Business - SocialTimes.com http://socialtimes.com Your Social Media Source Copyright 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:39:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Blip Raises $12M For Indie Online Video Original web series destination site Blip has just closed a $12 million financing round, raising $6 million from existing partners including Canaan Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, along with $6 million of debt from Silicon Valley Bank.  According to MediaPost, “Blip now plans to develop new tools and services for independent online producers; invest further in advertising and distribution platforms; and foster more syndication relationships.”
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/blip-raises-12m-for-indie-online-video_b89335#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/blip-raises-12m-for-indie-online-video_b89335 http://socialtimes.com/?p=89335 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:55:26 +0000 Is Vimeo Up For Sale? IAC Rumored To Be Looking To Sell Half The Video Site Barry Diller’s IAC is reportedly looking to sell half of Vimeo.  Last night PandoDaily’s Erin Griffith reported that “two sources familiar with the situation” say that IAC is pairing a spinoff of Vimeo with a $50 million round of funding.  IAC has yet to comment and allegedly a similar rumor several years ago “never came to fruition.”  Still, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/is-vimeo-up-for-sale-iac-rumored-to-be-looking-to-sell-half-the-video-site_b89250#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/is-vimeo-up-for-sale-iac-rumored-to-be-looking-to-sell-half-the-video-site_b89250 http://socialtimes.com/?p=89250 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:25:18 +0000 Brightcove Looking To Raise $55M In IPO At $10 to $12 A Share Online video platform Brightcove is going public.  In an SEC filing on Monday, the company set the price range for their public offering: “Brightcove Inc is selling 5,000,000 shares of our common stock.  This is our initial public offering and no public market currently exists for our shares of common stock.  We anticipate that the public offering will be between $10.00 and $12.00 per share.”
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/brightcove-ipo_b89243#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/brightcove-ipo_b89243 http://socialtimes.com/?p=89243 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:10 +0000 YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar On Why YouTube Is “Channelizing” YouTube is taking things in an entirely new direction in 2012, as you’ve probably heard.  They’ve spent somewhere in the vicinity of $100 million to launch 100 new professional content channels over the course of this year, with channels ranging from the Wall Street Journal to action sports, education and entertainment being among the first to launch.  Why has they decided to “channelize”?  CEO Salar Kamangar explained in an interview earlier this week at All Things Digital’s D: Dive Into Media conference.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/youtube-ceo-salar-kamangar-on-why-youtube-is-channelizing_b89006#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/youtube-ceo-salar-kamangar-on-why-youtube-is-channelizing_b89006 http://socialtimes.com/?p=89006 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:13:20 +0000 Social Media Cheat Sheet For Small Businesses [Infographic] One in three small businesses are using social media and, as this number grows, a social media presence has become something that customers have come to expect.  But for businesses that have yet to dive in to the social media arena, it can be a little bit overwhelming.  How do you know which networks you need to build a presence on and how do they work?  Flowtown and Column Five have put in the work so you don’t have to – they’ve put together a Social Media Cheat Sheet for small businesses that covers the ins and outs of the social media ecosystem and can help you navigate the major social media sites on the web.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/social-media-cheat-sheet-for-small-businesses-infographic_b88486#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/social-media-cheat-sheet-for-small-businesses-infographic_b88486 http://socialtimes.com/?p=88486 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:27:15 +0000 How To Make An Effective Business Video Without Spending A Dime [Video] These days it is becoming increasingly important for businesses to have an online video presence.  Research shows that online video is 5.33 times more effective than text and consumers prefer seeing products or services in action before buying, not to mention the fact that online video has amazing SEO benefits.  But many businesses have preconceived notions about online video that are hard to overcome—they think that online video is expensive, difficult and time consuming.  In a recent webinar, VidCaster co-founder and CEO Kieran Farr debunks these common misconceptions and teaches you ‘How to make effective videos for your business – without spending a dime!’
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/how-to-make-an-effective-business-video_b88494#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/how-to-make-an-effective-business-video_b88494 http://socialtimes.com/?p=88494 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:13:56 +0000 Wikipedia to Shut Down on Wednesday in Protest of SOPA
Time to dust off the old Encyclopedia Britannica, because all your online facts are about to go unchecked. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has confirmed that the free online encyclopedia will shut down on Wednesday, January 18 in protest of the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two anti-piracy bills that are currently being debated in Congress.

