On one hand some blog networks are retrenching a bit, while a few others are expanding, or at least preparing for the long winter ahead: GigaOmni Media, the parent of GigaOm and NewTeeVee B2B blog network, has raised $4.5 million in a new third round of funding. The round...
Om Malik's blog network GigaOmniMedia has made its second acquisition? it has acquired The Apple Blog, which exclusively covers one of the blogosphere's favorite companies. The deal comes not long after the acquisition of mobile-focused site jkOnTheRun. Terms of the deal, which should probably be described as an acq-hire,...
Appsavvy, an NYC-based startup focused on selling ads across social media apps, has received $3.1 million in first round funding, led by True Ventures, and additional investment from About.com Founder Scott Kurnit. The company, founded last year, sells direct ads on social media applications, working with with brands and...
The traditional news media has a fairly uniform set of ethical guidelines that PR practitioners can rely on when pitching stories: no fancy gifts, no free trips, no pay-for-play. And most traditional business journalists are pretty conservative when it comes to investing -- they don't buy individual stocks and they...