| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 9, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Palo Alto-based mSpot Acquired by Samsung o Capital One Acquires San Francisco-Based Mobile Offers Firm o AOL CEO Denies Reports That Company is Selling TechCrunch, Engadget o Menlo Park Planning Commission Approves Facebook Expansion o SGI Receives 4-Year DoD Contract Valued at $27.8 Million o Noted: StrongMail, SK Planet _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility --Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Briefing --Marketing Events Coordinator --Senior Manager, eCommerce – Redwood City, CA --Account Manager --Sr. Financial Analyst --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-based mSpot Acquired by Samsung Palo Alto, Calif. -- mSpot, the privately held, Palo Alto-based provider of a music and video delivery service for mobile devices, has been acquired by Samsung Electronics the company announced on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2004, mSpot provides "white-labeled" cloud entertainment services for major U.S. mobile carriers, as well as its own brand services available in the Android Marketplace or App Store. Samsung said the acquisition will provide a cloud-based entertainment service for users of Samsung devices, while extending mSpot's cloud and streaming solutions to a broader base of customers internationally. http://www.mspotcorporate.com _____________________________________________ o Capital One Acquires San Francisco-Based Mobile Offers Firm San Francisco, Calif. -- Bankons, a San Francisco-based mobile offers service, has been acquired by Virginia-based Capital One, the large credit card and financial services company. Bankons will become part of Capital One's Digital Innovation Lab. Financial terms of the deal were not released. "While the sun will be setting on the current Bankons apps & service, a new dawn is rising for us as we bring our technology and innovation to the Capital One Digital Innovation Lab," wrote Joshua Greenough, CEO of Bankons. "Our team and technology will be incorporated into the Labs innovation agenda and will help Capital One increase its strength in this field." http://www.bankons.com/ http://www.capitalonelab.com/ _____________________________________________ o AOL CEO Denies Reports That Company is Selling TechCrunch, Engadget New York -- Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, denied media reports on Wednesday that the company was looking to sell its TechCrunch and Engadget blogs. "We are planning to invest in those properties, not sell," Mr. Armstrong said in an interview with Ad Age. The magazine reported that AOL had approached potential investors to provide capital to the blogs, but was now most likely going to internally invest in them. http://adage.com/article/digital/tim-armstrong-aol-plans-invest-techcrunch-engadget-sell/234646/ _____________________________________________ o Menlo Park Planning Commission Approves Facebook Expansion Palo Alto, Calif. -- The Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 6-0 Monday night in favor of allowing Facebook to expand its new campus, according to the Palo Alto Daily News. The article said that Facebook plans to eventually "employ 6,600 people at the Bayfront Expressway/Willow Road campus, almost double the 3,600 that Sun Microsystems was allowed when it occupied the site." The plan must now pass the Menlo Park City Council. In return for the approval, Facebook agreed to various traffic reduction measures, including the use of shuttle buses and various programs that will encourage its employees to rideshare or take their bikes to work. http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_20579128/facebooks-expansion-plan-clears-first-hurdle-menlo-park _____________________________________________ o SGI Receives 4-Year DoD Contract Valued at $27.8 Million Fremont, Calif. -- SGI, a Fremont-based provider of technical computing services, announced on Wednesday that the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has selected the company's high performance computing system to provide computer resources for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The agreement also includes storage and four years of support in a transaction valued at over $27.8 million. http://www.sgi.com/ _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Redwood City, Calif.) StrongMail, a provider of email marketing and social media tools, has announced the appointment of Yobie Benjamin to the company's board of directors. Benjamin currently serves as CTO and Managing Director of Citigroup Global Transaction Services/Institutional Clients Group (GTS/ICG). http://www.strongmail.com/company/news-and-events/press-releases/2012/strongmail-appoints-global-cto-of-citibank-to-board-of-directors (Sunnyvale, Calif.) SK Planet on Wednesday launched MusicBunk, an Android and iPhone app that its claims offers "instantaneous, effortless and social music discovery." http://www.marketwatch.com/story/musicbunk-mobile-app-launches-for-social-music-discovery-2012-05-09 =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility Between regular meetings, phone calls and emails, you may often wonder how you can fit another task into your workday. However, you also often wonder if you are doing everything you can to maximize your organization’s potential and opportunity for growth. In this article, Robert Deigh shows that it may be easier than you think to increase your company’s exposure. By making “face-to-face networking” a habit, and doing so effectively and efficiently, you will have the opportunity to harness new ideas, build solid contacts and prospects, and ultimately grow your organization’s visibility and business. