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 first benefactor when it was founded in 2005).
Based in New York, Associated Content says it will use its new financing to increase its numbers of users, publishers and advertisers. It… Continue Reading
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 Jose Mercury News has a closer look at what went right and wrong.
MySpace to offer Windows Mobile application — And it’s also going to support Microsoft’s Silverlight developer framework on its… Continue Reading
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 to Associated Content.
Plagiarism can be a big problem for any web publisher that spends money on creating content. To avoid repeat situations like the Mashable copier, Associated Content is hiring… Continue Reading
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, but it is drawing five million unique users and 12 million page views monthly — almost entirely by tinkering with its content so that it appears high in search engine… Continue Reading