Archived news for Jun 2008
LinkedIn networking site joins $1bn club
23 Jun 2008
The biggest online social network intended for professional use has been valued at more than $1bn, putting it among a small group of private internet companies to have crossed that threshold before going public.
Yell named in the top 10 organisations in the UK
23 Jun 2008
DPA member Yell has been placed at number 9 in the recent list of top workplaces compliled by the Great Place to Work Institute.
EU: AdVantage Platform seminar on e-contentment or e-controversy?
23 Jun 2008
On 10 June the AdVantage Platform organised a seminar in the European Parliament on “e-contentment or e-controversy?”
Speakers were Esther Dyson (journalist and expert on emerging digital technology), Ben Edwards (Economist.com), David Pullan (Isobar Global), Nuria Rodriguez (BEUC) and Alain Heureux (IAB Europe) and supporting MEPs were Holger Krahmer and Sophia in’t Veld.
UBM and Informa merger talks collapse
23 Jun 2008
Discussions between The Board of United Media plc and Informa plc regarding the commercial merits of an all-share merger have now collapsed.
Talks on a merger between the two groups ended after Informa said it had received an approach from a third party, thought to be a private equity bidder or bidders.
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