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Executive Briefing -- Product Portfolio Management It's a fact! As your product portfolio grows, the market impact of your organization can quickly become diluted because traditional product management practices focus on improving the performance of each product. Executives and Senior Managers are invited to attend an Executive Briefing to learn how a Product Portfolio Management model improves your market value by uncovering and solving bigger problems beyond the limits of individual products. Business practices for evaluating markets, analyzing competitors, formulating strategies, developing requirements and executing product plans take aim at a completely different target - the performance of your company in key markets - and offers greater strategic value to your organization. Attend in 13 cities in April, May and June. $199 per person. http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html ____________________________________________ > Marketing Events Coordinator Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, a mid-size law firm is currently seeking a Marketing Events Coordinator with 3+ years of marketing events experience in a corporate environment to provide administrative support to the Marketing Department. This position reports directly to the Marketing Manager to plan, coordinate and manage all aspects of client seminars and receptions, sponsorship events, Firm events and retreats, and other special events. Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in one-on-one and small group settings with business partners and outside vendors. Additionally, candidate must be a self-starter, detail oriented, have the ability to organize and prioritize a number of tasks and complete them under time constraints. Strong computer, backend web development, HTML and graphics skills are required. Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is preferred. Salary: DOE. Please include your salary requirement. Submit your resume and cover letter to the following link (or copy and paste the link to your web browser) https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=1185751 ____________________________________________ > Senior Manager, eCommerce -- Redwood City, CA The Sr. Manager of eCommerce will provide leadership on key eCommerce initiatives within Shutterfly.com to continuously improve our customer shopping experience. Reporting to the Sr Director of eCommerce, this seasoned eCommerce professional will use site analytics to drive informed business recommendations, develop site tests aimed at optimizing business goals and serve as the business lead for selected eCommerce projects. This role is focused on driving a compelling and frictionless eCommerce experience for our customers. It is perfect for someone who is interested in using his/her business acumen, eCommerce expertise, and analytic skills to drive exceptional short- and long-term business results. Apply online at: http://www.shutterfly.com/about/positions.jsp?jvi=oW3aWfwP ____________________________________________ > Account Manager Come join PaperG, just named one of the Forbes' 100 Most Promising Companies in America, as we reinvent modern advertising. A PaperG Account Manager works as a key member of the Accounts team, where they will support PaperG's media company partners and help them thrive using PaperG's technology. Qualifications: College degree. A friendly and engaging personality - a must!. Excellent computer and Internet knowledge. High energy level. Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient and detail oriented. Knowledge of online advertising industry a strong plus. Send your resume to careers@paperg.com In your email or cover letter, let us know why PaperG interests you. ____________________________________________ > Sr. Financial Analyst Veracyte is a molecular diagnostics company that is pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology. Our Finance team seeks an individual who will report to the CFO, with the ability to develop and maintain long-range financial models for the company's strategic plan, produce product revenue projections and forecasts and prepare financial analyses. They will also be able to analyze trends, manage components of the operating plan process, participate in the valuation of potential business development opportunities, and collaborate with R&D, Commercial and Operations functions. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging and highly diverse team environment is critical. To be a successful candidate you will have at least 4 years of finance/accounting experience, with a proven track record of incorporating applications of accounting principles, financial reporting, and cash management, and be an expert in Excel. It's important that you have experience in life sciences and knowledge/experience with Microsoft GP is a plus, as is an MBA. We would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your expertise to an important, emerging area in diagnostics. 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