Seth Shafer

Research analyst at SNL Kagan covering online advertising, online video, social media, e-commerce, Bitcoin, and digital media VC funding.

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

New OTT-focused JV from @ATT and Chernin Group buys @creativebug for $10M; name for JV will be Otter Media - http://t.co/qEdR8gDs33 #ott

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Bitcoin Vault Xapo Raises $20 Million From Greylock, Index And Announces BTC Debit Cards Are Shippin... http://t.co/hMYLgcErkV by @johnbiggs

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

More M&A activity for #YouTube MCNs with Righter buying Base79 for up to $85.6M - will @Fullscreen or @Vevo be next? http://t.co/8wUjR8tBSR

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Unicorn investing, horse racing, and how to survive (and thrive) as an angel investor - super read from @ganeumann - http://t.co/uVvx4UUtDJ

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Twitter aiming for $1.20-$1.25B in ad revenue in 2014 for ~2x 2013 ad revenue, net losses continue for near future - http://t.co/pqVZ2JKFjM

[Market Intelligence: TMT @SPGMI_TMT]

Millennials: Examining the second-screen http://t.co/JaSnbHVKE4 ML

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

The race between @Amazon Fresh and @Google Shopping express heats up as both battle for more of #ecommerce pie - http://t.co/ZOrpD8iI8x

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Facebook expanding further into the video ad realm with purchase of @LiveRail; video ad tech land grab coming? - http://t.co/80c7iJEfzZ

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

$2.1M seed round for @fuiszmedia to tackle interactive video; investors include @MetamorphicVC @LererHippeau + others http://t.co/gXr5sMAp7Z

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

It's @TimDraper who is reportedly the winner of auction for 30,000 seized Silk Road #bitcoin, partnering with @Vaurum to boost liquidity

[Football Funnys @FootballFunnys]

I just tried to follow Tim Howard on twitter. Got blocked.

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Is @twitter moving towards e-commerce with "Buy Now" buttons appearing on some @fancy products/Tweets? - http://t.co/PgURpdiqPD

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Twitter snaps up Tap Commerce for ~$100M; @RRE @MetamorphicVC @eniacvc @NextViewVC @BainCapVC were Tap Commerce investors #startup #VC

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

@NateSilver538 Seems like U.S. supporters have been in a state of mild panic since the draw for the World Cup was first announced...

[Flora Kelly @ESPNFlora]

First half of USA-Germany match peaked with 1.4 million concurrently viewing on WatchESPN, a new record

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Ephemeral/encrypted messaging firm @myWickr tacks on $30M Series B from @jimihendrixlive @CMEGroup @wargaming_net; $39M total so far in 2014

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

And its @tastemade as the latest @YouTube MCN to land funding, with a $25M Series C from @scrippscomm @ComcastVentures, @redpointvc et al.

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Analysis from @satyap of @homebrew outlining key elements they look for when investing in local marketplaces http://t.co/1zbtBIvRum #startup

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

Very detailed look into @nuzzel decision to raise additional seed funding from @homebrew and other angels and VCs - http://t.co/k7DONq3eKB

[Seth Shafer @sethashafer]

@marcoarment Interesting that Twitter Trends right now has #BendTheRules as the top Promoted trend, with Aereo and Supreme Court next...