WebRaiser acquired
Sacramento's WebRaiser has been acquired by Flextronics International of Singapore. Bob Shallit reports in the Sacramento Bee that the details of the deal will be announced in April. Read more about WebRaiser acquired
Startup Profile: WhosOnMyPage
Company: WhosOnMyPage
Founded: March 2006
Founders: Mike DiCarlo and Layton Wedgeworth
WhosOnMyPage just did a re-launch on February 9th, which included support for tracking the social networks Bebo, Friendster, and Hi5. This is a Sacramento company, and the guys are regulars at SacStarts dinners. Read more about Startup Profile: WhosOnMyPage
DMGI and YouTube
Digital Music Group announced a distribution and revenue sharing agreement with YouTube today.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, YouTube founder Chad Hurley annouced that YouTube would begin showing three-second pre-roll advertising on select videos and sharing the revenue with the video publishers. Read more about DMGI and YouTube
CoreLogic Acquired by First American
Rancho Cordova based CoreLogic, a maker of fraud detection software for the mortgage industry has been acquired by First American for $100 million in cash and an unspecified amount of stock. The company will remain in Sacramento. Read more about CoreLogic Acquired by First American
Placer County leads state in job growth
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Placer County’s 128% job growth over the last 15 years is the highest in the state according to a report (pdf) by the California Budget Project. Read more about Placer County leads state in job growth
Revionics Growth
Retail pricing optimization firm Revionics announced Monday that they have tripled their customer base over the last 6 months. Fueled by this growth and their recent funding, the company is also moving from their offices on Goethe Road in Rosemont to the Granite Bay Business Park. (Hat tip Geoff ) Read more about Revionics Growth
Startup Profile: Engine Yard
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Company: Engine Yard
Founded: Early 2006
Founders: Tom Mornini & Lance Walley Read more about Startup Profile: Engine Yard
Location Set for February Dinner
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We’ve set the location for our February 22 dinner. We’ll be at Hoppy Brewing Company at 6300 Folsom Blvd near 65th Street in Sacramento. Hoppy has great food and beer, plenty of room, and free wifi. Read more about Location Set for February Dinner
DMGI on iTunes
Digital Music Group has acquired a large catalog of older video content lately. The video, which ranges from Hopalong Cassidy to Mr. Bill, isn’t something you can sell on a mass scale, but there’s certainly a niche audience who’s interested. Read more about DMGI on iTunes
Working with kids at home
Web Worker Daily has a great article on working at home when you have kids.
Particularly with younger kids around, you may have to give up some of this flexibility to their needs. If there’s a part of your day that requires the utmost concentration, schedule that part during their nap time, or after their bedtime, or while they’re off at school
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