Social TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs officially joins Twitter’s flock

Contrary to what it sounds like, Twitter's acquisition of Bluefin Labs does not signal a desire by the social network to get into the fishing business. It is, however, stepping up its game when it comes to social TV analytics.

Think Big Analytics nabs $3M to help you with Hadoop

The Mountain View Calif. based startup leverages open source computing framework Hadoop and NoSQL to bring "big data" to large companies.

Twitter may be buying TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs

Twitter is dead set on playing a vital role in the media industry, which is why rumors of its latest acquisition would make a lot of sense.

Aggregate Knowledge gets ‘big data’ boost with Quantivo buy-up (exclusive)

Media Intelligence startup Aggregate Knowledge (AK) has acquired Quantivo to beef up its analytics capabilities.

Enterprise marketing tech firm Unified acquires Y Combinator alumus PageLever

"The core reason for the deal is that we have a killer Facebook advertising solution, and they have a killer Facebook analytics solution," Unified VP of corporate communications Dave Donohue said.

PromoJam lets marketers build social media campaigns — no HTML required (exclusive)

Launching today, a new technology from a startup called PromoJam lets marketers create promotions in a matter of minutes and share them on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter -- no HTML expertise required.

Marketing analytics startup Adometry lands $8M from Shasta Ventures

Adometry, a startup that generates analytics to get a better return on advertising, has raised a $8 million round of funding, the company announced today.

Undisputed patent king IBM sets its scientists to work on ‘big data’

For the 20th consecutive year, IBM has held its ground as the king of patents. And it will now devote considerable resources to big data and analytics technologies.

Euclid taps smartphone Wi-Fi for in-store retail analytics — no hardware required

Euclid furthers its quest to become the Google Analytics for the real world.

Coveo, Canada’s ‘big data’ offering, nabs $18M as it edges closer to profitability

"Big data" startups are experiencing fast-growth and are getting funded on an international scale, a sure sign that it's more than just a fleeting Silicon Valley trend.

With $30M, Sumo Logic will wrestle your data into submission

Sumo Logic, the "big data" startup that specializes in analytics, has pulled in $30 million in funding.

Mobile-and-social app analytics firm Swrve raises $6.25M (exclusive)

Swrve enables game publishers to test different outcomes and see which path leads to the best monetization.

Best day to launch your mobile game? Chartboost says it’s Monday through Wednesday

Chartboost has analyzed the best days to launch a mobile game and the busiest days to download.

HP’s Meg Whitman tops list of female CEOs ranked by web presence

The female executives on the list span a variety of industries from enterprise technology to retail. Given the amount of media attention paid to technology companies of late, it's no surprise that Silicon Valley-based CEO's dominate the list.