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closed 10/3/2014 via BNC Analysis
synopsis: Google has closed its acquisition of Baarzo, a video search service. It lets users find specific moments inside a video with the help of an auto detect feature for people, objects and actions. Baarzo's acquisition by Google is said to help the company improve its YouTube search feature.
buyer: Google Inc. (GOOGL:$155,058.00)
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. "
target: Baarzo, Inc.
Baarzo provides a platform that makes search within video possible. Their advanced algorithms automatically detect and recognize people, objects, scenes, and actions. Their indexes pin-point these occurrences to exact frames, making any video easily searchable via natural language queries.
Twitter, Inc., acquired MadBits
synopsis: Twitter has acquired image search startup Madbits, a tech startup that focuses on building new user experiences in the media space (photos and videos). Image understanding is a task of primary importance for a wide range of practical applications.
buyer: Twitter, Inc. (TWTR:$3,360.82)
Twitter is a real-time information network that connects people to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what they find interesting. Simply find the accounts most compelling and follow the conversations. "
target: MadBits
MADBITS is a tech startup that focuses on building new user experiences in the media space (photos and videos). Image understanding is a task of primary importance for a wide range of practical applications.
announced 1/29/2014 via Market Wire
TiVo Inc., will acquire Digitalsmiths Corp.
synopsis: TiVo Inc., a leader in the advanced television market, announced that it will acquire Digitalsmiths, the Pay-TV industry's most broadly adopted cloud-based content discovery and recommendation service.
buyer: TiVo Inc. (TIVO:$661.39)
TiVo is a global leader in advanced television service offering products on multiple platforms and devices. TiVo offers its service directly to consumers, and also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite and broadcasting companies. "
target: Digitalsmiths Corp.
Built for service providers, content providers and consumer electronics manufacturers, Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery® enables personalized discovery experiences that instantly connect consumers to the most relevant movies, TV shows and live events available, at any time, on any screen.
KT Corporation, acquired Enswers Inc.
synopsis: KT Corp., provider of integrated telecommunications services in Korea, has bought local video search technology company, Enswers. Enswers develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
buyer: KT Corporation (KOSE:A030200:$20,857.79)
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications services in Korea. Its principal services include mobile telecommunications services, telephone services, including local, domestic/international long-distance fixed-line and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, and more. "
target: Enswers Inc.
Enswers Inc. operates as a video search technology company that develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
Tribune Media Services, acquired CastTV Inc.
synopsis: Tribune Media Services (TMS), a leading provider of entertainment information databases, announced that it has acquired CastTV, a leader in video search, indexing and data technologies for discovering TV shows, movies and other online video content.
buyer parent: Tribune Company
buyer: Tribune Media Services
Tribune Interactive, a subsidiary of Tribune Company, manages the interactive operations of major daily newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and their associated websites, plus all aspects of Tribune's print and online classified advertising operations. "
target: CastTV Inc.
CastTV is a leading video search platform that reaches over 4 million consumers monthly. CastTV's innovative technology enables the search and navigation of video content across the "three screens" of computer, television, and mobile.
Microsoft Corporation, acquired VideoSurf Inc.
synopsis: Microsoft has announced the acquisition of video discovery technology company VideoSurf Inc. Founded in 2006, VideoSurf offers a back-end computer vision technology that "sees" frames inside videos to make discovering content fast, easy and accurate.
buyer: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT:$125,843.00)
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. "
target parent: Pitango Venture Capital
target: VideoSurf Inc.
VideoSurf Inc. is a California-based video discovery technology company. Using a unique combination of new computer vision and fast computation methods, VideoSurf has taught computers to "see" inside videos to find content in a fast, efficient, and scalable way.
Crunchyroll, acquired Redux
synopsis: Crunchyroll has announced that it has acquired Redux. The company makes discovering exceptional online video as enjoyable and effortless as watching cable television - Redux delivers a lean-back TV experience programmed by curators and friends that share their taste. Redux offers hundreds of channels of entertaining, hand-picked video.
buyer parent: The Chernin Group
buyer: Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is the leading global video service for Japanese Anime and Asian media. Crunchyroll has over 20,000 videos and 10,000 hours of Anime, Korean Drama and Live-Action titles on Crunchyroll.com. "
target: Redux
Redux makes discovering exceptional online video as enjoyable and effortless as watching cable television - Redux delivers a lean-back TV experience programmed by curators and friends that share their taste. Redux offers hundreds of channels of entertaining, hand-picked video.
Rebellion Media Group Inc, acquired TVDuck.com
synopsis: Rebellion Media has solidified its presence in the entertainment vertical with the acquisition of a portfolio of video search engine properties, highlighted by TVDuck.com. Tvduck.com lets users watch tv, movies, documentaries, music videos, funny video clips, sports clips, share and enjoy free videos.
buyer: Rebellion Media Group Inc
Rebellion Media is a leading digital media company. They create and acquire digital media properties within their targeted categories (health & wellness, technology, entertainment and sports) and power them with an innovative content, traffic and monetization platform. "
target: TVDuck.com
Tvduck.com lets users watch TV, movies, documentaries, music videos, funny video clips, sports clips, share and enjoy free videos.
closed 12/22/2011 via PE Hub
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc, acquired SetJam, Inc.
synopsis: Video discovery startup SetJam has been acquired by Motorola Mobility. SetJam was founded in June 2009, with the goal of making online TV easy. The company's Data Integrity Engine has set a new standard for online TV and movie listings, and its innovative data products have radically simplified the integration process.
buyer: Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc
Motorola Mobility, Inc. fuses innovative technology with human insights. Its portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. "
target: SetJam, Inc.
SetJam was founded in June 2009, with the goal of making online TV easy. SetJam's Data Integrity Engine has set a new standard for online TV and movie listings, and its innovative data products have radically simplified the integration process.
closed 1/10/2006 via
America Online, Inc., acquired Truveo, Inc.
synopsis: Internet video search pioneer Truveo, Inc. has been acquired by America Online, Inc., solidifying AOL's leadership position as the premier destination for a full suite of video and search services. AOL's acquisition agreement with Truveo was signed and closed on December 21, 2005. Financial terms were not disclosed.
buyer parent: Time Warner, Inc.
buyer: America Online, Inc. (AOL:$2,569.00)
AOL is a leading global Web services company with an extensive suite of brands and offerings and a substantial worldwide audience. AOL's business spans online content, products and services that the company offers to consumers, publishers and advertisers. "
target: Truveo, Inc.
Truveo, headquartered in Burlingame, Calif., is building the most comprehensive search engine for video on the Web. The company's unique Visual Crawler technology enables Truveo to find videos that current search engines miss, and deliver highly relevant and up-to-the-minute results to users.
ConnecTV, Inc., acquired tweetTV, Inc.
synopsis: ConnecTV is buying TweetTV to add more analytics features to a network that already lets people watch, create and share six-second video clips of TV shows with others via an iOS app. tweetTV is a cloud-based, API /white label ready social TV platform. It includes a dynamic, real time, localized TV guide.
buyer: ConnecTV, Inc.
ConnecTV is a social video app for TV fans that lets users CLIP and SHARE TV. Users can select their favorite six second TV "moment" with a single touch, and share it on the app for others to see. "
target: tweetTV, Inc.
tweetTV is a cloud-based, API /white label ready social TV platform. It includes a dynamic, real time, localized TV guide that helps people find "what to watch" by listing programs in terms of real-time popularity.
Bustle, acquired Elite Daily
synopsis: Bustle, a digital media company that caters to millennial women, has acquired Elite Daily from Daily Mail. Elite Daily is a general interest site for millenials with 20 million unique monthly visitors. They also produce original videos that generate about 60 million monthly views.
buyer: Bustle
Bustle is a digital media company for and by women. Bustle delivers everything women want to know, see, and read right now whether they're starting their work day, taking a study break, waiting for a flight, preparing a bottle for their kid, or doing something else entirely. "
target parent: Daily Mail and General Trust plc
target: Elite Daily
Elite Daily is a general interest site for millenials. They also produce original videos that generate about 60 million monthly views. Elite Daily's goal is to create a highly engaging, socially driven content platform that would radically change and redefine the meaning of a media publication.
closed 1/30/2015 via New York Times
DailyMail.com, acquired Elite Daily
synopsis: DailyMail.com, a British tabloid that became an online behemoth with fast, salacious stories, announced that it has bought Elite Daily, a website aimed at millennials. Elite Daily, which describes itself as "the voice of Generation Y," specializes in articles and videos intended to be shared online.
buyer: DailyMail.com
DailyMail.com is a British tabloid that became an online behemoth with fast, salacious stories Daily Mail is the world's biggest English language newspaper website with over 180 million unique visitors per month. "
With an audience of over 55 million monthly readers, Elite Daily has established the largest, fastest growing community of millennial voices on the web. Elite Daily is a highly engaging, socially driven content platform that changes and redefines the meaning of a media publication.
Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG, acquired fotocommunity GmbH
synopsis: Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG has bought fotocommunity GmbH, a company that operates an Internet community for amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts in Europe. The company also offers videocommunity.com, a platform for filmmakers, video-artists, and musicians, as well as offers online digital imaging services.
buyer: Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG
Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG, through its subsidiaries, operates as a publishing company in Europe. It publishes magazines and electronic supplementary products in the areas of engineering, management, construction, administration, dentistry, and law and tax. "
target: fotocommunity GmbH
fotocommunity GmbH operates an Internet community for amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts in Europe. The company also offers videocommunity.com, a platform for filmmakers, video-artists, and musicians, as well as offers online digital imaging services.
Qlipso, acquired Veoh Networks, Inc.
synopsis: Qlipso, a social feature-rich multi-party content-sharing platform with 3D avatars, webcam and voice, announced its purchase of substantially all of the assets of Veoh, an Internet Television company delivering broadcast-quality video programming.
buyer: Qlipso
Qlipso is the first completely portable Web-based experience that allows users to share any type of Flash-based media live and synchronized with their friends and family in a relaxed and secure online social setting. "
target: Veoh Networks, Inc.
Veoh is a revolutionary Internet TV service that gives viewers the power to easily discover, watch, and personalize their online viewing experience.
cancelled 10/2/2009 via BNC Analysis
Global Gaming Factory X AB, cancelled an acquisition of The Pirate Bay
synopsis: Global Gaming AB Cancelled the Acquisition of The Pirate Bay.
buyer: Global Gaming Factory X AB
Global Gaming Factory X AB is a new media channel to reach visitors of Internet cafes and gaming venues. Global Gaming Factory X AB uses Smartlaunch and CyberCafePro's installed base of cafe management software at thousands of internet cafes and gaming centers around the world. "
target: The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay is one of the 100 most visited Internet sites in the world and one of the leading search engines for file sharing. The site has more than 20 million visitors and over one billion searches per month.
Kuaishou, acquired AcFun
synopsis: Kuaishou (Kwai), a social platform that allows users to capture and share snippets of their everyday lives through short videos and live-streaming, has acquired AcFun, a Chinese video sharing website.
