In May 2007 CBS acquired the stock market-focused video blog Wallstrip for a reported $5 million. In January 2007 Wallstrip was receiving around 10,000 views per episode. It had previously raised about half a million dollars from angel investors.
Online retailer Amazon.com announced it acquired www.dpreview.com, a comprehensive site for digital camera information and reviews. Dpreview.com was founded in 1998 and receives seven million unique visitors a month (over 22 million sessions) who read over 120 million pages.
NameMedia announced the acquisition of SmartName.com, one of the pioneers in providing monetization services for owners of high value domain name portfolios.
Dada Acquires Blogo, Dada, an international provider of Web and mobile community and entertainment services (listed on the Italian Stock Exchange: MTAX STAR Segment: DA.MI),acquired Blogo. Blogo is the most visited network of specialised blogs in Italy and amongst the top 10 Italian Internet Web Properties with over 16 million monthly page visits and approximately 3.3 million single… Read More »
“Deal or No Deal” producer Endemol USA has acquired online animation site JoeCartoon.com.
Online video site GoFish Corp. agreed to buy rival Bolt Media, the same day the latter company was reportedly nearing a multi-million-dollar deal to settle a copyright-infringement suit filed by Universal Music Goup. GoFish said the stock-for-stock transaction was valued at up to $30 million. The combined company plans to develop made-for-the-Internet programming aimed at people from 18… Read More »
