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By Ingrid Lunden
Jan. 26, 2012, 12:00am
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A big endorsement today for mobile advertising from eMarketer: their analysts today said they were revising up their forecasts for U.S. mobi… Read More »
Updated: Rutberg: Mobile Accounted For Over 40% Of All Tech VC In 2011
By Ingrid Lunden
Jan. 23, 2012, 9:44pm
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Some revealing numbers out from the analysts at Rutberg & Co. that point to how big mobile is in terms of tech investments today, and how co… Read More »
Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For Magazine Apps, Cross-Platform Services
By Ingrid Lunden
Jan. 23, 2012, 5:18pm
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Polar Mobile — the Canadian startup that develops apps for big-name publishers like CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), Conde Nast, Sports Illustr… Read More »
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Almost a year to the day after it last took funding, audio-hosting service SoundCloud is taking a further round from new investors. Read More »
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One of the consequences of the growth of social media has been the rise of that category of digital, interactive advertising referred to as… Read More »
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