synopsis: Operative, the advertising business management company, announced it has acquired Solbright, a pioneer in digital advertising operations solutions. Solbright is a leading provider of revenue and workflow operations software that currently helps leading websites to manage their online advertising.

synopsis: Beyond Commerce, Inc., a multi-faceted media hub for high traffic web properties, announced that it has completed the acquisition of AIM Connection, Inc., the combination of tried-and-true Internet marketing techniques and cutting-edge automation software that allows every aspect to be controlled and managed by the client.

synopsis: Yahoo! Inc. announced the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dapper, a technology platform providing dynamic display ad creation and optimization. Dapper enables advertisers and agencies to quickly and easily build dynamic ad creative, leveraging data to automatically show the right product or message with each impression.

synopsis: Science has acquired Pinpuff, a fast-growing “Klout for Pinterest” that measures and tracks the influence of Pinterest users. The deal is yet another a sign of how the ability to curate and mine social media information can be considered as important as the social media platforms themselves.

synopsis: Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Buddy Media, the world's leading social media marketing platform. With the close of the acquisition, the Buddy Media team joins the Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

synopsis: GSI Commerce Inc., a leading provider of e-commerce and interactive marketing solutions, announced its Marketing Services division has acquired FetchBack Inc., a provider of comprehensive retargeting solutions for more than 500 advertisers.

synopsis: Godfather Media, Inc. announced the execution of an agreement to acquire ownership interest in Taurad, LLC. The company is engaged in ecommerce in the social media industry and is focused on helping companies increase revenue by leveraging Social and Search Networks.

synopsis: Evolve Media Corp., an integrated digital media company, announced the acquisition of Crowd Ignite, a premium content exchange engine with proprietary technology that contextually connects audiences of similar interests, thereby growing a publisher’s audience base of valuable engaged users.

synopsis: Ascentium, one of the largest independent digital agencies in the U.S., announced that it has acquired Cactus Commerce, a leader in the enterprise digital commerce and marketing space. Cactus leverages its CommerceLive solution to enable content, community and commerce across channels.

synopsis: Federated Media Publishing (FM), a next-generation media company, announced the acquisition of a platform for semantic and linguistic profiling of web-based content from TextDigger, a San Jose-based semantic search startup.

synopsis: Obscene Interactive, LLC announced that the company is closing in on an acquisition of A-Plus Technologies, an emerging social media analytics firm. A-Plus Technologies utilizes proprietary algorithms to collect valuable consumer trends and data from global social media platforms in real time.

synopsis: Alphabird, a vertically integrated audience development company that guarantees targeted, engaged audiences for online video, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ventures in Digital Media (ViDM), a leading digital media and advertising technology services company in Australia.

synopsis: BigDoor, the most widely used gamification and loyalty platform, announced it has acquired San Francisco-based OneTrueFan, a distributed community and web check-in rewards provider. OneTrueFan is a service for web publishers that enables visitors to earn points for their online activity and compete to become a site's biggest fan.

synopsis: Deutsche Post is acquiring the Cologne-based company Adcloud GmbH, a special provider of performance marketing solutions for the online advertising market. Deutsche Post will further expand its range of services in online advertising market and strengthen its position as a neutral provider who can efficiently place and market online advertising.

synopsis: Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced it has acquired privately held Demdex, Inc., a leading data management platform company. Having pioneered the SaaS audience management market since 2008, Demdex's services are continually being embraced by some of the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries.

synopsis: Glam Media, Inc., the number one vertical media company for women online and one of the top display global media web properties, announced the acquisition of AdPortal, a leading publisher advertising-technology startup based in San Francisco and New York.

synopsis: Vringo, Inc., a provider of video ringtones and personalization solutions for mobile devices, has announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of m-Wise, Inc., a leading international provider of enabling technologies for the mobile entertainment and marketing industries.

synopsis: Stellar Financial, Inc., a leading provider of web-based philanthropic management software, announced the acquisition of Neulogic, Inc. Neulogic’s software solutions help non-profit organizations with one of their biggest challenges: creating a compelling, engaging, and relevant online experience that delivers tangible business results.

synopsis: Global interactive marketing provider ExactTarget announced it has acquired privately-held iGoDigital, bringing advanced Website solutions and predictive analytics to ExactTarget’s cross-channel interactive marketing platform.

synopsis: iCIMS, Inc., a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses, announced that it has acquired its former partner, social recruiting solution provider, Jobmagic. Jobmagic Platform powers social recruiting for both corporations (Jobmagic Enterprise) and individual recruiters.

synopsis: Operative, the advertising business management company, announced it has acquired Solbright, a pioneer in digital advertising operations solutions. Solbright is a leading provider of revenue and workflow operations software that currently helps leading websites to manage their online advertising.

