Bertelsmann invests in ImageSpan’s technology for automating royalty payments

Bertelsmann invests in ImageSpan’s technology for automating royalty payments

ImageSpan hopes to make a mint by counting up the pennies that artists and media companies are owed every time someone downloads a song or plays a video over the internet.

One of the nightmares of the digital age is how to track what an artist… Continue Reading

Buzzlogic helps place ads on influential blogs, raises cash

Buzzlogic helps place ads on influential blogs, raises cash

Buzzlogic, the San Francisco company that tries to help marketers and others gauge which blogs are the most influential for specific topics, has raised an extra $2.5 million in financing to help it promote its new advertising product.

The company launched its blog analysis product in… Continue Reading

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott, the convenient voice-to-text service we reviewed favorably in March, has raised $5.4 million in its latest round of financing.

Jott, of Seattle, allows you to call a number, record a message, and then have that message translated into text and e-mailed to you or one… Continue Reading

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Jott rocks.

Jott, a company based in Seattle, offers a convenient new service that lets you speak messages and send them to yourself or others — as a transcribed text message.

Or as a voice message, if you prefer.

Sign up at Jott.com takes a minute, with… Continue Reading

BuzzLogic raises $9.6M to help you sort through blog clutter

BuzzLogic raises $9.6M to help you sort through blog clutter

BuzzLogic, the San Francisco company that helps you find out which blogs are influential, has raised $9.6 million in a first round of venture capital.

It was led by Adams Capital Management, Ackerley Partners and Transcosmos Investments & Business Development.

We wrote about BuzzLogic when it launched… Continue Reading

Jott raises $1 million to covert voice from mobile phone into text

Jott Networks is a new Seattle startup that allows anyone with a cell phone to convert their voice into text and have it delivered via e-mail. See John Cook’s story here.

It has raised $1 million in seed funding from Ackerley Partners, Draper Richards and a… Continue Reading

BuzzLogic wants to identify influential blogs, raises $1.5M

BuzzLogic wants to identify influential blogs, raises $1.5M

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San Francisco start-up BuzzLogic is trying to help you sort through the blog clutter. If you’re a marketer or PR person, how do you really know who is an influential blogger and who is not?

BuzzLogic just launched at the DEMO conference, and is homing in… Continue Reading