buyer parent: Tencent Holdings Ltd.
buyer: Kuaishou
Kuaishou Technology is a Beijing-based company established in 2011. Kuaishou, also known as Kwai in the international market, is a social platform that allows users to capture and share snippets of their everyday lives through short videos and live-streaming. "
target: AcFun
AcFun is a Chinese video sharing website. AcFun is an abbreviation of "Anime, Comic and Fun". It is the first video sharing website which comments are overlaid on videos. They are based in Beijing.
closed 11/15/2017 via BNC Analysis
Qwant SAS, acquired Xilopix SAS
synopsis: Qwant, the first search engine that protects its users freedoms, has acquired Xilopix, developers of the first fully Multimedia Content Search and Navigation Engine designed for the touch screen revolution. Xilopix's Multimedia Search Engine technology enables users to find Images and any Multimedia objects quicker and with unrivaled precision.
buyer: Qwant SAS
Qwant is the first search engine which protects its users freedoms and ensures that the digital ecosystem remains healthy. Qwant delivers the best available results to user queries and never tries to guess who they are or what they are doing. "
target: Xilopix SAS
Xilopix has developed the first fully Multimedia Content Search and Navigation Engine designed for the touch screen revolution. Xilopix's Multimedia Search Engine technology enables users to find Images and any Multimedia objects quicker and with unrivaled precision, without the need of Text typing.
AtmanCo, will purchase PlusMobile LLC from Plusmo Communications S.A.
synopsis: AtmanCo, a leader in the psychometrics industry, will acquire PlusMobile LLC and all of its subsidiaries from Plusmo Communications, a provider of SMS services in Argentina. PlusMobile is a provider of mobile phone products. Their products include mobile apps focused on education, kids, and entertainment. They also offer mobile marketing services.
buyer: AtmanCo (TSXV:ATW:$8.33)
AtmanCo is a leader in the psychometrics industry. The company offers psychometric tests online for the purposes of recruitment and hiring. AtmanCo's mission is to boost a organization's productivity, performance and prosperity by focusing on the their most important assets: their employees. "
seller: Plusmo Communications S.A.
PlusMobile is a provider of mobile phone products. Their products include mobile apps focused on education, kids, and entertainment(games, sports, and videos). They also offer mobile marketing services such as contests using SMS. PlusMobile is part of Plusmo Communications, an SMS service provider.
Vidooly, acquired iCouchApp
synopsis: Indian video analytics startup Vidooly has acquired over-the-top-content (OTT) startup, iCouchApp. iCouchapp is a video content engagement and discovery platform. The app allows consumers to discover new videos, interact with TV shows and keep track of their favorite shows.
buyer: Vidooly
Vidooly is a YouTube big data marketing & analytics product for content creators, brands & multi channel networks. It helps them grow and optimize their online video business organically through actionable data intelligence. "
target: iCouchApp
iCouchapp is a video content engagement and discovery platform. The app allows consumers to discover new videos, interact with TV shows and keep track of their favourite shows, at the same time allowing media companies to create and maintain their own OTT app.
Google, acquired Typhoon Studios
synopsis: Google has acquired Typhoon Studios, an independent game developer in Montréal. They are dedicated to creating new experiences with a unique voice on both PC and console.
buyer: Google (GOOGL:$155,058.00)
Google is a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services, products, and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Chrome and YouTube. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. "
target: Typhoon Studios
Typhoon Studios is an independent game developer in Montréal. They are dedicated to creating new experiences with a unique voice on both PC and console.
Waymo LLC, acquired Latent Logic
synopsis: Waymo, a self-driving technology development company and subsidiary of Google, has acquired Latent Logic, a UK start-up. Spun out of Oxford University in 2017, Latent Logic develops simulations of motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian behavior using data collected from traffic cameras.
buyer parent: Google
buyer: Waymo LLC
Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Waymo originated as a project of Google before it became a stand-alone subsidiary in December 2016. In April 2017, Waymo started a limited trial of a self-driving taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona. "
target parent: University of Oxford
target: Latent Logic
Latent Logic is a UK start-up that uses imitation learning to simulate models of human behavior on the road. Spun out of Oxford University in 2017, Latent Logic develops simulations of motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian behavior using data collected from traffic cameras.
Google, acquired CloudSimple
synopsis: Google has acquired CloudSimple, a company that provides a service to the world's leading cloud vendors to deploy and manage workloads in a dedicated, private cloud in public clouds. With the full support of Microsoft and VMware, the first offering is a service for VMware.
target: CloudSimple
CloudSimple provides a service to the world's leading cloud vendors to deploy and manage workloads in a dedicated, private cloud in public clouds. With the full support of Microsoft and VMware, the first offering is a service for VMware.
announced 11/1/2019 via Company Press Release
Google, will acquire Fitbit Inc.
synopsis: Fitbit, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC. Fitbit helps people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals. Fitbit designs products and experiences that track everyday health and fitness.
target: Fitbit Inc. (FIT:$1,550.22)
Fitbit helps people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals. As the leader in the Connected Health & Fitness category, Fitbit designs products and experiences that track everyday health and fitness.
$2,104 [$1,696]
announced 7/11/2019 via Company Press Release
Google, will acquire Elastifile
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services, products, and platforms, will be acquiring Elastifile, a pioneer in solving the challenges associated with file storage for enterprise-grade applications running at scale in the cloud.
target: Elastifile
Elastifile is a pioneer in solving the challenges associated with file storage for enterprise-grade applications running at scale in the cloud. They've built a unique software-defined approach to managed Network Attached Storage.
announced 6/6/2019 via Company Press Release
Google, will acquire Looker
synopsis: Google LLC announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Looker, a unified platform for business intelligence, data applications and embedded analytics. Upon the close of the acquisition, Looker will join Google Cloud.
target: Looker
Looker is a unified data platform that delivers actionable business insights to every employee at the point of decision. Looker integrates data into the daily workflows of users to allow organizations to extract value from data at web scale.
Google, will acquire Alooma
synopsis: Google announced its intent to acquire Alooma, a leader in data migration. Alooma helps enterprise companies streamline database migration in the cloud with an innovative data pipeline tool that enables them to move their data from multiple sources to a single data warehouse.
Google is a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products. Google offers innovative search technologies that connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. "
target: Alooma
Alooma helps enterprise companies streamline database migration in the cloud with an innovative data pipeline tool that enables them to move their data from multiple sources to a single data warehouse.
Google, acquired Superpod
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products, has acquired Superpod, a company that develops software to post questions and receive answers. Superpod is a fun way to ask and answer questions on the go by getting instant advice from their pods of experts.
target: Superpod
Superpod develops software to post questions and receive answers. Superpod is a fun way to ask and answer questions on the go by getting instant advice from their pods of experts.
Google, acquired DORA
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products, has acquired Dora, a company that transforms the IT industry by instituting a scientific approach to software development, product management, and organizational transformation.
target: DORA
DORA's mission is to transform the IT industry by instituting a scientific approach to software development, product management, and organizational transformation. DORA's data-driven approach has helped teams leverage automation, process, and cultural change.
Google, acquired Where Is My Train
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synopsis: Google has acquired Where is My Train, a train tracking mobile app run by the developers, Sigmoid Labs. It is one of the most-downloaded train-based apps in India with over 10 million downloads. It offers offline integration of Indian Railways and IRCTC timetables, using celltower information to locate trains.
target: Where Is My Train
Where is My Train is a train tracking mobile app run by the developers, Sigmoid Labs. It is one of the most-downloaded train-based apps in India with over 10 million downloads. It offers offline integration of Indian Railways and IRCTC timetables, using celltower information to locate trains.
Google, acquired Workbench
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products, has acquired Workbench, an online platform for educators to build, find, customize, share and assign standards-aligned lessons for the classroom.
target: Workbench
Workbench is an online platform for educators to build, find, customize, share and assign standards-aligned lessons for the classroom. Workbench's platform aims to offer a central place to find lessons centered around project-based learning, which involves hands-on problem-solving.
Google, acquired Onward
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that specializes in internet-related services and products, has acquired Onward, a customer service automation platform. Onward's platform helps clients automate lower-value customer service requests, freeing up agents for the complex, high value issues.
target: Onward
Onward is a customer service automation platform. They help clients achieve 40% of tickets automated, 40% of messages automated, and 40 second average response time. Onward's platform helps clients automate lower-value customer service requests, freeing up agents for the complex, high value issues.
Google, acquired GraphicsFuzz
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products, has acquired GraphicsFuzz, a company that builds a framework for testing the security and reliability of Android graphics drivers.
target: GraphicsFuzz
Based in the UK, GraphicsFuzz has pioneered the combination of fuzzing and metamorphic testing to yield a highly automatic method for testing graphics drivers that quickly finds and fixes bugs that could undermine reliability and security before they affect end users.
Google, acquired Cask Data, Inc.
synopsis: Google, a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products, has acquired Cask Data, a startup that helps run big data analytics on Hadoop. Cask's primary product is the open source Cask Data Application Platform, the first unified integration platform for big data.
target: Cask Data, Inc.
Cask Data is a startup that helps run big data analytics on Hadoop. Cask makes building and running big data solutions on-premises, in the cloud or in hybrid environments easy with Cask Data Application Platform, the first unified integration platform for big data.
announced 5/9/2018 via BNC Analysis
Google, will acquire Velostrata
synopsis: Google plans to buy the small enterprise startup Velostrata as the search giant continues growing its cloud computing business. Google said it would acquire Israel-based Velostrata, which specializes in helping companies move their internal corporate infrastructure to cloud providers.
Google offers innovative search technologies that connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. "
target: Velostrata
Israel-based Velostrata specializes in helping companies move their internal corporate infrastructure to cloud providers. Israel-based Velostrata specializes in helping companies move their internal corporate infrastructure to cloud providers. Velostrata has 25 employees and debuted in 2014.
Google, acquired Tenor, Inc.
synopsis: Google, a provider of innovative search technologies that connect millions of people with information every day, has announced its acquisition of Tenor, a GIF search engine. Tenor was launched as a way to search for GIFs both on desktop and on mobile. On mobile, it allows users to quickly and easily search for GIFs straight from their keyboard.
target: Tenor, Inc.
Tenor is a GIF search engine. Tenor was launched as a way to search for GIFs both on desktop and on mobile. On mobile, it allows users to quickly and easily search for GIFs straight from their keyboard. A massive 300 million Tenor users search for GIFs 12 billion times every month.
announced 3/5/2018 via New York Times
The Infatuation, will acquire Zagat
synopsis: The Infatuation, a website, app, newsletter, and recommendation platform designed to help people find the perfect restaurant for every situation, is to acquire Zagat, the world's most trusted source for consumer-generated survey information, from Google.
