Though the decline in newspaper profits and readership has been discussed ad nauseam, most papers have refused to charge for online content.
Posted Jan 22, 2010
NewsGator has announced the acquisition of enterprise social computing company Tomoye.
Posted Jan 22, 2010
In late November, news broke that Murdoch was reportedly in talks with Microsoft to negotiate a deal in which the giant media conglomerate would pull or deindex its content from Google-keeping the search giant from crawling its content and making it exclusively available to Bing. Unfortunately, the major players are not going on the record regarding this controversial speculation. And if you believe the blogosphere, the whole thing might just be a bluff.
Posted Jan 20, 2010
Web content management developer Ephox announced the acquisition of the WebRadar product line from Web Presence Architects, a web strategy consulting firm.
Posted Jan 19, 2010
SDL announced the acquisition of Fredhopper, an e-commerce targeting and marketing software developer.
Posted Jan 19, 2010
With the first decade of the new millennium coming to a close, the Webby Awards announced the 10 most influential internet moments of the decade on Nov. 18-finding the websites, technological advancements, and more that have transformed not only the way we live but also the world around us.
Posted Jan 15, 2010
Social networking giant Facebook announced the introduction of a program to aid graduate students through a series of academic fellowships in specific fields.
Posted Jan 15, 2010
Visible Technologies, a provider of social media monitoring platforms, announced that it has secured $22 million in a round of funding led by Investor Growth Capital, an arm of Norwegian investment firm Investor AB.
Posted Jan 15, 2010
A global survey conducted by the Nielsen Company of more than 27,000 consumers in 54 countries found that consumers had widely varying attitudes about their willingness to pay for online content, with an emphasis on both demographics and the specific type of content.
Posted Jan 08, 2010
Aggregate Knowledge, a developer of real-time personalization and display optimization solutions, announced the completion of a round of Series C funding for $9 million.
Posted Jan 08, 2010
Social media developer Jive Software announced the acquisition of privately-held, social media monitoring firm Filtrbox.
Posted Jan 08, 2010
Two consumer groups, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), have asked the Federal Trade Commission to block Google's $750 million deal to buy mobile advertising company AdMob.
Posted Jan 05, 2010
ChaCha has added another $7 million in funding upon the completion of an E round on Dec. 22.
Posted Jan 05, 2010
Information giant Thomson Reuters got a little bit bigger with its acquisition of Discovery Logic, Inc, an analytics and decision support company with roots in scientific research.
Posted Jan 05, 2010
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the institution of journalism, announced a grant of $200,000 to The Huffington Post Investigate Fund.
Posted Dec 29, 2009
IT research and analysis firm Gartner, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of AMR Research, a research and advisor firm for supply chain management and IT professionals.
Posted Dec 29, 2009
Delivery and consulting company Limelight Networks, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire online advertising developer EyeWonder, Inc.
Posted Dec 29, 2009
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has received a $1.4 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, beginning in January 2010.
Posted Dec 22, 2009
Evryx Technologies, Inc., has announced the completion of an interim funding round led by T.R. Winston & Company.
Posted Dec 22, 2009
Bloomberg L.P. has acquired New Energy Finance, a news source for the energy market.
Posted Dec 15, 2009
Digital entertainment company Widevine has sold $15 million in shares to a combination of investors, including Liberty Global and Samsung Ventures, the venture capital arm of Samsung Group.
Posted Dec 15, 2009
Interactive Data Corporation announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 7ticks, LLC, a provider of electronic trading networks and managed services.
Posted Dec 15, 2009
Springer Science+Business Media is under new ownership.
Posted Dec 15, 2009
On-demand software provider KIT digital announced a joint venture agreement with Latinstock Digital LLC, a distributor based in Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires and part of the Latinstock distribution consortium.
Posted Dec 11, 2009
This week, IBM opened a laboratory in Hong Kong devoted to supporting the cloud computing services of its LotusLive suite, the company reported.
Posted Dec 11, 2009