Federated Media founder John Battelle reassumes role as CEO

After a four-year stint as CEO of Federated Media Publishing Deanna Brown is stepping down from the position, the company announced today.

Ultimate team-up: Federated Media and Automattic partnership brings ads to WordPress.com

Leading digital advertising company Federated Media and WordPress developer Automattic forged a strategic partnership today that allows for greater interaction between advertisers and audiences from over 24 million blogs hosted by WordPress.com.

The partnership, which was announced during the Web …

Federated Media buys Lijit — a major win for the Boulder startup community

John Battelle’s Federated Media has just acquired Lijit, a Boulder, Colo.-based startup.

Lijit focuses on creating tools for online publishers. The company offers advertising services, audience analytics and reader engagement tools, in particular. This focus makes it a perfect fit …

Percolate aims to filter the flood of social media information

As social networks multiply, merely staying on top of all the updates is turning into a full-time job. Now a startup, Percolate, aims to distill your personal information flood into a more concentrated brew.

New York-based Percolate aggregates your Google …