buyer: The Infatuation
The Infatuation is a website, app, newsletter, and recommendation platform designed to help people find the perfect restaurant for every situation. They operate out of New York, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Washington DC, Austin, and more. "
target parent: Google
target: Zagat
Zagat is the world's most trusted source for consumer-generated survey information. With a worldwide network of surveyors, Zagat rates and reviews restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, shopping and a range of other entertainment categories.
Google, will acquire Xively
synopsis: Google has announced that it intends to buy Xively from LogMeIn. Xively offers award-winning IoT platforms and connected product management platforms for enterprises building connected products and services.
target parent: LogMeIn, Inc.
target: Xively
Xively offers award-winning IoT platforms and connected product management platforms for enterprises building connected products and services. Xively enables companies to easily build and manage IoT security, IoT connected devices and IoT products.
DxO Labs SAS, acquired Nik Collection
synopsis: DxO has announced that it has acquired Nik Collection from Google and will continue development "for the benefit of the photographer community." The Nik Collection is composed of seven desktop plugins for Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop that provide a powerful range of photo editing capabilities.
buyer: DxO Labs SAS
For well over a decade, DxO has been developing some of the world's most advanced image processing technologies. DxO designs and manufactures the DxO ONE, a connected, miniaturized, and pro-quality camera for iPhone and iPad. "
target: Nik Collection
The Nik Collection is composed of seven desktop plugins for Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop that provide a powerful range of photo editing capabilities.
Google Inc., acquired Relay Media
synopsis: Relay Media, a company founded by an ex-Googler that had developed technology to help convert web pages to the AMP format, has been acquired by Google. Relay Media converts publishers' standard web content to AMP HTML, the new format for instantly-loading mobile pages with support for ads, analytics and paywalls.
target: Relay Media
Relay Media converts publishers' standard web content to AMP HTML, the new format for instantly-loading mobile pages with support for ads, analytics and paywalls. They are based in Palo Alto, CA.
closed 3/30/2016 via PR Web
WbSrch, acquired Snagr.io
synopsis: WbSrch, a general-purpose search engine based in Portland, OR, has purchased the music search engine Snagr.io and has rebranded it as MusicSrch.com. Snagr.io searches a selection of popular social media and music sites such as Spotify, Tidal, Musicbrainz, and Twitter for the online presences of a band, DJ, or musician.
buyer: WbSrch
WbSrch is an general-purpose web search engine with indexes in more than 30 languages. It currently has a small crawl index that is being used to refine its search algorithms. "
target: Snagr.io
SNAGR is music artists search engine. It searches on 12+ different streaming, video, and music sites for artists. Sites are searched in parallel and results are on-the-fly combined, ranked and sorted to give user readable and an understandable overview.
announced 6/26/2013 via PR Newswire
Yippy, Inc., will acquire Gigablast, Inc.
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synopsis: Yippy, Inc., a unified search company known for its search clustering technology and eDiscovery tools, announced that it has agreed to acquire Gigablast, Inc. through a letter of intent with binding provisions. Gigablast provides Internet search services for both consumers and businesses.
buyer: Yippy, Inc. (OTCPK:YIPI:$0.08)
Based in Fort Myers, FL, Yippy, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the development of search, data normalization and aggregation through application service environments for consumer and enterprise markets. "
target: Gigablast, Inc.
Gigablast is an independent, algorithmic, Internet search engine that provides Internet search services for both consumers (at www.gigablast.com) and businesses (via an XML search feed or through the Gigablast customized Hosted Search offering).
Searchmetrics, acquired W3 Solutions GmbH
synopsis: Searchmetrics, the world leader in search and social analytics software, has completed the acquisition of German search engine technology specialist, W3 Solutions.
buyer: Searchmetrics
Searchmetrics uses the most advanced engineering to move a company up the search engine ranks. Its integrated suite of search analytics tools accesses the largest and freshest database − 100 million keywords and 75 million domains. "
target: W3 Solutions GmbH
W3 Solutions GmbH provides site search engine technology. The company offers SiteSearch, a search engine to ensure customers find content they are searching for.
Google Inc., acquired Apture, Inc.
synopsis: Apture, a startup aiming to bring a richer reading experience to partners websites like The New York Times and the Financial Times, has announced that it has been acquired by Google. The company launched its first product in 2008, billing it as a way for bloggers and other website publishers to make their content more "three-dimensional."
target parent: Clearstone Venture Management Services
target: Apture, Inc.
Apture provides the first rich communication platform that allows people to intuitively experience the web. With just one line of code, publishers and bloggers can quickly and easily turn flat pages of text into a compelling multimedia experience.
announced 12/29/2014 via BNC Analysis
Aucfan Co., Ltd., will acquire MiningBrownie, Inc.
synopsis: Aucfan, Japan's largest online auction price comparison and search website, has announced their agreement to acquire MiningBrownie, a developer of data mining and webcrawler technology.
buyer: Aucfan Co., Ltd. (TSE:3674:$39.08)
Aucfan Co. Ltd. is Japan's largest online auction price comparison and search website. aucfan.com allows users to compare, search, and analyze online auction and ecommerce product and price information, as well as to see the prices and numbers of transactions for products traded in the past. "
target: MiningBrownie, Inc.
Based in Tokyo, Japan, MiningBrownie Inc. provides internet tools for data mining and crawler technology. The company was founded in 2006.
announced 6/29/2015 via Reuters
Uber Technologies, Inc., will purchase Map-Generating Technology from Microsoft Corporation
synopsis: Microsoft Corp said it will sell some map-generating technology to ride-hailing app company Uber. The mapping assets include 100 employees focused on image collection activities. Microsoft's mapping unit works on imagery acquisition and map data processing.
buyer: Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER:$12,183.00)
Uber Technologies, Inc. offers online car booking services via mobile phones. It provides limousine and private cab reservation services. Uber Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California. "
seller: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT:$125,843.00)
Microsoft's mapping unit works on imagery acquisition and map data processing. The mapping assets include 100 employees focused on image collection activities.
closed 12/4/2015 via PR Newswire
Audi Group, BMW Group, Daimler AG, acquired HERE
synopsis: German carmakers BMW, Audi and Daimler AG concluded the acquisition of HERE, Nokia's maps business. HERE is the leading supplier of digital maps for most of the world's top carmakers, accounting for half its expected revenues in 2015. The deal allows the auto makers to offer new premium features, like autonomous driving, in their luxury cars.
buyer: BMW Group (DB:BMW:$119,863.69)
buyer: Audi Group (DB:NSU:$63,271.47)
buyer: Daimler AG (XTRA:DAI:$186,941.22)
BMW Group, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and motorcycles worldwide. The Audi Group manufacturers product in the premium and supercar segment. Mercedes-Benz is a global premium and luxury car manufacturer. "
target parent: Nokia Corporation
target: HERE
HERE, a Nokia company, is a leader in mapping and location intelligence. They combine highly accurate and fresh maps with cloud technology to enable rich, real-time location experiences in a broad range of connected devices – from smartphones and tablets to wearables and vehicles.
cancelled 3/16/2012 via Capital IQ
Options Media Group, cancelled an acquisition of Illume Software, Inc.
synopsis: Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. has cancelled its agreement to acquire Illume Software, Inc. Illume Software, Inc. develops solutions that leverage location to power high-value applications and services for individuals, and small and large mobile workforces.
buyer: Options Media Group (OPMG:$0.53)
PhoneGuard, Inc., a subsidiary of Options Media Group Holdings, Inc., is a leading provider of mobile applications software. PhoneGuard is a personal security and anti-texting while driving software application suite. "
target: Illume Software, Inc.
Illume Software develops solutions that leverage location to power high-value applications and services. Their first product, iZUP, offers a responsible solution to cell phone-related distracted driving.
WorldLingo merged with TransPerfect Translations International, Inc.,
synopsis: TransPerfect, the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions, announced a merger with WorldLingo. Based in Las Vegas, WorldLingo specializes in translation technology and other solutions for website localization, as well as document, instant message, e-mail, and real-time chat translation.
buyer: TransPerfect Translations International, Inc.
TransPerfect is the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions. From offices in more than 70 cities on five continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. "
target: WorldLingo
WorldLingo is a leading provider of integrated, online translation solutions, with services ranging from cost-effective machine translation solutions to professional human translation and culturally sensitive localization.
cancelled 11/1/2011 via Bloomberg
H & R Block, Inc., cancelled an acquisition of TaxACT
synopsis: H&R Block Inc. was barred by a federal judge from proceeding with its proposed $287.5 million acquisition of the maker of TaxAct products because it would diminish competition in the tax preparation market.
buyer: H & R Block, Inc. (HRB:$3,094.88)
H&R Block Inc. is one of the world's largest tax services providers, having prepared more than 550 million tax returns worldwide since 1955. The Company provides tax return preparation services in person, through H&R Block At Home™ online and desktop software products, and through other channels. "
target: TaxACT
2nd Story Software is critically acclaimed as a leader in developing affordable tax preparation software and providing Web-based services directly to consumers. TaxACT gives users well-informed tax strategies in an easy-to-use format, while maintaining focus on providing best value for customers.
Amazon.com, Inc., acquired Graphiq
synopsis: Amazon.com Inc. acquired a Santa Barbara data analysis and search engine start-up in to help improve its Alexa virtual assistant. Graphiq is a semantic technology company that instantly delivers deep insights from the world's data.
buyer: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN:$265,469.00)
Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want—low prices, vast selection, and convenience—Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. "
target: Graphiq
Graphiq is a semantic technology company that instantly delivers deep insights from the world's data. Since 2009, the company has amassed the world's deepest knowledge graph, encompassing 500 collections, 1 billion entities, 250 billion data points and 25 billion curated relationships.
Audioboom, acquired SONR News
synopsis: Audioboom Group PLC, the leading podcasting and on-demand audio platform for hosting, distributing and monetizing content, said it has completed its acquisition of SONR News Ltd, Sonr helps search across social networks, monitor accounts and keywords, and surface trending topics, all in one, easy to use dashboard.
buyer: Audioboom (AIM:BOOM:$0.59)
AudioBoom is the leading podcasting and on-demand audio platform for hosting, distributing and monetizing content. With offices in London, Melbourne, Mumbai and New York City, they host thousands of podcasts with top tier audio content producers from around the world. "
target: SONR News
Sonr helps search across social networks, monitor accounts and keywords, and surface trending topics as they pick up steam, all in one, easy to use dashboard. Using two proprietary forms of artificial intelligence, Sonr reduces the clutter of newsfeeds.
AOL Inc., acquired Yahoo! Inc.
synopsis: Verizon Communications Inc., a company that that offers wireless telecommunications products and services, has completed its acquisition of the operating business of Yahoo! Inc., known for its Web portal, search engine Yahoo! Search, and related services. Verizon has combined these assets with its existing AOL business.
buyer parent: Verizon Communications
buyer: AOL Inc. (AOL:$2,569.00)
AOL is a media technology company with a mission to connect consumers and creators through open marketplaces. AOL uses data to disrupt content production, distribution and monetization. The company connects publishers with advertisers across its global, programmatic platforms. "
target: Yahoo! Inc. (AABA:$5,409.25)
Yahoo! Inc. is focused on making the world's daily habits inspiring and entertaining. They operate an internet search engine that creates highly personalized experiences for their users, keeping people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the globe.
