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Student E-Reader Startup Kno Hires A New CFO

By Joseph Tartakoff Oct. 28, 2010, 1:50am Comments Off

Kno, the heavily-backed startup that is developing e-readers designed for students, has hired a new CFO. The company tells us it has brought… Read More »

The Man Behind Motricity’s $250 Million IPO & His Incentives

By Tricia Duryee Jan. 23, 2010, 7:38am 16 Comments

After promising an initial public offering for the past six years, Motricity has officially filed documents to raise up to $250 million thro… Read More »

InfoSpace Takes Back InfoSpace.com; Relaunches Site As Meta-Search Engine

By Joseph Tartakoff Aug. 5, 2009, 3:00am Comments Off

The new-old entrant in the search market: InfoSpace.com. InfoSpace (NSDQ: INSP), which offloaded its flagship domain two years ago, is takin… Read More »

Industry Moves: Motricity’s European Head of Sales Leaves As Company Focuses On Asia, South America

By Tricia Duryee Jul. 17, 2009, 2:47am 1 Comment

Motricity will focus more on emerging markets, such as Asia and South America after the Bellevue, Wash.-based company’s head of European sal… Read More »

Motricity SVP Of Sales George Fraser Departs; Memo Signals International Plans

By Tricia Duryee Mar. 14, 2009, 2:24am 10 Comments

Bellevue, Wash.-based Motricity, which merged with InfoSpace (NSDQ: INSP) early last year, has lost another executive from the InfoSpace ran… Read More »

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear InfoSpace Founder's Insider-Trading Appeal

By Tricia Duryee Mar. 10, 2009, 10:07pm Comments Off

The Supreme Court is refusing to hear InfoSpace (NSDQ: INSP) founder Naveen Jain’s appeal, which accuses his former lawyers for an insider s… Read More »

Industry Moves: InfoSpace Changes CEO After Six Years

By Rafat Ali Feb. 5, 2009, 7:57pm Comments Off

InfoSpace (NSDQ: INSP), now focused only on online directory and meta search services after divesting itself from mobile two years ago, has… Read More »

Motricity Sees Gains In 2008; Hits Revenue Target Of $100 Million

By Tricia Duryee Feb. 4, 2009, 8:00pm 11 Comments

Mobile content infrastructure provider Motricity hasn’t had the easiest year. In 2008, it acquired InfoSpace (NSDQ: INSP) Mobile, and moved… Read More »

Industry Moves: Motricity Names Four New Execs, Including New President/COO

By Tricia Duryee Jan. 13, 2009, 1:26am 10 Comments

Bellevue, Wash.-based Motricity, which provides infrastructure to wireless carriers, has appointed Jim Smith to the role of President and CO… Read More »

China Mobile Close To Launching Android Based 3G Phone

By Dianne See Morrison Jan. 9, 2009, 10:44pm Comments Off

China Mobile, the country’s dominant wireless carrier, is planning on launching a Android-based 3G mobile phone in the first quarter, report… Read More »

Motricity Saga Continues: Company Sues Former Top Executive

By Tricia Duryee Nov. 15, 2008, 4:25am 20 Comments

When Steve Elfman, one of Motricity’s highest-ranking executives, left to join Sprint Nextel earlier this year, it appeared to be a bad sign… Read More »

Earnings: Infospace Q2 Revs Climb 21 Percent After Erasing Last Year’s Net Loss

By David Kaplan Aug. 6, 2008, 6:02pm Comments Off

Online search and information site Infospace posted Q2 net income of $1.9 million ($0.06 per diluted share) from last year’s $28.1 million (… Read More »

Industry Moves: Thumbplay Promotes Mitch Rotter To SVP Of Content Acquisition And Strategy

Interview: Ryan Wuerch, CEO, Motricity: IPO Still An Opportunity; ‘M&A Will Be A Part Of Our Core’

EMI and Infospace Reach Settlement on Ringtone Royalties Lawsuit

InfoSpace CEO Jim Voelker Best-Paid Exec In Northwest; Received $38.1 Million In 2007: Report

Mobile Marketing Crowd Says Improvements Must Be Made For Growth To Happen: Report