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Name: OMGPOP

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Softbank Capital

Interactions Secures $40 Million of New Financing

"Interactions is a tremendous company with a powerful and unique offering for a large market that really needs it," said Steve MurrayInteractions intends to use the new funds to support an expansion of its operations across all business functions, accelerate ... [Published Street Insider - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Interaction, Softbank Capital, Interactions Corp, OMGPOP, Buddy Media

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

6 Tech Millionaires Made By Monster Mergers

With Yahoo’s ( NASDAQ:YHOO ) much-discussed acquisition of Tumblr dominating the headline cycle, we look at six scrappy entrepreneurs who turned into multi-millionaires through big acquisitions from technology giants — starting with the blogging platform’s ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 20 2013]

Entities: OMGPOP, Summly, Instagram, David Karp

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher and Gunderson lead Yahoo! purchase of Tumblr

has taken a lead advisory role alongside Silicon Valley firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian on Yahoo!’s acquisition of blogging site Tumblr for $1.1bn in cash.Simpson Thacher’s team for Yahoo! was led by New York corporate partner ... [Published The Lawyer - May 21 2013]

Entities: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Tumblr Inc, Yahoo! Inc

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Twitter Inc

Early Tumblr Investor Saw ‘Raw Talent,’ Capital Efficiency

One of Tumblr’s biggest fans is a venture capitalist who helped steer the blogging service from its earliest days to a deal to be acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in cash. Spark CapitalBijan Sabet. Bijan Sabet , a general partner at Spark Capital ... [Published WSJ.com: Venture Capital Dispatch - May 20 2013]

Entities: Tumblr Inc, David Karp, Twitter Inc, OMGPOP, Spark Capital

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Tumblr Inc

Tumblr Is The New York Area's Third Billion-Dollar Startup Exit In The Past 12 Months

New York startups are proving that Silicon Valley isn't the only place where monstrous tech companies can be made.In the past twelve months, three tech companies in the New York area have exited for more than $1 billion.Connecticut-based Indeed, a job ... [Published Business Insider - May 20 2013]

Entities: Tumblr Inc, Startup, Silicon Valley, Travel Search Engine

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook Inc

How Do You Link Your Facebook to OMGPOP?

Play games with Facebook friends on OMGPOP.Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Many sites want to connect with Facebook to make posts on your Timeline; OMGPOP, however, has additional reason: the site uses Facebook integration to help you connect with friends. Once OMGPOP ... [Published Opposing Views - May 20 2013]

Entities: OMGPOP, Facebook Inc

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Zynga's 'Draw Something 2' fades quickly after strong start

Free Mobile Content Daily Newsletter Chances are your competitors already read FierceMobileContent. Join our exclusive network and avoid falling behind Sign up for your FREE daily briefing today! Zynga's (NASDAQ:ZNGA) Draw Something 2 is struggling to ... [Published Fierce Mobile Content - May 17 2013]

Entities: Zynga Game Network Inc, Richard Greenfield, OMGPOP, King.com, Facebook App

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Silicon Valley's Top Startup Factory Once Funded A Company Because The

Venture capitalist Paul Graham runs Silicon Valley's most successful startup accelerator.Y Combinator has an acceptance rate similar to that of an Ivy League school, and a track record for producing billion-dollar startups.Storage startup Dropbox is valued ... [Published Yahoo! Canada - May 03 2013]

Entities: Startup, Paul Graham, Silicon

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 3 reports

'Draw Something 2' released for iPhone, iPad

Draw Something 2 has been released for iOS devices. Zynga-owned OMGPOP's sequel is based on the same principals of its Pictionary-inspired predecessor, with a host of new features and improvements. $ Zynga/OMGPOPDraw Something 2$ OMGPOPThe original Draw ... [Published Digital Spy - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Zynga Game Network Inc, OMGPOP, iPad, iPhone

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 6 reports

Draw Something 2 Now Available On iOS, Coming To Android Soon

Zynga’s most high-profile acquisition of last year was OMGPOP and its game Draw Something. The game proved incredibly popular , but soon began to bleed users by the millions. Now Zynga is trying to win over those who left with a sequel. Zynga ... [Published WebProNews Feed - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Zynga Game Network Inc, Apple iOS, OMGPOP, Google Android

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Draw Something 2 aims to be Zynga’s saving grace

Zynga has released the sequel to one of its best games of all time, and they’re fittingly calling it Draw Something 2 . The new Pictionary -style game brings more social features, new drawing tools, and a personal gallery that looks to one-up the original ... [Published SlashGear - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Zynga Game Network Inc, OMGPOP, Ryan Seacrest, Gambling, iTunes

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Softbank Capital and Yahoo Japan aim at bringing U.S. startups to Japan

In a move that will hopefully attract U.S. startups to the Land of the Rising Sun, Softbank Capital and Yahoo Japan have created a $20 million fund geared towards helping U.S startups, with a focus in mobile applications, e-commerce, and web advertising, ... [Published SlashGear - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Softbank Capital, Yahoo Japan Corp, Startup

Quotes

"Interactions is a tremendous company with a powerful and unique offering for a large market that really needs it" said Steve Murray

Interactions Secures $40 Million of New Financing [Published Street Insider - 16 hours ago]

"Surely there must be someone else in this city that can put New York on the map with a Big Flashy Exit" PandoDaily's Erin Griffith half-begged last year

Tumblrâs Sale Is a Billion-Dollar Trophy for the New York Tech Scene [Published New York Magazine - May 20 2013]

...[Zynga] was on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) in the early days, it dominated both the number of titles and promotion," said BTIG Analyst Richard Greenfield. "There are many games from many publishers available on mobile and new ones are featured every time we enter an app store. Facebook app install ads have been among FB's most successful (albeit spammiest) advertisements and it feels like every ad on FB is now for a new game or app. In addition, with so much choice, users are increasingly fickle. It is hard to find a game that sticks now, with Zynga struggling relative to Supercell and King.com." Article FierceMobileContent is a daily update on the innovations and trendsetters pushing the boundaries of the mobile content industry...

