon.; and Casper, Wy.
NYT: Facebook to Introduce Location Sharing Tool Next MonthAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2010 - 10:10am.
Palo Alto,
Calif. - Facebook plans to enter
the location-based service sector next month, when it will launch a feature
that lets users chime in with their current location, The New York Times
reported, citing people briefed on the project.
Social Mapping Service Platial Shuts DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 1, 2010 - 10:31am.
Portland,
Ore. - Platial, the provider of a
social mapping service based on Google Maps API, has shut down its service,
TechCrunch reported.
MOG Raises $9.5 Million, Plans Music Service Launch in U.K.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2010 - 9:02am.
Berkeley,
Calif. - MOG, the operator of a
network of user-penned music blogs, announced on Friday that it has raised $9.5
million in new funding, led by Menlo Ventures.
tags: Deals | VC | Blogs | Music | Publishing | MOG | Menlo Ventures | User-Generated | Balderton Capital | MOG All Access |
Yelp Faces Class Action Suit Over Alleged "Extortion Scheme"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2010 - 1:21pm.
San Francisco
- Yelp, the community business reviews site, has been hit with a class action
lawsuit that claims it has engaged in unfair business practices, such as looking
to "extort" ad deals from companies seeking to have negative reviews
of their businesses removed, TechCrunch reported.
Italian Court Convicts Google Execs Over YouTube VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2010 - 9:40am.
 Milan - An Italian court has
convicted three Google (NASD: GOOG) executives of violating the privacy of a child with Down's
syndrome, after a video of the child being bullied in a Turin schoolyard was posted to the company's
YouTube video site. The executives were acquitted on charges of defamation, but
received six-month suspended sentences on the privacy violation charges.
Online Scrapbook Service Smilebox Adds $2M to Second RoundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2010 - 8:47am.
Redmond,
Wash. - Smilebox, the provider of
an online photo scrapbook creation service, announced on Wednesday that it has
raised $2 million in follow-on funding for its second round of financing,
announced in December 2007.
Guinness World Records Acquires Bragster.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2010 - 9:12am.
London
- Guinness World Records (GWR) announced on Monday that it has acquired
Bragster.com, a site that lets users upload videos of their dares and bragging
feats.
tags: Deals | Social Networking | Acquisitions | User-Generated | Guinness World Records | Bragster.com |
TiVo: Super Bowl More Engaging than Ads; Doritos is Top SpotAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2010 - 10:30am.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) reports that the top five
moments during Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast that users of its digital video
recorders rewound to watch again were all from the game itself, as opposed to
the commercials.
Fotomoto Raises Funding for Self-service Photo MonetizationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2010 - 9:17am.
San Francisco
- Fotomoto, a service that lets photographers monetize their photos through
contacts with Web publishers, has raised $623,000 in funding.
tags: Deals | Publishing | Images | User-Generated | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Amidzad Partners | Fotomoto |
iFollo.com Gets $1 Million for User-Submitted Celebrity SightingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2010 - 8:12am.
Park City,
Utah - iFollo.com, a site that
lets users share stories of encounters with celebrities and public figures,
announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1 million from investor Robert S.
Trump.
Tween Girls Site Fashion Playtes Raises $1.7 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2010 - 8:19am.
Salem, Mass. - Fashion Playtes, the operator of an
online girls fashion website, has raised $1.7 million in venture capital,
according to a filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Scrapblog Gets $2.5 Million for Online Scrapbook CreationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2010 - 7:41am.
San Francisco
- Scrapblog, an online service that lets users upload photos and create
Web-based scrapbooks, has raised $2.5 million in a fourth round of funding,
TechCrunch reported, citing a regulatory filing.
AT&T Testing Consumer Business Reviews Site Buzz.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 27, 2010 - 11:14am.
Los Angeles
- AT&T (NYSE: T) is launching a user-generated business reviews service at Buzz.com, aiming
to compete with established players in the space like Yelp -- which announced a
$100 million investment on Wednesday, Fortune.com reports. Buzz.com, currently in
an invitation-only "alpha" phase, aims to "help you tap your
social net for business recommendations from the people you trust most -- your
friends and family." Unlike Yelp, according to Fortune, Buzz.com will
provide space for very brief, only positive reviews of businesses.
Elevation Partners to Invest Up to $100 Million in YelpAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 27, 2010 - 9:36am.
San Francisco
- Yelp, a service that lets features user-generated reviews of local
restaurants, businesses and service providers, announced on Wednesday that it
has received an investment of up to $100 million from Elevation Partners.
Massify, Lionsgate Incubator Film Projects to Screen on YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 26, 2010 - 11:35am.
Santa Monica,
Calif. - Movie studio Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) on
Tuesday announced the launch of its Lionsgate Incubator joint project with online
content creation network Massify, which the companies said will distribute resulting
short films produced by the partnership primarily on YouTube (NASD: GOOG).
tags: Video | Movies | Google | YouTube | Lionsgate | User-Generated | Massify | Lionsgate Incubator |
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