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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 5, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Monday that it sold over 300,000 iPads in the U.S. on the device's first day of availability, while iPad users downloaded over 1 million apps and 250,000 e-books. [more..] New York - Jay Adelson, the co-founder and CEO of news aggregation site Digg, has stepped down after five years in the position. [more..] San Francisco - Episodic, the provider of an online video publishing platform, announced that it has been acquired by Google. [more..] Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook has acquired Divvyshot, the provider of a group photo-sharing service, according to an announcement on the Divvyshot website. [more..] Cupertino, Calif. - Apple on Monday invited the press to an event on Thursday at which it will introduce the latest update to the operating system for its iPhone, iPhone OS 4.0. [more..] San Francisco - Microsoft will introduce a pair of new mobile phone handset models at an event in San Francisco on April 12, CNET News.com reported, citing sources. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - After widespread criticism and a privacy complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, Google today is adding a new confirmation screen for early adopters of its Buzz social networking service, asking them to re-confirm their privacy settings, according to reports. [more..] Los Angeles - Trade magazine publisher Reed Business Information on Monday announced that it has sold its Publishers Weekly title to PWxyz, a company created by George W. Slowik Jr., a former publisher of the title. [more..] Mumbai, India - India's Reliance Big Entertainment announced on Monday that it has acquired a 50% stake in U.K.-based game developer Codemasters. [more..] San Francisco - Tiny Speck, an online game development studio founded by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, has raised $5 million in its first round of funding, GigaOM reported. [more..] Philadelphia - NearVerse, a provider of mobile marketing services, said on Monday that it secured $1 million in seed funding from Meakem Becker Venture Capital back in the fourth quarter of 2009. [more..]
DMW Notice Board LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
We are pleased to announce terrific new keynotes and speakers for the 4th Annual LA Games Conference at Hollywood's renowned Roosevelt Hotel on April 29:
KEYNOTE additions include the CEOs of two cutting-edge companies working at the intersection of cloud-based computing and games and social networking and games, respectively: DAVID PERRY - CEO, Gaikai and JOHN PLEASANTS - CEO, Playdom. Other confirmed speakers include industry leaders such as Brian Ward, SVP, Worldwide Studios, Activision Blizzard, Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures, Nanea Reeves, SVP & COO, Global Online, Electronic Arts, Peter Wanat, Executive Producer, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush Securities, Inc., Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners, Teemu Huuhtanen, President, North America, Sulake Inc. (Habbo Hotel), Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors, Alex St. John, President & CTO, hi5, Mari Baker, President & CEO, PlayFirst, Micah Nyatsambo, Director of Social Media, Media Contacts, Havas Digital, Neal Sinno, VP of Business Development, Arkadium, Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies, Louis Figueroa, VP, Business Development, Sony Online Entertainment, Brandon Beck, Co-Founder & CEO, Riot Games, David Reitman, VP, Content & Entertainment, Switch and Data and many more.
To register for the event, please click here.
(Pre-Registration Rate $549 - reserve your seat now!)
Opinion & Analysis Los Angeles - I had the privilege to go and see the fantastic Black Eyed Peas concert live from the Staples Center this week. Although I wasn't in the Staples Center. I was next door at Regal Cinemas watching a live 3D broadcast in one of their movie theaters, blogs Jay Baage. [more..] Briefly Noted San Jose, Calif. - Online auction giant eBay on Monday launched eBay Fashion, a new section of the site focused on clothing, shoes and accessories. [more..] Los Gatos, Calif. - Independent e-book publisher and distributor Smashwords announced on Monday that it now offers authors distribution through Apple's iBookstore for the iPad. [more..] London - Digital music retailer 7digital said on Monday that it has partnered with Imerge, a maker of hard disk-based home entertainment servers, to launch an online music store for high-end home entertainment systems. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Gannett Digital - McLean - VMIX MEDIA INC - San Diego, CA - Socialcast - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco - Synacor - Buffalo, NY - Live365 - Foster City - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
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