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Lunio Raises $15 Million, Senior Leaders At Google Invest In Round

Lunio Raises $15 Million, Senior Leaders At Google Invest In Round by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 29, 2022 Lunio, a company focused on click-fraud prevention, announced it has closed $15 million in Series A funding. The goal is to help digital marketers get the most from advertising budgets by identifying and excluding fake … Continue reading Lunio Raises $15 Million, Senior Leaders At Google Invest In Round

Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative

Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, September 7, 2022 The self-regulatory organization Network Advertising Initiative is raising concerns that the Federal Trade Commission’s recent move toward regulating data collection may reflect a bias against targeted advertising. “The FTC should commit to a process that explores and documents the benefits … Continue reading Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative

Ready Player Me, a metaverse avatar platform, raises $56 million in a Series B round

By Chris Morris   August 23, 2022 The metaverse just got another big vote of support from Sand Hill Road. Ready Player Me, a cross-game avatar system, announced on Tuesday it has closed a $56 million Series B round. Among its backers: Andreessen Horowitz, the cofounders of Roblox and Twitch, and entertainer Kevin Hart’s venture … Continue reading Ready Player Me, a metaverse avatar platform, raises $56 million in a Series B round

5 Easy Steps to Guide Employees in Negotiating Promotions and Raises

Jeanette Nyden — August 23, 2017 Follow @JeanetteNyden — August 23, 2017 Alexsander-777 / Pixabay Did you know that 57% of employees who say that they are looking for a new job are doing so because they think they could earn more money at another company? Salary.com conducted a random survey and reported that more … Continue reading 5 Easy Steps to Guide Employees in Negotiating Promotions and Raises

Ex-NYT Editor’s Startup Takes Shape, Raises Business Questions

Michael Fitzgerald Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson filled in some more details about a journalism venture she’s starting with Steven Brill, saying it had hired writers and was “very close” to announcing an investor. Abramson, ousted from the Times in May 2014, and Brill, the serial entrepreneur best known for founding American … Continue reading Ex-NYT Editor’s Startup Takes Shape, Raises Business Questions

SignalFx Raises $20M, Launches Monitoring Tool for Web-Based Apps

Bernadette Tansey Startup SignalFx today emerged from two years in stealth mode to unveil a troubleshooting tool it designed for Web-based software developers and for other businesses that conduct operations on widely distributed computers and devices. The San Mateo, CA-based company also announced the completion of a $ 20 million Series B fundraising round led … Continue reading SignalFx Raises $20M, Launches Monitoring Tool for Web-Based Apps

Content, Community & Cash: Livefyre Raises $47 Million

Investors include Adobe and Salesforce Ventures. Marketing Land on February 19, 2015   Livefyre has announced a pair of funding deals totaling $47 million, with investors including Adobe, Cue Ball, Greycroft Partners, Hillsven Capital, Salesforce Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The two deals are a $32 million Series D round and a $15 million Series … Continue reading Content, Community & Cash: Livefyre Raises $47 Million