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Talenthouse Brings in Nokia, Adidas and Coca-Cola to Sponsor Engagement Platform
Los Angeles-based Talenthouse, a global creative collaboration community with two million members, said that it was launching an “engagement” platform with Adidas’s eyewear, Coca-Cola’s Vitaminwater and Nokia to allow its members to be paired with the mega-brands and be sponsored by them. Talenthouse said that artists will get paid based on engagements that their project and their content generates for those brands, which will be able to “integrate their message directly into the artists’ projects & portfolios and become part of all peer to peer social media conversation.”
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Greycroft Adds New Los Angeles Partner: Mark Terbeek
Mark Terbeek is joining Greycroft Partners as a new venture partner in its Los Angeles office. He joins Dana Settle there, and will focus on online video. Terbeek comes to Greycroft from MK Capital, where his investments have included Machinima, ZEFR and Kontiki. Previous to that, he was co-founder of Jamcracker, an early software-as-a-service startup.
The Science of Investing: Hearst’s New Venture Arm in $30 Million Funding Deal With Los Angeles Tech Studio
New York media meets Silicon Beach.
Rubicon Project Adds Two Top Execs, as Ad Tech Company Moves Toward IPO
Is ad tech ready to go big and go IPO?
OpenX Raises $22.5 Million in Round Led by Samsung Venture Unit
More funding for the Los Angeles-based online advertising technology upstart.
Small Is Beautiful: Greycroft Partners Raises $175 Million in Third Fund
The New York- and Los Angeles-based firm said it wants to make sure its does not get caught up in the froth.
Yahoo Is Among Those Mulling a TVGuide.com Bid for About $20 Million
Kicking the tires of the entertainment listings, video and news site.
NYC Late-Night Hosts’ Audience-Free Monologues, Courtesy of Sandy
Don’t everyone laugh at once.
Back to School: Summer Ends as Tech Giants Get Ready for a Device Rumble
School days, school days, dear old golden rule days. Readin’ and ’ritin’ and ’rithmetic, taught to the tune of the memory stick.
Gaming the Clouds: Here Are the D Demos of Otoy (Still Standing) and OnLive (Who Knows?)
Please enjoy a look-see at some cloud gaming.