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May 6, 2015
Gaming and advertising company RockYou has acquired mobile ad network PlayHaven from startup studio Science Inc. PlayHaven actually changed hands last fall, when Science bought it from Upsight,…
Read articleMay 5, 2015
Snapchat’s Discover feature feels like the awkward guy in a nice suit at a casual party. Discover’s professionally made content from CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, and others…
Read articleMay 4, 2015
Vu Digital is launching new technology to help customers figure out what’s actually going on inside web online videos. B. Wade Smith, the company’s vice president of operations…
Read articleMay 4, 2015
Drawbridge‘s platform is getting smarter thanks to partnerships with Datalogix and Axciom-owned Liveramp. The company, backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, already works to…
Read articleApril 22, 2015
Imagine being able to touch a toy figurine to your phone’s screen in order to see the character transported into your video game, or touching another small piece…
Read articleApril 17, 2015
We hear more and more about the big stars of YouTube, but what about the creators who haven’t quite reached superstar status? Well, if they’re looking to connect…
Read articleApril 11, 2015
Starting April 16, Twitch and Procter & Gamble will launch “The Old Spice Nature Adventure,” putting a guy in the woods with a bunch of hidden booby traps…
Read articleApril 9, 2015
If you’re big on YouTube or Vine or whatever, a startup called FanBread aims to help you make money — specifically by building and monetizing a website of…
Read articleApril 8, 2015
Jon Miller has already built a solid marketing automation tool in the form of Marketo, which went public in May of 2013 and currently has a market cap…
Read articleApril 6, 2015
While some among the handful of startups exploiting the revenue-generating opportunities that come from using an Android phone’s lock screen as an advertising medium have since refocused their…
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