OpenMail LLC, will acquire Infospace
synopsis: Blucora, Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled financial solutions to consumers, small businesses and tax professionals, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Infospace business to OpenMail LLC. InfoSpace is a leading provider of white label search and monetization solutions.
buyer: OpenMail LLC
OpenMail believes in the power of using data for more relevant and targeted marketing. OpenMail helps emailers and email marketers gain audience insights and produce strong results with the most effective email data and analytics platforms ever created. "
target parent: Blucora, Inc.
target: Infospace
InfoSpace is a leading provider of white label search and monetization solutions. They serve a network of more than 100 web publishers globally, offering core search solutions as a proven means to monetize audience via a search-based advertising revenue stream.
Facebook, acquired TheFind, Inc.
synopsis: Facebook announced it has acquired personalized shopping search engine TheFind, Inc. Its product allows people to get recommendations for products while searching through its database of products. A user could enter generic terms like "black sweater" and then compare prices on black sweaters from a wide array of retailers aggregated by TheFind.
buyer: Facebook (FB:$66,529.00)
Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world. "
target: TheFind, Inc.
TheFind, Inc. applies patented e-commerce technology to make the consumer shopping experience easy, efficient and fun. The technology works in a multi-channel environment to personalize the shopping experience.
Hottolink, Inc., will acquire Socialgist
synopsis: Hottolink has agreed to acquire Effyis, doing business as Socialgist. The company helps their users get access to the world's social media data. They find it, index it, structure it and make it query-able. They do it at scale, on their own infrastructure and in their own data centers.
buyer: Hottolink, Inc. (TSE:3680:$8.88)
Hottolink's core competence is agent technology which crawls massive data on the internet, store them on the huge distributed database, search and analyze them rapidly, and create noble knowledge from them. "
target: Socialgist
Socialgist helps their users get access to the world's social media data. They find it, index it, structure it and make it query-able. And they do it at scale, on their own infrastructure and in their own data centers, allowing the largest companies and largest brands in the world to rely on them.
The Rainmaker Group Ventures, LLC., acquired Rent Jungle
synopsis: Pittsburgh-based Rent Jungle has been acquired by Atlanta-based The Rainmaker Group. Rent Jungle aggregates rental listings for multifamily and single-family homes with more than 1 million active listings and 1.5 million monthly site visits.
buyer: The Rainmaker Group Ventures, LLC.
Rainmaker is the market leader in profit optimization solutions for the Gaming & Hospitality and Multifamily Housing industries. Rainmaker leverages cutting-edge research in order to bring customers the most sophisticated solutions to their revenue management challenges. "
target: Rent Jungle
Rent Jungle LLC, a search engine company, operates an apartment search and market research Website in the United States. It enables users to find, lease, move, and decorate their new homes.
Apax Partners, will acquire Answers Corporation
synopsis: Funds advised by Apax Partners, a global private equity firm, announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Answers Corporation, the parent company of Answers.com and a leading provider of cloud-based solutions that enhance customer acquisition and brand engagement, from Summit Partners, TA Associates, and founder shareholders.
buyer: Apax Partners
Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups. It operates globally and has more than 30 years of investing experience. Apax Partners has advised funds that total over $40 billion around the world in aggregate. "
target parent: Summit Partners
target: Answers Corporation
Answers' mission is to empower consumers, brands and organizations by connecting them with the information they need to make better-informed decisions. The Answers Platform leverages the sizable reach of Answers.com, and its leading cloud-based solutions from ForeSee, Webcollage and ResellerRatings.
Kadokawa Dwango Corporation
Kadokawa Dwango Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates in publishing, film, publishing rights, and digital content businesses. It also engages in the planning, development, and operation of network entertainment contents and systems; and operation of video-sharing Website.
Ticker: TIVO
TiVo Inc.
TiVo Corporation brings entertainment together, making it easy to find, watch, and enjoy. The company offers movies, shows, and videos from across live TV, on-demand, streaming services, and countless apps, helping people to watch on their terms.
Ticker: HLSE:NXTGMS
Next Games Oy
Next Games is a mobile game developer focused on creating visually impressive, highly engaging games. Their mission is to be a trendsetter in developing engaging and social mobile games based on entertainment franchises, such as movies TV shows and books.
Ticker: AIM:SYQ
SyQic Plc
Yoonic was developed by SyQic, one of the fastest growing Over-The-Top (OTT) IPTV managed services companies in Asia. Yoonic TV provides users with their favorite channels, movies, TV series and other video content direct to their mobile device or tablet of their choice.
Ticker: BCOV
Brightcove, Inc.
Brightcove Inc. is the leading global provider of powerful cloud solutions for managing, delivering, and monetizing video experiences on every screen.
Ticker: OTCPK:LOGG
LifeLogger Technologies Corp
LifeLogger Technologies Corp. has developed a Web APP software solution providing users the ability to capture, store and live stream your memories. They are device agnostic, allowing you to use your iOS, Android solution or other wearable camera and/or sensors solutions.
Ticker: NFLX
Netflix is the world's leading Internet entertainment platform with 104 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime and anywhere.
Ticker: BIDU
Baidu.com, Inc.
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable way for people to find what they're looking for.
Ticker: AIM:RTHM
RhythmOne plc
RhythmOne is a tech-enabled digital media company that connects online audiences with brands through premium content across devices. Through its fully integrated programmatic platform, RhythmMax, the Company offers digital advertising inventory across owned, controlled and extended supply sources.
Ticker: SZSE:300431
Beijing Baofeng Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Baofeng Technology Co., Ltd. was established in January 2007 as China's largest Internet video broadcast platform.
Ticker: KOSDAQ:A089230
The E&M Co., Ltd.
The E&M Co., Ltd. is an entertainment and media company in Korea. The company operates two live streaming platforms in Korea, POPKON TV and CELUV TV. POPKON TV is designed for consumer use while CELUV TV is a platform that allows famous celebrities to interact and communicate with viewers.
Ticker: WCST
Wecast Network Inc
Wecast Network Inc is a next generation global brand licensing, IP sales and video commerce company driven by AI and Big Data. The company is leveraging and optimizing its legacy operations as a premium content Video On Demand service provider in China.
Broadcast Live Digital Corp.
Broadcast Live Digital Corp. operates a website that offers movie information. The Company's website serves as a movie blog which displays the latest movies, trailers, and box office information for a wide assortment of movies.
Ticker: OTCPK:TVTV
WhereverTV
Founded in 2006, WhereverTV is the next generation subscription television service providing consumers with live-streaming, genre-specific, and in-language viewing choices from around the world, delivered to anywhere in the world, and through any internet enabled device.
Ticker: OM:MAV
Mavshack AB
Mavshack runs one of the world's fastest growing Internet TV services, providing Asian entertainment to audiences worldwide. The service is accessible via internet-connected device and currently have users in more than 80 countries.
Ticker: GOOGL
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users.
Yahoo Japan Corporation
Yahoo Japan Corporation operates Yahoo Japan, a Japanese online information portal that offers auctions, entertainment, news, and online shopping in addition to its search engine and Internet directory.
Ticker: KOSE:A035420
Naver Corporation
Naver Corporation is an Internet content service operator headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. It operates the Naver search portal and Hangame gaming services. Its spinoff companies in Japan operate the Line messaging service in addition to offering Japanese versions of Naver and Hangame.
Ticker: KOSE:A0354
Naver {duplicate}
NAVER Corporation is Korea's premier Internet company, operating the nation's top search portal "Naver", Korea's first online children's portal "Jr. Naver", and the nation's first online donation portal "Happybean".
Ticker: YNDX
Yandex N.V.
Yandex is one of the largest internet companies in Europe, providing a wide variety of search and other online services. Yandex's mission is to help users solve their everyday problems by building people-centric products and services.
Ticker: SOHU
Sohu.com Inc.
Sohu.com is China's premier online brand and indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which offer the vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding information, entertainment and communication.
Ticker: LOCM
Local.com Corporation
Local.com Corporation, a leading online local media company, enables brick-and-mortar businesses to connect with online customers using a variety of digital marketing products. The company reaches more than 20 million consumers each month on the flagship Local.com website.
Ticker: JASDAQ:3754
Excite Japan Co., Ltd. provides Internet information services in Japan. It operates a media content portal; and provides Internet-connection services and paid content to users. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Hottolink, Inc.
Hottolink's core competence is agent technology which crawls massive data on the internet, store them on the huge distributed database, search and analyze them rapidly, and create noble knowledge from them.
Ticker: APPZ
Monster Offers, Inc. {duplicate}
Monster Arts is a Daily Deal analytics provider and aggregator, collecting daily deals from multiple sites in local communities across the U.S. and Canada. The company collects and publishes thousands of daily deals and allows consumers to organize these deals by geography or product categories.
Ticker: OTCPK:YIPI
Yippy, Inc.
Yippy, Inc is a unified search company known for its clustering technology, big data consolidation and eDiscovery tools. Specializing in the development of search, data normalization, and aggregation through application service environments for consumer and enterprise markets.
Ticker: IRYS
iTrackr Systems, Inc.
iTrackr Systems, Inc. is an e-commerce software and services company that engages in the development, marketing, and commercialization of an online product and inventory search application for retailers and consumers.
Ticker: OPERA
Opera Software makes web browsers for desktop computers, mobile phones and tablets, and connected devices such as TVs. Their business also includes mobile advertising services and solutions. Their aim is to give users the best internet experience on any device and any platform.
Fuetrek Co., Ltd.
Fuetrek Co., Ltd. provides mobile phone solutions. It offers sound generators, and speech recognition and translation products. The company also provides memory card writing services for the education market. Fuetrek Co. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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HAPPY RETIREMENT NORMAN!
Our Development Director, Norman Kidd, is one of the most well kent faces in Scottish housebuilding for as well as an extensive career with us, he also joined the Homes for Scotland Committee when it was first formed some 23 years ago.
Along with shaping policy and contributing to the direction of the industry body, Norman sat on the Technical Committee with the NHBC, such was his knowledge and expertise of the industry.
Norman began his career with the Livingston Development Corporation, which is now defunct but was set up to ensure that Livingston, which was one of Scotland's designated 'new towns' was planned, built and maintained correctly.
Unusually, during this time Norman also attended Glasgow School of Art where he took up one of only two UK places at the famous School to study architecture at the same time as working.
Following a spell with Maxi Construction, Norman joined Walker Group in 1988 responsible for the project management of the company's leisure projects. In 1993 he moved into the housebuilding division spearheading the company's joint venture partnerships and building up the team to deliver 150 units a year.
One of his greatest highlights was meeting his hero, Seve Ballesteros, at the opening of Westerwood in Cumbernauld.He said, "It was a great moment meeting Seve who was at the height of his popularity. We arranged for him to play each hole for charity when people could bid to play with him. We enjoyed a funny moment at a Christmas party when the video of the day was played. Chairman, Mike Walker, was persuaded to play a hole with Seve despite not being a confident golfer. But when the film was showed the play was reversed at Mike played Seve's shots and Seve, Mike's not so great attempt!
"It's been great fun working at Walker Group but it's time now to retire and I am looking forward to a family wedding in California amongst other things my wife and I have planned."

