RockYou announced this week that it has acquired social game developer Playdemic. Terms of the deal were not Read More
RockYou buys social gaming studio Playdemic
Most of what I’ve been saying recently about valuations here at AVC has been negative. I think we Read More
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ShopSocial secures $1.1M for social commerce
Social shopping site ShopSocial (tongue twister!) has raised $1.2 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. While Read More
Concur, a company that makes integrated travel and expense management software, is to acquire TripIt, a travel plan Read More
The Palins have had a rocky history with social media. These days it seems like every time they Read More
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AMBER Alert now on Facebook in full force
Facebook and AMBER Alert, the international child abduction alert system, announced Wednesday a deeper partnership that leverages the Read More
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Social gaming to be $1 billion market in 2011
Social gaming in the US will be a $1 billion market in 2011, according to eMarketer. The Internet Read More
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Pose secures $1.6M round from Path founders
Pose, a new free social fashion app for iPhone and Android, announced Tuesday that it has raised $1.6 Read More
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SmallRivers raises $2.1 million for Paper.li
SmallRivers, creator of Paper.li, a service that translates social streams into newspapers, announced Tuesday that it has raised Read More
Groupon has officially closed a massive $950 million round of funding, giving it a reported valuation of $4.75 Read More
The best properties always look too expensive. Market leaders command the highest prices. It is only a year Read More
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Personal secures $7.6M to secure your data
Dear everybody who has ever complained about Facebook invading user privacy: this is your kind of company. Personal, Read More
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Twitter, Facebook and Zynga holiday records
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Meaning “Happy New Year!” in Japanese, it’s the message that set a new record for Read More
The career-oriented social network LinkedIn is planning an IPO this year and has hired banks to guide it Read More
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What you need to know- Thursday 01/06/2011
The Mac App Store is now available to the public. The store currently has more than 1,000 apps. Read More