MAD SF
Friday, August 3, 2012
  • Wildfire Acquired By Google
    by Tyler Loechner

    On Wednesday, Redwood City-based Wildfire was acquired by Google. According to SearchBlog, Wildfire has about 400 employees and supports 16,000 customers, including 30 of … Read the whole story

  • COMMENTARY
    How Google Digs Deep Into Hardware With Wildfire Acquisition
    by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer

    Another day, another Google acquisition -- but this time the buy focuses on social media. At Wildfire, which the company recently acquired, about 400 … Read the whole story

  • Shopkick Taps Rask To Lead Brand Deals
    by Mark Walsh

    Mobile loyalty service and Bay Area-based shopkick has hired Silicon Valley veteran Alexis Rask as head of brand partnerships for the company. As VP … Read the whole story

  • Demandbase Adds 19 Partners, Including Two SF Companies
    by Tyler Loechner

    Demandbase, a SF-based "real-time targeting and personalization platform for B2B," Wednesday announced that they have added new partners to their Demandbase Certified program. Among … Read the whole story

  • LinkedIn Ad Sales Up 63%, Revs Double
    by Mark Walsh

    Professional networking site LinkedIn said revenue surged 89% in the second quarter on strong gains in its hiring services business in particular. Revenue rose … Read the whole story