Examiner.com snaps up citizen-journalism hub NowPublic

Examiner.com snaps up citizen-journalism hub NowPublic

Examiner.com, the media company known best for its right-leaning owner, Philip Anschutz, announced that it has purchased citizen journalism-driven web site NowPublic. The price was undisclosed, but PaidContent pegged the sale price $25 million.

The site collects and disseminates news articles from hundreds of writers in… Continue Reading

Siperian, master data management co, gets $25M more

Siperian , a Silicon Valley company that helps businesses unify their data about customers, products and organizations fragmented across different systems (with so-called “master data management” software), has raised $25 million more in financing.

The San Mateo, Calif. company attracted the round, its fifth, from a… Continue Reading

Mobivox raises $11M for yet another VoIP service

IDG Ventures Boston has led an $11 million first round of investment into Montreal, Canada company Mobivox, just the latest Internet telephone company that lets members make cheap or free phone calls around the world.

It  lets members make calls to a number of countries free… Continue Reading

Radian6 raises $4M to monitor viral behavior in social media

Radian6 Technologies, a New Brunswick, Canada provider of software that monitors viral behavior in blogs, online video and other social networking sites, said it has raised a $4 million round of financing.

BCE Capital led the investment round, which included Brightspark Ventures and BDC Venture Capital…. Continue Reading