Judge dismisses suit against TV ad company Spot Runner
A U.S. district court dismissed the lawsuit accusing TV ad company Spot Runner of committing a “pump and dump” scheme.
WPP, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies, filed suit against Spot Runner’s executives in April, saying that the founders committed fraud by selling large quantities… Continue Reading
After layoffs, Spot Runner down but not out
Spot Runner, a digital agency for television and online video advertisers, announced that it laid off another 60 employees last week, adding to its earlier deep cuts of 115 in November and 50 in August. Things are looking pretty grim for the Los Angeles-based company… Continue Reading
Google expands its television ad platform with Bloomberg TV
Advertising is perhaps now the key element to Google. One could even make the argument that it’s even more vital to the company now than its core product, search, is. After all, if someone pulled the plug on Google’s AdSense and AdWords revenues, the company… Continue Reading
Spot Runner lays off 50 as it realigns its strategy
Spot Runner, which lets advertisers place to local TV stations via an online service, has laid off 50 of its employees as it realigns its strategy.
The Los Angeles company says the layoffs amount to 10 percent of its employees and it plans to hire another… Continue Reading
Spot Runner raises $51M to expand self-serve TV ad business
Spot Runner, which lets advertisers place to local TV stations via an online service, has raised a whopping $51 million in funding
The move confirms our earlier report that Spot Runner was in the midst of a big raise with a high valuation. The company can… Continue Reading
Zoho pushes ahead with Microsoft Office compatability, open APIs
Zoho, a company that is providing one of the widest selection on online office applications, continues to impress.
The company has released a plugin for Microsoft Office, and opened its APIs. The plugin makes Zoho what Microsoft’s online applications (dubbed Live) should be. It allows Zoho documents… Continue Reading
Ads, ads everywhere: SpotRunner, Rhythm get big $ infusions
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The advertising revolution continues, in both the Internet and wireless worlds.
Spot Runner, the internet start-up that gives advertisers an easier, cheaper way to insert their ads into local TV programming, has raised $40 million more in backing.
And Rhythm NewMedia, meanwhile, has soaked up $18… Continue Reading
Roundup: The valley’s lure, Sequoia out of Google, Office 2.0, Lala & more
YouTube will contribute to valley’s allure — Two years ago, Google’s buzz, even before its IPO, gave entrepreneurs like Tribe’s founder Mark Pincus inspiration to dream up the social networking revolution. YouTube’s grand sale will also inspire a new wave of entrepreneurs, no doubt. The WSJ… Continue Reading
Fleet-footed Zoho — and other office productivity companies
Zoho is a notable company because it keeps offering new, cheap office software at a breakneck pace. Owned by AdventNet, of Pleasanton, the company keeps firing off software updates, at a stubbornness that suggests this company is going somewhere.
Like Techcrunch, VentureBeat finds it challenging to… Continue Reading