Associated Content nabs $6M for its publishing tools

Associated Content, the company that allows 250,000 media companies and unaffiliated users easily publish text, video and audio content on the web, has snagged $6 million in a third round of funding from Softbank Capital, Canaan Partners and new AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong (its… Continue Reading

Roundup: Hammerhead’s tale, web ad stats and more

Roundup: Hammerhead’s tale, web ad stats and more

The tale of Hammerhead Systems — A Cisco competitor, it got as far as inking deals with major telecommunications companies during its seven-year run, but now it’s closing up shop. It had received more than $110 million in funding and promised superior routing technology. The San… Continue Reading

Associated Content uses Attributor to detect online plagiarism, grow traffic

Associated Content uses Attributor to detect online plagiarism, grow traffic

Associated Content is a sort of Wikipedia but comprised of professionally written articles that it pays people to write. Last month, it had a big problem: charges of plagiarism. Tech news blog Mashable discovered that a person was copying Mashable posts verbatim and selling them… Continue Reading

Associated Content’s bold media strategy — relying on Google

Associated Content’s bold media strategy — relying on Google

Associated Content, a company that delivers all kinds of information online, from movie reviews to tutorials about how to fix a kitchen sink disposal, has raised a $10 million in a second round of funding.

Associated Content is notable because its branding is all but unknown,… Continue Reading