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We have some good news on Mordor; all's good and we're ready to go on Wednesday.
The LOTRO game worlds will be unavailable from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Wednesday, August 2nd, to release Update 21: Mordor. Release Notes will be posted on Tuesday. Thank you for your patience, and we'll see you soon.
The game worlds have reopened! We'll see you in Mordor. NOTE: The LOTRO Store is temporarily unavailable. We will let you know when it reopens.


What is the image Alt Description Tag?
The image alt description, commonly referred to as the alt tag, is a required attribute inside every image tag. The alt tag should contain a text description of the image in question. Alt is the HTML shorthand for 'Alternate Text'. On many browsers the alt description tag is displayed as text for several seconds when the mouse hovers over the top of the image. If the image cannot be retrieved by the browser the alt description tag is often displayed as text on screen in place of the image. For visually impaired users the image alt description tag is particularly useful as the description can be read aloud and give the user an idea of what the image actually shows. For these reasons an accurate and descriptive alt tag can actively assist your users in getting the most from your site's content. In addition the alt description tag is one of the elements used by search engines to index and rank your pages. According to Google's webmaster guidelines, the alt tag is used to 'process' the page content, and therefore has a role in ethical SEO and web site optimisation.
Should I use image alt tags?
"To avoid problems with text-only UAs as well as to make image content understandable and navigable to users of non-visual UAs, you need to provide a description with ALT..."
As with all ethical SEO policies your focus should be on creating unique content for the human users of your site. Giving an accurate description of the images on your page will assist not only the visually impaired, or those on very slow connections who may have images switched off entirely, but is also useful for your mainstream users who will appreciate the fact they can simply mouse over the image for a little more information. The fact search engine robots and spiders also process the content of your alt description tags should be seen as an additional encouragement to give your images accurate descriptions. The images on your site will, by default, display your subject matter, and by their very nature will automatically require SEO valuable keyword rich descriptions.
On web sites that are built from a template with the same image logo repeated across the entire web site, it is permissible to include the page title or keyword description inside the logo's alt description tag, provided the logo itself is also described within the same tag. At all times however, avoid the temptation to stuff your image alt description tags full of keywords. This will simply be ignored by the search engines and may mark your site out as a possible spammer.
When not to use an image alt description.
Do not be tempted to leave any space between the quotation marks to show this is a blank image as the text reader will treat it the same as no alt description tag at all, and may attempt to read aloud the image name and source.


