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Melville digital marketer's firm acquired

Melville-based Prime Visibility, founded in 1998 by Andrew

Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Melville-based Prime Visibility, founded in 1998 by Andrew Hazen, has been acquired for $36 million by a California video-search-engine enterprise, publicly traded blinkx plc. The acquisition marked the second time Prime Visibility has been bought. (Nov. 3, 2009)

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Last week was one of the most important in the business life of Melville-based Internet guru Andrew Hazen. The digital marketing company he started while working at a Syosset law firm in 1998 -- Prime Visibility -- was acquired for an eye-popping $36 million by a California video-search-engine enterprise, publicly traded blinkx plc.

The acquisition marked the second time Prime Visibility has...

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