Dapper lets users extract and structure data from around the web, and then create useful services based around this structured information. For example, Dapper allows users to create an RSS feed based on any web site, even if it’s not theirs, or create Flash widgets that display results from queries of specific data sets. Essentially, Dapper allows users to create an API for any website or service, and easily create mashups using it. In addition, Dapper has preempted intellectual property concerns by creating a system for content owners to easily control how their content is used by others on the Dapper service.

Dapper has applied their underlying technology to the display advertising industry, allowing advertisers to create dynamic ads that incorporate content and functionality from their website, combining it with content from publisher sites. For example, Dapper powers ads in the travel vertical that bring back live hotel availabilities for cities that a user is reading about or searched for earlier.

Recent Milestones
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Dapper — Acquired by Yahoo. (10/5/10)

Posted 10/6/10 at 10:36am via posterous.com
Dapper was acquired by Yahoo! for $55M. (10/5/10)

Posted 10/7/10 at 5:24am via clickz.com
Dapper — Acquired by Yahoo for $5M (10/4/10)

Posted 10/6/10 at 12:14pm via themarker.com
Dapper added James Beriker as President and CEO, Director. (2/1/10)

Posted 2/14/10 at 12:40am
Dapper added Anbu Gounder as CFO & SVP Finance. (1/1/10)

Posted 10/11/10 at 7:45pm
Dapper added Tim Hanlon as Advisor. (6/1/09)

Posted 11/8/11 at 1:05pm
Dapper added Ran Enrico Magen as Software Engineer. (9/1/08)

Posted 5/18/09 at 10:27pm
Dapper added Matthew Roche as Advisor. (1/1/08)

Posted 5/8/13 at 9:47pm
Dapper received $3M in Series A funding. (12/1/07)

Posted 12/6/07 at 10:57am
Dapper added Jonathan Aizen as Co-Founder and COO. (12/1/05)

Posted 12/6/07 at 10:52am
Dapper added Avner Aviad as VP R&D, GM Israel.

Posted 9/16/08 at 7:31pm
Dapper added Bruce Golden as Board.

Posted 12/6/07 at 10:54am
Dapper added Sam Somech as Board.

Posted 12/6/07 at 10:54am
Dapper added Jacob Ukelson as Advisor and Strategist.

Posted 12/6/07 at 10:55am
Dapper added Eran Shir as Co-Founder and CTO.

Posted 12/6/07 at 10:52am
Dapper added Vish Makhijani as Advisor.

Posted 4/6/09 at 12:12pm