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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 21, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories San Francisco - Facebook now has more than 400 million users worldwide -- up from 350 million in December -- and 100 million of them are using Facebook Connect to link their accounts and data to third-party websites, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared at the company's f8 conference in San Francisco. [more..] San Jose, Calif. - Adobe Systems has ceased development on the integration of its popular Flash platform into Apple's iPhone operating system software. [more..] Los Gatos, Calif. - Netflix on Wednesday reported that it added a record 1.7 million new subscribers to its online DVD rental service during the first quarter, ending the period with nearly 14 million subscribers. [more..] Burbank, Calif. - Time Warner's Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Turbine, the developer of multiplayer online games including "Asheron's Call," "Dungeons & Dragons" and "The Lord of the Rings Online." [more..] San Francisco - News Corp. has acquired Irata Labs, a San Francisco-based developer of social games and applications, the Los Angeles Times reports. [more..] Redmond, Wash. - Former News Corp. president Peter Chernin and Microsoft have held talks on creating a dedicated TV channel for the Xbox 360 video game console, Bloomberg reported, citing two people with knowledge of the proposal. [more..] Arlington, Va. - Venture-backed start-ups accelerated their hiring during the first quarter, according to a new report by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and StartUpHire.com. [more..] Beijing - 58.com, a classified ads portal in China, has raised $15 million in its second round of venture capital financing, JLM Pacific Epoch reported, citing the local Sina.com news service. [more..] New York - Simulmedia, a media marketing firm that aims to help TV networks improve ratings through more effective commercials, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in its second round of funding, led by Time Warner Investments. [more..] Denver - Zerista, a developer of mobile social software, has raised an undisclosed sum of seed funding from Kickstart Seed Fund, and new and returning angel investors. [more..]
DMW Notice Board LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
The 4th annual LA Games Conference is taking place next week at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and it's shaping up to be the best event so far with interviews with Ira Rubenstein, EVP, Global Digital Media Group, Marvel Entertainment, John Pleasants, CEO, Playdom and David Perry, CEO, Gaikai. Panelists include a who's who list of gaming and connected entertainment with top executives from Electronic Arts, Activision, Zynga, Sony Computer Entertainment America (PlayStation), Sony Online Entertainment, Disney Interactive Studios, GameStop Digital Ventures, AddictingGames / MTV Networks, Lionsgate, hi5, PlayFirst, Motorola Media Solutions, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Switch & Data, Offerpal Media and many, many more!
If you're interested in finding out more about the latest trends in the booming games industry, gain unparalleled access to some of the biggest names in the business to do do some high-level networking, leading to deals and new career opportunities, this is the place to be on April 29th!
To register for the event, please click here.
(Online Registration Rate $599 - reserve your seat now!)
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