Who said the venture capital industry is sucking wind lately? Well, it is--but not today and, especially, not for Accel Partners, which sold two of its portfolio start-ups to large public companies for a total of $1.5 billion. ...

At a time when VCs have struggled to sell their portfolio companies or bring them public, Accel is the backer of two companies that announced today they have been acquired for more than $1 billion.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 million in stock. ...

Electronic Arts today announced it has acquired Playfish, a leading creator of social network games. The acquisition accelerates EA’s position in social entertainment and strengthens its focus on the transition to digital and social gaming. Playfish will operate within EA Interactive, a divisi

SB Nation is a collection of over 200 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams, leagues or sports. ...

The internet swallows another media business, but spits out some hope

It is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.

The BLN: UK community of entrepreneurs, investors & advisors supporting high growth businesses scale.

Everyone knows that Apple has the largest mobile application store in the world, but who is second? A small company called GetJar. Read this blog post by Marguerite Reardon on Signal Strength.

EE Times has developed an international list that celebrates women business leaders in various microelectronics disciplines.