Despite “cloud-first” impetus, government cloud adoption is still creeping along
The week in cloud: Government agencies are moving to cloud under the federal cloud-first initiative, but the pace is slooooow. So what else is new?
Proposition: AWS isn’t always the low-cost provider. Discuss
Brad Feld, managing director of the Foundry Group, says the public cloud landscape is changing in ways that may challenge the orthodoxy of AWS dominance.
Sphero is a startup with Bluetooth-controlled balls
Tech toys used to refer to fancy gadgets, but the phrase now describes actual toys. At SXSW I stumbled (quite literally) across Sphero, a ball that contains a gyroscope, an accelerometer, Bluetooth and an array of lights controlled by a smartphone or tablet.
Blog Search Tool Lijit Raises $10 Million
Blog marketing and search provider Lijit Networks has completed a $10 million round of funding as CEO Todd Vernon aims to capture more ad sp…
I Can Has $30 Million: Cheezburger Network Raises Hefty Round
The Cheezburger Network, known for some of the top procrastination sites on the web, including I Can Has Cheezburger?, FAIL blog, and The Da…
Mobile Ads Provider Medialets Raises $6 Million Second Round
The mobile ad space is continuing its rapid growth and so Medialets has chosen a good time to close a $6 million second round funding. The r…
AdMeld Raises $15 Million Round; Time Warner Among New Backers
Ad inventory optimizer AdMeld has raised a $15 million third round as it expects to attract more publishers making the move to online ad exc…
Search Ads Provider Trada Looks To Display Expansion With Google’s Help
Search ad optimizer Trada has raised a $5.75 million third round led by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Ventures. The Foundry Group, a previous backer,…
Blog Searcher Lijit Raises $6 Million Fourth Round
Lijit Networks, provider of search tools for blogs, has completed a $6 million fourth round funding designed to help it expand its publisher…
BigDoor Media Gets $5 Million For White Label Virtual Goods Systems
BigDoor Media, which builds white-label virtual goods systems for publishers, has raised $5 million in a funding round. BigDoor’s platform l…