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http://techcrunch.com/europe/ We are seeing a lot of activity in the world of advertising technology — from funding rounds to new product launches — but it’s not all good news, and inevitably consolidation is coming, too: Peer39 , an adtech provider based in New York and Israel, is getting bought by offline and online ad management and ad distribution company DG . The price: $15.5 million — roughly about half of what Peer39 had raised from investors over the course of six years. The cash-and-stock deal will see DG pay $10 million in cash, with the rest in shares, as well as a $2.3 million earn out payment, the companies noted in a statement . → Read More

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SoMe is a film about the rise (and fall?) of social media. Produced by web rabble-rouser and satirist, Loren Feldman , the film will feature Feldman’s signature puppet act (it will be cool, I promise) and interviews with and segments about web luminaries like: Julia Allison, Michael Arrington, Steve Ballmer, Henry Blodget, Chris Brogan, Robert Bruce, Paul Carr, Pete Cashmore, Brian Clark, Ron Conway, Henry Copland, Jay Cuthrell, Mike Daisey, Barry Diller, Jack Dorsey, Dan Farber, Steve Gillmor, Paul Graham, MC Hammer, Shel Israel, Andrew Jecklin, Steve Jobs, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Loic LeMeur, Jakob Lodwick

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http://econsultancy.com/ In March 2012, Econsultancy ran a short poll of more than 700 marketers about the new EU e-Privacy Directive to see how companies are preparing for the new legislation ahead of the May 26 deadline for compliance. This free 141-page report contains the full…
Gartner’s John Van Decker on tech tools for managing corporate finances: how a law firm moved to a single HR and finance platform: the impact of social media on supply chains. http://www.ft.com/management/connected-business

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30 Mar 2012: Poll Liam Stacey, a student who mocked the Bolton star after the footballer collapsed with a cardiac arrest, has lost his appeal against a 56-day jail term