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CLEVELAND METROPARKS ADDS TWO NEW WETLANDS TO THE "EMERALD NECKLACE"
Today, Cleveland Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners approved the acquisition of two new, crucial wetland properties to the Emerald Necklace.
The properties, an undeveloped, 26-acre parcel on Engle Road in Middleburg Heights is adjacent to the Lake-to-Lake Trail and the 20-acre �Heron Rookery Wetland� in North Royalton which is along the East Branch of the Rocky River, enhance Cleveland Metroparks comprehensive ecosystem mission of conservation.
Now a part of Big Creek Reservation, the 26-acre Engle Road property contains a portion of wetlands, tributary streams and an upland area which all connect to the wetlands surrounding the 2.4-mile Lake-to-Lake Trail. As a whole, these wetlands represent the largest and last remaining glacial pothole wetlands in Cuyahoga County.
�This acquisition serves as a vital puzzle-piece in the wetland landscape, helping to complete the ecosystem surrounding the Lake-to-Lake Trail and solidifies the involvement of Cleveland Metroparks in the stewardship of the Rocky River.� said Brian Zimmerman, CEO of Cleveland Metroparks.
The �Heron Rookery Wetland,� along the East Branch of the Rocky River, was acquired as a conservation easement with financial assistance from the Water Resource Restoration Sponsorship Program (WRRSP), and is now part of Mill Stream Run Reservation.
The 20-acre property, adjacent to an existing 88-acre Cleveland Metroparks property and a 70-acre Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District's conservation easement, will create a core natural resource reserve of 207-acres. This core focuses on the �Heron Rookery Wetland� complex, a Category 3 wetland and the second largest wetland complex in the East Brach Rocky River corridor.
�This collaboration is not only good for the community, but also ensures the long-term ecosystem integrity of the river and surrounding areas.� said Mayor Robert Stefanik of the City of North Royalton.
The project is part of Cleveland Metroparks larger preservation initiative along the entire length of the East Branch of the Rocky River, from its headwaters to its confluence with the West Branch of the Rocky River.