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]]> Devon Glenn http://socialtimes.com/wikipedia-to-shut-down-on-wednesday-in-protest-of-sopa_b87941#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/wikipedia-to-shut-down-on-wednesday-in-protest-of-sopa_b87941 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87941 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:11:19 +0000 What Happened with Zynga’s IPO? CEO Mark Pincus Explains. Where there’s a mention of “tech,” the word “bubble” is never far behind.  The wildly popular gaming company Zynga made its New York Stock Exchange debut at $10 per share, but dropped 5% on the first day of trading and didn’t recover, which had many analysts wondering if the company could live up to the hype.

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]]> Devon Glenn http://socialtimes.com/what-happened-with-zyngas-ipo-ceo-mark-pincus-explains_b87923#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/what-happened-with-zyngas-ipo-ceo-mark-pincus-explains_b87923 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87923 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:54:20 +0000 Is Google plus Your World Having Antitrust Issues, Or Just Regular Trust Issues? Google’s new personalized search engine, Google plus Your World, is under fire as critics say the company is using its dominance in the search engine market to squash social media competitors like Facebook and Twitter.  Unconvinced, I asked Eric Goldman,  Associate Professor of Law at Santa Clara University Law School if he thought that Google was heading for an antitrust lawsuit.

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]]> Devon Glenn http://socialtimes.com/is-google-plus-your-world-having-antitrust-issues-or-just-regular-trust-issues_b87725#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/is-google-plus-your-world-having-antitrust-issues-or-just-regular-trust-issues_b87725 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87725 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:29:31 +0000 Hulu Racks Up $420M In Revenue In 2011 Back in March Hulu’s CEO Jason Kilar predicted that the video streaming site was on pace to make half a billion dollars in revenue in 2011.  They didn’t quite make it, but according to statistics released on the Hulu blog they came very close, clocking in at $420 million in revenue last year.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/hulu-racks-up-420m-in-revenue-in-2011_b87835#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/hulu-racks-up-420m-in-revenue-in-2011_b87835 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87835 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:57:30 +0000 Spotify To Pull the Plug on Free Unlimited Music Spotify may be trying save the record industry with better deals for labels, but the savings are about to end for the many of the on-demand music streaming service’s 1.4 million subscribers.

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]]> Devon Glenn http://socialtimes.com/spotify-to-pull-the-plug-on-free-unlimited-music_b87512#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/spotify-to-pull-the-plug-on-free-unlimited-music_b87512 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87512 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:00:24 +0000 Why Spotify’s Daniel Ek Topped Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ List Every year Forbes magazine singles out 30 entrepreneurs under 30 years old who are out changing the world before they’re even old enough to run for president.  Topping the list this year is Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek, whose digital music service Spotify has won the hearts of music lovers worldwide while working toward a more sustainable business model for the music industry.

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]]> Devon Glenn http://socialtimes.com/why-spotifys-daniel-ek-topped-forbes-30-under-30-list_b87242#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/why-spotifys-daniel-ek-topped-forbes-30-under-30-list_b87242 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87242 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:42:48 +0000 Unruly Media Raises $25M For Global Social Video Expansion Global online ad spend is set to reach $110 billion by 2014 with video ad spend leading the pack, and social video advertising platform Unruly Media is positioning itself as one of the leaders in this arena.  Wednesday they announced a $25 million Series A investment from Amadeus Capital Partners, Van den Ende & Deitmers and Business Growth Fund.  The financing round clocks in at the largest ever for a private company in the social video space.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/unruly-raises-25m_b87236#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/unruly-raises-25m_b87236 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87236 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:08:47 +0000 An Interactive Retrospective of 2011 Tech Trends 2011 was huge for tech, from startup news to massive IPOs, cool new gadgets and more.  Online course platform Udemy has put together an awesome interactive infographic that covers all the big tech and startup news of the past year.  They’re calling it ‘2011: A Techrospective.’
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/an-interactive-retrospective-of-2011-tech-trends_b87129#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/an-interactive-retrospective-of-2011-tech-trends_b87129 http://socialtimes.com/?p=87129 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:01:21 +0000 Klout Raises $30 Million Talk about influential.  The social media ranking system Klout has secured approximately $30 million in Series C funding.    According to AllThingsDigital’s sources, the company is now estimated to be worth $200 million.  Kleiner Perkins led the round, along with Institutional Venture Partners, Venrock, Greycroft Partners and ff Venture Capital. Chi-Hua Chien from Kleiner Perkins will join Kleiner’s Bing Gordon, Mayfield’s Allen Morgan and Klout CEO Joe Fernandez on the Klout board of directors.

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