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September 21, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | August 3, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories New York - Barnes & Noble, the national books and media retail store chain, announced on Tuesday that it plans to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company. [more..] Waterloo, Ontario - Research in Motion on Tuesday introduced its latest BlackBerry smartphone model, the Torch, as well as its new BlackBerry 6 operating system. [more..] Redwood City, Calif. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts faces a lawsuit filed on behalf of 6,000 former NFL players who say they were not compensated for use of their likenesses in "Madden NFL 09." [more..] San Francisco - Social music service Rdio on Tuesday announced its official launch, offering unlimited streaming of a library of seven million songs to the desktop and smartphones for $9.99 per month. [more..] New York - Viacom has sold its Xfire online gamer community unit, which it acquired in 2006 for $102 million, to Titan Gaming. [more..] New York - Exelate, an online marketplace for audience targeting data and provider of data management tools for publishers, announced on Tuesday the closing of a $15 million, second round of venture capital financing. [more..] Campbell, Calif. - YouSendIt, a provider of secure digital content delivery services, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding, led by Adams Street Partners. [more..] Shanghai - UltiZen Games, a China-based provider of video game development outsourcing services, has raised $8 million in its third round of funding. [more..] Princeton, N.J. - Exclaim Mobility, a provider of user-generated content sharing and social apps for mobile platforms, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Mobicious, an operator of mobile consumer social media sites. [more..] Montreal - StatusNet, the developer of an open-source microblogging platform, has raised new funding from FirstMark Capital, BOLDstart Ventures, iNovia Capital and Montreal Start Up, TechCrunch reported. [more..]
DMW Notice Board New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NY
Steven Chiang, President, Studios, Zynga, will be having a 1-on-1 Keynote Interview with Mike Vorhaus, President of Magid Advisors and Alex St. John, President & CTO of hi5, will be delivering a Keynote presentation at this year's event! The first round of speakers for the 2010 conference have been announced. You can find the agenda and all event updates online. 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. This is the last week to register at the Value Rate of $399. Register now until August 6th! Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
We are happy to announce Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager of Ebay Tickets/StubHub, and Rick Alden, Founder & CEO of Skullcandy, as Keynote Speakers for the conference! The first round of speakers for this years conference have also been released. An updated agenda and speaker list can be found online. 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 now for the Economy rate of $499 until August 27! Digital Media Conference, West - October 27, 2010 - San Francisco, CA
Join us as we bring some of the nation's top industry leaders back to the city by the bay! All event updates and registration forms can be found online! We are currently accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Economy rate of $399 until August 27th.
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - Viacom's Paramount Pictures plans to release a 3D film biopic on teen singer Justin Bieber next Valentine's Day, Deadline.com reports. [more..] New York - Digital music subscription service eMusic has named Adam Klein, formerly president of VideoEgg and a digital executive at EMI, as its new CEO. [more..] El Segundo, Calif. - DirecTV has introduced a new mobile version of its NFL Sunday Ticket service, which will allow subscribers to the pay-per-view packages to watch streaming games on their smartphones. [more..] San Diego - Streaming radio service Slacker announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with retailer Hot Topic's ShockHound subsidiary, to offer its listeners direct links to purchase artist-related merchandise. [more..] Irvine, Calif. - Blizzard Entertainment, a unit of Vivendi's Activision Blizzard game publishing unit, said on Tuesday that its "StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty" sold 1 million copies in its first day on sale, making it the fastest-selling PC game of 2010 so far. [more..] Los Angeles - French video game publisher Ubisoft has partnered with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Gaming, which will power multiplayer tournaments for select Ubisoft PC and console game titles. [more..] Cambridge, Mass. - Akamai Technologies, a Cambridge-based provider of Internet and cloud network optimization technology, has named David W. Kenny as its president. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Cisco Systems - New York City - AppNexus - New York - National Geographic - Washington - iFactor Consulting - Pheonix
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