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November 19, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 17, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories New York - Two years after paying $850 million for Bebo, AOL said on Thursday that it has sold the social network to Criterion Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. [more..] Washington - Adding to its legal woes, peer-to-peer file-sharing service LimeWire has been sued for copyright infringement by member companies from the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), which represents songwriters and music publishers. [more..] San Francisco - Despite Facebook's recent efforts to improve and clarify its privacy policies, the ACLU of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and eight other privacy groups have published an open letter to the social network, outlining six additional steps the company should take to give users more control over their personal data. [more..] San Francisco - File-sharing search engine Isohunt has asked a federal appellate court to block a lower court's injunction that would effectively shutter the service, Wired.com reports. [more..] Dublin, Ireland - Following Irish ISP Eircom's move to implement a new "graduated response" protocol that severs the Internet connections of repeatedly warned file-swappers, the major record labels are in talks with Vodafone Ireland on a similar system, the Irish Times reported. [more..] Cambridge, Mass. - Sales of tablet computers are expected to see a 42% compound annual growth rate through 2015, and are predicted to begin outselling netbooks in 2012, according to a report from market research firm Forrester Research. [more..] Los Angeles - In the news publisher's first acquisition, The Huffington Post has purchased Adaptive Semantics, a provider of learning and sentiment analysis technology. [more..] New York - Advertising giant WPP announced that it has made a strategic investment in Ace Metrix, a provider of real-time TV advertising analytics. [more..] San Bruno, Calif. - Apptera, a provider of mobile advertising technology, has raised $10 million in new funding, TechCrunch reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..] New York - Masterbeat, the operator of an online digital music community and download store, announced on Thursday that it will merge with AudioStreet, a network of music-related websites. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Digital Media Conference East - June 25, 2010 - Washington D.C.
Join over 500 of the most influential decision-makers in the media, entertainment and technology industries will gather in Washington, DC / Tysons Corner for the 7th Annual Digital Media Conference East. This year's event features 3 keynotes and 15 panels divided across 5 Tracks: Mobile • Social Media • Television/Video • Marketing • Law & Tech. Keynoters include Boxee CEO & Co-Founder Avner Ronen and Kelly Day, EVP and General Manager, Digital Media and Commerce, Discovery Communications. New speakers announced from National Geographic Global Media, CBS Interactive/TV.com, Yahoo! News, MTV Networks, WeatherBug, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Cisco Media Solutions Group and many more!
We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email ( jay@digitalmediawire.com) for more information.
Register for only $499 until June 18. Reserve your seat now!
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - Jason Hirschhorn, one of the co-presidents of MySpace, is leaving the company, TechCrunch reported and Hirschhorn confirmed via Twitter. [more..] San Bruno, Calif. - YouTube has launched a new online video editing tool, which allows users to combine multiple videos, make trims, and add soundtracks. [more..] London - U.K. supermarket chain Tesco plans to launch an online locker service that will allow users to store their music and other media online, according to published reports. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - TVLinks on Thursday announced the official launch of its online TV and video search engine, which features links to over 30,000 movies, 2,000 TV shows and 80,000 episodes. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - National Geographic - Washington - iFactor Consulting - Pheonix - Payvment, Inc. - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco
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