Home Thyroid Cancer Lump Or Nodule In The Neck Can Cause Thyroid Cancer!
Lump Or Nodule In The Neck Can Cause Thyroid Cancer!
As a women, you should be very careful than men in case of thyroid cancer because this is more common in women than men, and very rare in children.
Here's a short description on its occurrence, symptoms and the most common type of papillary thyroid cancer.
The occurrence of thyroid cancer is illustrated according to the statistics available.
In the U.S there are now more than 20,700 patients living with thyroid cancer and incidence has increased by over 20% in the last 5 years.
Approximately 1,650 people in the UK are diagnosed with thyroid cancer each year. It is a rare cancer that usually affects middle-aged and older people. However, one type of thyroid cancer (papillary) can occur in younger people.
So Many! Yes, there are four main different types of thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type. By examining cells from the cancer, your doctor will be able to tell which type you have. This gives information about the best type of treatment for you.
Experience a lump or nodule that can be felt in the neck. This is the most common symptom. Other symptoms are rare. Pain is seldom an early warning sign of thyroid cancer.
However, a few patients have a full or tight feeling in the neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, swollen lymph nodes or hoarseness.
Please note that these symptoms can be caused by this disease or by other, less serious problems. If a person is experiencing symptoms, a doctor should be consulted immediately to avoid any further complications.
Treatment! There are various treatment options available for this disease. Planning treatment initially, this is the main first step which is decided according to the stage of the cancer and patient condition, analyzing the benefits and disadvantages of treatment.
Treatment may include surgery, whole-body radioisotope scanning, thyroid hormone replacement, internal radiotherapy, external radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Now let's look into the most common type the papillary thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid cancer tumors develop in cells that produce thyroid hormones containing iodine. The cancer cells, which grow very slowly, form many tiny, mushroom-shaped patterns in the tumor.
Doctors usually can treat these tumors successfully, even when cells from the tumor have spread to nearby lymph nodes. Sounds Good! Papillary thyroid cancer tumors account for about 60 percent of all thyroid cancers.
Research! Scientists are studying its causes. They are also looking for better ways to detect, diagnose, and treat this disease. Because of research, people with this disease can look forward to a better quality of life and less chance of dying from the disease.
Women at high Risk! Doctors do not know what causes most cases of this disease. However, scientists have observed this occurs more frequently in whites than in blacks and affects women two to three times as often as men.
Scientists do not fully understand the reasons for this type of behavior but they continue to study thyroid cancer to try to learn what may increase a person's risk for this disease.
Caution! One known risk factor is exposure to radiation during childhood. Research has shown that thyroid cancer patients face a significantly increased risk of developing a second primary cancer, and that risk is highest in the first year after its diagnosis. So hope you had an informational reading.
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Sinister shock: Researcher studies how explosive shock waves harm the brain
by Office of Naval Research
Dr. Michael Cho in his lab at the University of Texas at Arlington. With support from the Office of Naval Research, Cho is conducting research to better understand how explosive shock waves harm the brain and contribute to traumatic brain injury. Credit: Dr. Michael Cho
Today's warfighters are outfitted with body armor strong enough to withstand shrapnel from a bomb or other explosive device. One debilitating threat from a blast, however, is a force they can't see—the explosive shock wave itself.
"Shock waves travel faster than the speed of sound," said Dr. Timothy Bentley, a program manager in the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Warfighter Performance Department. "Warfighters physically well protected from shrapnel aren't protected from shock waves. This wave of energy can cause subtle yet damaging effects on the brain."
To better understand how shock waves harm the brain and contribute to traumatic brain injury, ONR is supporting work by Dr. Michael Cho, chairman of the Bioengineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Cho's efforts center on the idea that explosive shock waves cause microcavitations, or tiny bubbles, to form and collapse in the brain. These energy-packed bubbles are so miniscule (less than a millimeter across) and appear, pop and disappear so quickly that they can't be detected by MRIs or other brain-imaging technology. Consequently, this kind of injury often goes untreated.
When brain microcavitations collapse, they can potentially damage surrounding cells and tissue, Cho said. He theorizes this collapse also compromises and causes leakage through the blood-brain barrier—a tightly packed network of blood vessels in the brain that allows healthy molecules to enter the brain from the bloodstream and prevents the entry of harmful ones.
Symptoms of this type of brain injury can include memory loss, headaches and even post-traumatic stress disorder.
"We know the symptoms are there," said Cho, "but they're not being addressed because we don't know the cause. If we can see that the blood-brain barrier is damaged, we can perhaps begin contemplating clinical strategies to treat the cause."
To accomplish this, Cho and his research team—working in partnership with Old Dominion University and Purdue University—have created tissue-based models mirroring the properties of tissue and fluids found in the brain and blood-brain barrier. They then use electrical charges to produce shock waves within the models, which are grown on petri dishes.
"Through this method, we can create microbubbles and compare their effects in real time," said Cho. "We can see the formation of tiny bubbles, watch the interaction with the blood-brain barrier model and determine what kind of damage or leakage might occur."
Future research also will involve developing computer algorithms and simulations to accurately predict what areas of the brain are most susceptible to microcavitation damage.
"Instead of scanning the whole brain for an injury, doctors could focus on specific areas most likely to be injured," said Cho. "They still won't be able to see the microcavitations, but they can look for localized biomarkers indicating their presence—proteins, chemical compounds and blood particles, for example."
In addition to offering a way to treat the thousands of warfighters who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries, Bentley said Cho's research also can potentially help civilians suffering from trauma related to car accidents and contact sports.
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She is a bit more tailored and comes in a 72" option which would give us tons of extra room and open the room up even more. It also reminds me of this beauty in which I have had my eye on for quite some time. As I said our sofa sold and I still haven't even ordered the next sofa so I moved the chairs that were on the outer edge of the rug back to where the sofa once sat. I could even face this new sofa towards the windows with a console/storage behind it if I didn't move the chairs back. Just a thought.
I LOVE all these choices. I know pink would never actually happen for this space, but it would be fun. Maybe one day. You know how I love a pink sofa. I was thinking the natural linen for the english sofa and the more gray tones for the more tailored sofa. As for the chair I have no idea as of yet, I could possibly even do a pattern here.
I would love your thoughts and ideas. It can be kind of like a vote, but in the end I truly decide. Ha. I am the one that has to live with it after all.I do value your opinion greatly though.
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Q: Method that add and remove an element from a List i'm writing a method that take a list: List[(String, Int)] , x:(String, Int) and a n: Int parameters and return a List[(String, Int)]
The list parameter represents the input list, the x element represents the element to add to the list, the n represents the maximum dimension of the list.
The method has the following behavior:

*

*First of all check if the list has n elements.

*If list has
    less than n elements, the method add the x elements to the list.

*Otherwise if the list contain an elements less than x, the
    method remove the minimum element from the list, and add the x
    element to the list.

I've implemented the method as the following:
def method(list: List[(String, Int)], x: (String, Int), n: Int) = {
            if(list.size < n)
                list :+ x
            else {
               var index = -1
               var min = 10000000//some big number
               for(el <- 0 to list.size) {
                 if(list(el)._2 < x._2 && list(el)._2 < min) {
                    min = list(el)._2
                    index = el
                  }
               }
               if(index != -1) {
                   val newList = list.drop(index)
                   newList :+ x
               }
               else list

              }

        }

Exist a way to express this behavior in a more clean way??

A: First, a corrected version of what you posted (but it appears, not what you intended)
def method(list: List[(String, Int)], x: (String, Int), n: Int) = {
    if(list.size < n)
        list :+ x
    else {
       var index = -1
       for(i <- 0 until list.size) {
         val el = list(i)
          if(el._2 < x._2)
            index = i
       }
       if(index != -1) {
           val (before, after) = list.splitAt(index)
           val newList = before ++ after.tail
           newList :+ x
       }
       else list
      }
}

And some tests
val l1 = List(("one", 1))

val l2 = method(l1, ("three", 3), 2)
//> l2  : List[(String, Int)] = List((one,1), (three,3))
val l3 = method(l2, ("four", 4), 2)
//> l3  : List[(String, Int)] = List((one,1), (four,4))
val l4 = method(l2, ("zero", 0), 2)
//> l4  : List[(String, Int)] = List((one,1), (three,3))

Neater version (but still not meeting the spec as mentioned in a comment from the OP)
 def method(list: List[(String, Int)], x: (String, Int), n: Int) = {
    if (list.size < n)
      list :+ x
    else {
      val (before, after) = list.span(_._2 >= x._2)
      if (after.isEmpty)
        list
      else
        before ++ after.tail :+ x
    }
  }

Another version that always removes the minimum, if that's less than x.
 def method(list: List[(String, Int)], x: (String, Int), n: Int) = {
    if (list.size < n)
      list :+ x
    else {
      val smallest = list.minBy(_._2)
      if (smallest._2 < x._2) {
        val (before, after) = list.span(_ != smallest)
        before ++ after.tail :+ x
      } else
        list
    }
  }

and its test results
val l1 = List(("one", 1))

val l2 = method(l1, ("three", 3), 2)
//> l2  : List[(String, Int)] = List((one,1), (three,3))
val l3 = method(l2, ("four", 4), 2)
//> l3  : List[(String, Int)] = List((three,3), (four,4))
val l4 = method(l2, ("zero", 0), 2)
//> l4  : List[(String, Int)] = List((one,1), (three,3))

but as I say in a comment, better to use a method that processes the whole sequence of Xs and returns the top N.

A: I would separate the ordering from the method itself:
def method[A: Ordering](list: List[A], x: A, n: Int) = ...

What do you want to do if the list contains more than one element less than x? If you're happy with replacing all of them, you could use map rather than your handwritten loop:
list map {
    case a if Ordering.lt(a, x) => x
    case a => a
}

If you only want to replace the smallest element of the list, maybe it's neater to use min?
val m = list.min
if(m < x) {
  val (init, m :: tail) = list.splitAt(list.indexOf(m))
  init ::: x :: tail
else list

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The unearthly Woodland is the home of the fae, and beneath its watchful boughs, you'll uncover treasures and threats beyond your wildest dreams. You'll find new Alternative Endings as five new characters join the quest for the Crown of Command, but will your path through the Woodland lead you to your destiny, or does your fate hold something far different in store?
Journey to the realm of the fae in The Woodland, an expansion for Talisman Revised 4th Edition! In this new expansion, you can walk your own path through the Woodland corner board, encountering strange new creatures, events, and dangers. At the end of your path, a meeting with destiny awaits, transforming your character's future and developing your story further.
Even more waits beneath the boughs of the Woodland, however. Redesigned rules for fate tokens allow you to either help yourself or interfere with others, and your fate will shape many of your interactions within the groves and glades of the Woodland. Prepare yourself for a world different than anything yet seen in Talisman and enter the Woodland!


A street performer I found while strolling around the city. He played some blues there in front of "wendy's Burger". Nice young man, He just nod and smile while I make a sign with my hand, that I was going to take a picture of him. Didn't got a chance to talk to him, I've printed a couples pictures of him, and will go to that same spot again to give it. Maybe I will go a chance to talk with him a little about his life.
Kodak expired t-max 100, Develop with Kodak D76 (1:1) 20C 12min.
~ by Jiang D on January 23, 2009.
That's a rare one. A good street musician is hard to find but I hope to find more here in Bandung.
no body knows when youre down and low … is all i wanted to hear from him, but he can't. then he played me: walking blues and malted milk (Clapton) … really a nice guy !!


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Winter is here: Governments worldwide tighten lockdown restrictions amidst Omicron hysteria
Here is a look at some of the latest government clampdowns taking place across the globe.
Star Tribune via Getty Images
As winter officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere — what we now know to be the seasonal high point for coronavirus cases — governments around the world are once again tightening lockdown restrictions in a supposed attempt to "slow the spread" of the highly-transmissible (yet far less deadly) Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Here is a look at some of the latest government clampdowns taking place across the globe:
Officials in British Columbia are set to announce new lockdown measures at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. In a press release Monday, the province said "public health is monitoring the increase in cases in British Columbia and developments in other jurisdictions, and will outline additional COVID-19 measures during Tuesday's regular media briefing."
Quebec is shutting down everything from schools to bars, gyms and movie theatres. Tougher vaccine passport measures are also coming into effect, with proof of vaccination now required for places of worship. Private gatherings of more than 10 people are forbidden.
Ontario's new lockdown measures came into effect on Sunday, restricting all public buildings to 50% capacity and restricting all private gatherings to less than 10 people.
As previously reported by Rebel News, New Brunswick announced new lockdown restrictions earlier this month that gave all businesses — including grocery stores — the option of requiring proof of vaccination in place of new distancing measures. The province recently walked back on allowing the option for grocery stores after significant public backlash.
As reported last week by Rebel News, the state of California has reimposed its indoor mask mandate, which will apply to everyone regardless of vaccination status. Those who have been double-vaccinated and taken their booster shot will not be exempt from the mandate.
Additionally reported by Rebel News last week was the imposition of a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all for all employees of private companies operating in New York City. The vaccine mandate is thought to be the most expansive in North America, as it applies to every employed individual in the city.
Both Scotland and Wales have announced new capacity restrictions that will come into effect just after Christmas. This comes after British lawmakers last week voted to approve tougher rules on mask-wearing for indoor public spaces alongside the implementation of COVID vaccine passports.
The European Commission announced Tuesday that COVID vaccine certificates in the European Union will require a booster shot to remain valid.
Germany plans to limit private gatherings to a maximum of 10 people, all of whom must have been either vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19. German officials are set to meet Tuesday afternoon to finalize the new measures.
Catalonia, Spain is set to impose a host of new lockdown measures, including a nightly curfew and restricting gatherings to maximum of 10 people.
Iceland is imposing new lockdown measures, including restricting gatherings to a maximum of 20 people and expanding physical distancing rules.
The Netherlands has entered a full lockdown as of Sunday, forcing all "non-essential" stores, bars and restaurants to remain closed until at least mid-January.
The Swedish government has announced new COVID measures, including a new work-from-home directive and tighter restrictions on capacity limits.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has imposed strict new travel measures on those entering France from the United Kingdom, stating that the Omicron variant is "spreading at lightning speed."
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to hold an "informal meeting" with the premiers and chief ministers of Australia to discuss how best to respond to a recent "surge in Omicron cases" in the country.
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Shares in Australian workplace software company Atlassian have tumbled nearly 10 per cent in after-hours trading in the US after the company underwhelmed investors with its outlook for the rest of the fiscal year.
Atlassian, which makes a suite of enterprise software products including project management tool JIRA, generated revenue of $US309 million ($430 million) for the March quarter, up 38 per cent on the same period a year earlier.
Mike Cannon-Brookes is the co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian. Credit:Louie Douvis
"Atlassian is driving flat tack (Australian speak for 'at maximum speed') towards the future as we work to unleash the potential of every team," co-chief executives Mike Cannon Brookes and Scott Farquhar said in a letter to shareholders.
The company posted a quarterly loss of $US203 million, or $US0.85 a share. However, that includes a $US173 million non-cash charge relating to convertible notes the company issued, which had increased in value due to its rising share price.
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