David Kaplan
Feb 2, 2011 6:00 AM
Federated Media Publishing founder John Battelle is stepping aside as CEO and is promoting COO/president Deanna Brown to the top job at the blog ad network. In turn, Battelle will become executive chairman of FM’s Board and chief strategy officer.
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Alex Ferreyra
Oct 22, 2009 4:46 PM
The Robert Thomson quote machine was in full force during the obligatory Web 2.0 Summit look at the future of journalism. Federated Media’s John Battelle moderated the often chippy session featuring WSJ top editor Robert Thomson; Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau; New York Times digital head Martin Nisenholtz; and designated…
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 26, 2009 6:58 AM
No, we don’t have a Twitter-post-a-day rule but John Battelle’s Twitter-YouTube latest riff deserves a mention. While others tend to look at Google’s acquisition of YouTube as a video/audience play with search as an aspect, John contends—in hindsight, he admits—it was all about search: “YouTube was a massive search asset.…
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Rafat Ali
Apr 15, 2008 7:30 AM
As has been widely expected, Federated Media, the online blog advertising network, has announced that it has received a $50 million minority investment from late-stage investors Oak Investment Partners. Oak was the only investor in the round, contrary to previous reports. The company, founded in 2005 and based in Sausalito,…
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Rafat Ali
Apr 13, 2008 10:38 PM
Federated Media, the online blog ad network founded by John Battelle, has raised between $40 million and $50 million, in its third round of funding at a $200 million pre-money valuation, reports PEHub, citing sources. The round was led by late-stage investor Oak Investment Partners, and included return backers Omidyar…
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Rafat Ali
Jan 23, 2008 3:29 PM
Federated Media, the high-profile blog ad network founded and run by John Battelle, has hired investment bank Savvian, potentially to look for more funding, and maybe a sale for the right price, we have learned. We reported on the same lines in October, but FM shot down any sale intentions…
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