Pokernews.com, the popular online poker news portal, has announced the acquisition of the poker staking site Chipmeup.com. Players can create a free user profile on Chipmeup.com, and can purchase and sell shares in featured poker tournaments sponsered by the leading online poker sites. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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AT&T/YellowPages.com has purchased the domain name YP.com, for the sum of $3.85 Million in Cash. Alexa ranks YP.com in the top 70,000 sites with approximately 1,000 to 3,000 daily visitors.
The political blog Huffington Post, has announced the acquisition of comedy news site 236.com. The purchase will allow Huffington Post to expand beyond the realm of straight commentary. 236.com has approximately 2 million unique users per month, as compared to Huffpo’s 16 million unique monthly users. The terms of the transaction was not disclosed.
TheKnot, a wedding planning and content site, announced the acquisition of Breastfeeding.com, a community site that targets new mothers. The addition of Breastfeeding.com further expands TheKnot’s portfolio of baby brands which includes TheBump.com and LilaGuide.com. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
1up.com, a gaming and social network site and its cache of sites including GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com and GameTab.com, was acquired by UGO. Ugo (UnderGroundOnline) is considered one of the top 50 largest entertainment portal site. UGO networks consists of more than 250 owned and affiliated sites. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
