Online measurement firm Hitwise has abruptly closed its doors, less than a month after it lost data feeds (almost certainly) from Jumpshot, which was itself shut down due to privacy issues. It makes life harder for marketers but does show that privacy regulations are having some real-world effect.
Oh the irony: just after we removed Reltio from our list of Customer Data Platforms, they renamed their product as Connected Customer 360 and positioned themselves as a system to deliver customer experiences. Their roots in master data management are still showing but maybe they’re a CDP after all. We’ll take a closer look.
We also have a $5 million seed round for Databook. They gather B2B buying intent data and use it to tell sales reps which accounts to contact and what to say. Lots of AI inside this one.
Google lashed out at the Department of Justice’s threat to break up the company, calling the proposals “radical.” Among other things, Google says the proposals would threaten users’ privacy, stifle innovation and break Android and Chrome. Given the appeals process, it will likely be years before we know whether Google will stay in one piece.