synopsis: Operative, the advertising business management company, announced it has acquired Solbright, a pioneer in digital advertising operations solutions. Solbright is a leading provider of revenue and workflow operations software that currently helps leading websites to manage their online advertising.

synopsis: Operative, the advertising business management company, announced it has acquired Solbright, a pioneer in digital advertising operations solutions. Solbright is a leading provider of revenue and workflow operations software that currently helps leading websites to manage their online advertising.

synopsis: Alphabird, a vertically integrated audience development company that guarantees targeted, engaged audiences for online video, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ventures in Digital Media (ViDM), a leading digital media and advertising technology services company in Australia.

synopsis: Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced it has acquired privately held Demdex, Inc., a leading data management platform company. Having pioneered the SaaS audience management market since 2008, Demdex's services are continually being embraced by some of the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries.

synopsis: Glam Media, Inc., the number one vertical media company for women online and one of the top display global media web properties, announced the acquisition of AdPortal, a leading publisher advertising-technology startup based in San Francisco and New York.

synopsis: Google has bought social marketing software developer Wildfire Interactive, which lets brands serve marketing and ad campaigns on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and LinkedIn. The acquisition will allow Google to provide advanced software and services to brands who want to run contests, sweepstakes, branded games and more on Google+.

synopsis: BroadSign International, Inc. announced it has been acquired by JedFam Group, LLC. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, BroadSign International Inc. is the worldwide provider of on-demand software solutions for managing digital signage networks.

synopsis: 24/7 Real Media, Inc., WPP’s marketing technology company, announced its acquisition of Panache®. Panache provides digital video ad fulfillment software and services that help premium publishers accelerate ad revenues through ad planning, innovative ad formats, workflow processes and performance metrics.

synopsis: Adobe Systems Incorporated, announced that it has acquired privately held Auditude Inc., a leader in video ad management and monetization technologies for premium publishers and media companies. Adobe also plans to integrate Auditude with the Adobe Digital Marketing Suite.

synopsis: The Rubicon Project has acquired Mobsmith, a mobile advertising platform. Combining Mobsmith’s mobile solution with Rubicon Project’s real-time trading platform, REVV, comScore 500 publishers and ad buyers will have a single platform and marketplace for buying and selling of both display and mobile ad inventory.

synopsis: Handmark® and FreeRange Communications announced the companies have signed a definitive agreement, under which Handmark will acquire FreeRange Communications, a privately held mobile technology company.

synopsis: Spacial Audio and Ando Media announced a merger that will help accelerate the development of the streaming audio marketplace. Spacial Audio has been the leader in providing automation, ad-insertion and an array of other digital services to primarily pure-play webcasters.

synopsis: The world's biggest search engine, Google Inc, will buy Meebo Inc, a startup that helps online publishers connect their websites with social network sites. Meebo is a consumer internet company focused on driving user engagement across the web, reaching approximately half of the U.S. internet population.

synopsis: Ignite Technologies, Inc., the leader in providing secure and scalable Enterprise Content Delivery Solutions, has announced that it has completed a technology asset acquisition with Abacast Inc., to include its live stream peer-to-peer technology and two related patents. Abacast is an online radio and online video service provider.

synopsis: Monster Offers™, a leading Daily Deal analytics provider and aggregator, and Ad Shark, Inc., a leading mobile advertising and content distribution platform company, announced that they have completed a merger of the two companies.

synopsis: Vertical search technology company Convera Corporation has announced the signing of a merger agreement with advertising agency Firstlight Online Limited. The combined new company will bring together the vertical search technology of Convera and the advertising sales and marketing capabilities of Firstlight.

synopsis: Forbes Media announced that it has acquired FlipGloss Media and its Digital Glossy Insert™ photo publishing platform. FlipGloss was founded in 2008 to enable premium publishers and advertisers to create and distribute interactive, magazine-style content packages that dramatically increase user engagement and ad performance.

synopsis: NeoMedia Technologies, Inc., an innovator in wireless services and patented technologies that provide automatic links to content on the Mobile Internet, has terminated its agreement to acquire HipCricket, Inc., of Essex, Connecticut, a provider of custom mobile marketing solutions to broadcasters and brand marketers.

synopsis: Medio Systems, Inc., the leader in mobile search, announced the acquisition and successful integration of WebRelevance, the software and services pioneer in contextual advertising. Medio's acquisition of WebRelevance accelerates the development of Medio's advanced mobile advertising platform.

synopsis: The McClatchy Co. announced that it has acquired Crested Butte, Colo.-based media measurement and analytics company Tru Measure. Tru Measure provides media companies and their advertising customers with tools and technology to measure and track the effectiveness of digital advertising campaigns and consumer engagement.

synopsis: TiVo Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire TRA, Inc., maker of the first and leading platform with the world's largest database that directly links information from the same households as to what viewers watch with what they buy. TRA matches television exposures from 1.5 million TV homes with specific purchase transactions.