Friday, July 25, 2014Demand Media: Rightside Group Spinoff Expected August 1stSanta Monica-based Demand Media said late Thursday that it expects the separation of its domain name services business, Rightside Group, on August 1st. According to Demand Media, it expects the tax-free dividend distribution of all outstanding shares of Rightside to its common stock holders by August 1st, with Rightside expected to list itself on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under NAME immediately after that distribution.
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Brain Corporation Taps Qualcomm Exec For BoardSan Diego-based Brain Corporation, a company which is developing an operating system for robots, said this week that it has added former Qualcomm President and Vice Chairman Steve Altman to its board--and also revealed that it is getting the support and backing of Qualcomm itself in its efforts. The company, which says it is developing an operating system aimed at creating autonomous, adaptive, and affordable robots using smartphone processors, is planning to make it OS available to beta develop (More info...)
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Factual Rolls Out Trusted Data Contributor ProgramLos Angeles-based data startup Factual, which owns a giant "database in the sky" of things like geolocation data and retail business location information, has launched a new program to allow "trusted data contributors" to ensure data in its data stores are correct. The company said the limited number of providers have been vetted and will help make sure business data in its database is up to date and correct. Factual--which also accepts updates via its API from anyone--said it is asking all busi (More info...)
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eHarmony: Subscriber Numbers Hit RecordSanta Moica-based matchmaking site eHarmony said today that it has hit a record breaking number of subscribers, thanks to the return of founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren two years ago. The service said it has seen a 54 percent growth in subscribers since Warren's return, which the company said came after a "serious decline" due to its prior management team. eHarmony did not report on the exact number of subscribers using the service now. According to the company, its prior leadership had begun to "f (More info...)
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TigerText Lands Community Health System OperatorSanta Monica-based TigerText, the developer of secure, real-time messaging apps and software aimed at the healthcare and enterprise markets, reported a win with a community health system which operates 58 hospitals across 20 states. TigerText reported that Fauquier Health, which is part of LifePoint Hospitals, has selected its secure messaging platform and application for internal communications, access to on-call schedules, and more. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. The win is wit (More info...)
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