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by Sarah Perez

AppAddictive, a newly launched DreamIt-backed startup from the 2011 NYC class, has just scored $1.2 million in seed funding for its drag-and-drop Facebook page creation tools and (forthcoming) ad platform. Designed to bring the same tools the big guys use to smaller businesses and other industry verticals, AppAddictive will offer dozens of easy-to-install applications for Facebook pages, including things like custom landing pages, photo and video galleries, static HTML, quizzes and more.

The funding comes from Great Oaks Venture Capital, Siemer Ventures, and Tholons.

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by Courtney Boyd Meyers

If you were a consumer-facing business 15 years ago, you needed to have a website. Now, you need to have Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and mobile presence. But you can’t just have these accounts and sit back on your haunches. To be successful, you need to be special and demand attention by standing out with beautiful designand engaging content.

AppAddictive is a New York City startup that has built a social and mobile app geared towards publishing and advertising. The team has just launched out of DreamIt Ventures’ first New York City class and is raising $1 million dollars for its free platform, which helps businesses of all sizes to publish apps without coding. CEO and founder Mike Onghai says he’s already raised $250,000 and is looking for strategic partnerships.

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