Zynga's 'Draw Something 2' fades quickly after strong start [Published Fierce Mobile Content - May 17 2013]

...dozens of businesses and service providers when they were preparing to move," said Joe Medved Ben Siscovick, General Partner at IA Ventures added, "Updater's data enables businesses and organizations to maintain an accurate database of customers, alumni or constituents. Thousands of businesses and organizations already accept Updater's near real-time address change updates and those numbers continue to rise each month. We look forward to working closely with the Updater team to grow the business." About UpdaterModern moving begins with Updater, the fast and free way to update accounts with a new address in just a few clicks...

Updater Makes Moving Fun, Convenient And Stress Free [Published TheStreet.com - May 15 2013]

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Interactions Secures $40 Million of New Financing [Published Street Insider - 16 hours ago]
Interactions Secures $40 Million of New Financing [Published TickerTech.com - 16 hours ago]
Simpson Thacher and Gunderson lead Yahoo! purch... [Published The Lawyer - May 21 2013]
Early Tumblr Investor Saw ‘Raw Talent,’ Capital... [Published WSJ.com: Venture Capital Dispatch - May 20 2013]
6 Tech Millionaires Made By Monster Mergers [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 20 2013]
6 Tech Millionaires Made By Monster Mergers [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 20 2013]
When it comes to the social web, these two VCs ... [Published GigaOM - May 20 2013]
When it comes to the social web, these two VCs ... [Published GigaOM - May 20 2013]
When it comes to the social web, these two VCs ... [Published GigaOM Network - May 20 2013]
When it comes to the social web, these two VCs ... [Published GigaOM Network - May 20 2013]
Tumblr Is The New York Area's Third Billion-Dol... [Published Business Insider - May 20 2013]
How Do You Link Your Facebook to OMGPOP? [Published Opposing Views - May 20 2013]
Yahoo’s Buyout of Tumblr Is a Bonehead Move [Published InvestorPlace.com - May 20 2013]
Tumblrâs Sale Is a Billion-Dollar Trophy for th... [Published New York Magazine - May 20 2013]
Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time [Published Mashable - May 20 2013]
Zynga's 'Draw Something 2' fades quickly after ... [Published Fierce Mobile Content - May 17 2013]
Updater Raises $5M From SoftBank, IA Ventures, ... [Published PE Hub News - May 15 2013]
Updater Makes Moving Fun, Convenient And Stress... [Published TheStreet.com - May 15 2013]
Online game to be next TV hit? [Published IOL - May 14 2013]
Subway Commute Into A Video Game [Published Media Bistro - May 09 2013]
Is It Game Over For Zynga? [Published Seeking Alpha - May 07 2013]
Looking for a comeback, Zynga embraces austerit... [Published Hartford Courant - May 06 2013]
FEATURE-Looking for a comeback, Zynga embraces ... [Published CNBC - May 06 2013]
Just Released: "Zynga, Inc.: A Change of Strate... [Published SBWire - May 04 2013]
Silicon Valley's Top Startup Factory Once Funde... [Published Yahoo! Canada - May 03 2013]
Silicon Valley's Top Startup Factory Once Funde... [Published Business Insider - May 03 2013]
New twist in the Zynga tragedy [Published Yahoo! Canada - May 02 2013]
Is Google Getting Serious About Gaming? Noah Fa... [Published Taaza.com - May 02 2013]
Beyond the hype: App discovery and promotion ne... [Published The Next Web - May 02 2013]
Beyond the hype: App discovery and promotion ne... [Published The Next Web - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Early Tumblr Investor Saw ‘Raw Talent,’ Capital... [Published WSJ.com: Venture Capital Dispatch - May 20 2013] One of Tumblr’s biggest fans is a venture capitalist who helped steer the blogging service from its earliest days to a deal to be acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in cash. Spark CapitalBijan Sabet. Bijan Sabet , a general partner at Spark Capital ...
6 Tech Millionaires Made By Monster Mergers [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 20 2013] With Yahoo’s ( NASDAQ:YHOO ) much-discussed acquisition of Tumblr dominating the headline cycle, we look at six scrappy entrepreneurs who turned into multi-millionaires through big acquisitions from technology giants — starting with the blogging platform’s ...
6 Tech Millionaires Made By Monster Mergers [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 20 2013] With Yahoo’s ( NASDAQ:YHOO ) much-discussed acquisition of Tumblr dominating the headline cycle, we look at six scrappy entrepreneurs who turned into multi-millionaires through big acquisitions from technology giants — starting with the blogging ...
When it comes to the social web, these two VCs ... [Published GigaOM - May 20 2013] For every wave of opportunity that comes through Silicon Valley you’ll find a lot of newly minted millionaires, and even some billionaires. But for each sector there’s usually a couple of investors that so utterly own the space that they invest in that ...
When it comes to the social web, these two VCs ... [Published GigaOM - May 20 2013] For every wave of opportunity that comes through Silicon Valley you’ll find a lot of newly minted millionaires, and even some billionaires. But for each sector there’s usually a couple of investors that so utterly own the space that they invest in that ...

Press Releases

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Research and Markets: Zynga, Inc.: A Change of ... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Mar 04 2013]