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| Sep 6, 2021 | Obscene photos of Noors friend uploaded from Delhi café | The sexually explicit photographs of Pooja (name changed),Noor Katarias friend,and her fiancé were uploaded on a social networking website from a Wi-Fi-activated café in South Delhi in January this year. As its a café,it does not keep a ... |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Inside the acquisition of Brooklyn dating app Bae | When Bae announced earlier this month it was being acquired by a bigger firm in San Francisco, we wondered why. By all accounts, the mobile dating app focused on the African diaspora was doing well. But nonetheless, the app, founded by brot... |
| Mar 22, 2016 | Where are they now? How these 9 social networks have fared since Twitter was born | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
A lot has happened in the ten years since Twitter was founded — Apple’s App Store and Google Play have come to fruition, the app econom... |
| Mar 22, 2016 | Where are they now? How these 9 social networks have fared since Twitter was born | A lot has happened in the ten years since Twitter was founded — Apple’s App Store and Google Play have come to fruition, the app economy is a billion-dollar industry, and mobile phones have become the new computers. This shift in the way pe... |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Turning growth into traction: 7 tactics top growth teams use to engineer their growth | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
There is an increasingly large distinction betwee... |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Turning growth into traction: 7 tactics top growth teams use to engineer their growth | There is an increasingly large distinction between “growth” and “traction.”
While “growth” refers to what’s relevant this week, this day, this minute, it takes “traction” for a company to sustain. This distinction becomes relevant when one ... |
| Dec 14, 2011 | Tagged acquires social network Hi5 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’re seeing some social network consolidation happening: Tagged has acquired Hi5. The move will double Tagged’s online community from ... |
| Dec 14, 2011 | Facebook’s Leftovers? Social Network Tagged Acquires hi5 | Social networking service Tagged, Inc. announced it has acquired the social game network hi5 today, doubling Tagged’s monthly active users to 20 million. The combination will also increase the total number of registered users to 330 million... |
| Dec 14, 2011 | Tagged acquires social network Hi5 | We’re seeing some social network consolidation happening: Tagged has acquired Hi5. The move will double Tagged’s online community from 10 million to 20 million active users.
The deal ends Hi5’s attempt to transform itself from an internatio... |
| Sep 20, 2011 | Hi5 confirms 28 job cuts as it dumps open source for Windows servers | Social network Hi5 has cut 28 jobs after completing a migration from open source servers to ones based on Microsoft’s .Net software. The move was part of a larger plan to shift the social network toward social gaming and commerce.
Alex St. ... |
| Sep 20, 2011 | Hi5 confirms 28 job cuts as it dumps open source for Windows servers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Social network Hi5 has cut 28 jobs after completing a migration from open source servers to ones based on Microsoft’s .Net software. Th... |
| Sep 19, 2011 | Hi5 Confirms “Significant” Layoffs, Wraps Them In Mumbo Jumbo Speak | Earlier today, we heard social network Hi5 was laying off a large number of their remaining employees. When we pinged them about this, we expected the usual “no comment” or simply no response. Instead, here’s what we got from President/CTO ... |
| Feb 28, 2011 | Popular Russian Game Launched in Four Social Networks Throughout the World | Thanks to PixAPI platform for social network games by Pixonic, a social network game publisher from Russia, a popular game Little Brownies was launched in four global social networks with more than 500 million users.
Early in February 2011 ... |
| Sep 27, 2010 | How the Wrong Decision in Schwarzenegger v. EMA Could Cripple Video Game Innovation | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In 2005 the Terminator signed a bill to outlaw the sale of “violent” video games to anyone under 18 years of age in California. Granted, he was wearing his off-set persona as ... |
| Sep 17, 2010 | Social Gaming Market Reaches Its Final Stage…and It’s Not Looking Pretty | Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by Alex St. John, President and CTO of hi5, on the state of the social gaming market.
When Facebook recognized that early social media games were getting a free ride on their network, they shut do... |
| Aug 3, 2010 | Lazarus moment? – Bebo is actually hiring again? | While everyone is writing-off Bebo as being a) an expensive acquisition by AOL ($850 million in March 2008) b) a sale only two years later for virtually peanuts and c) a social network that appears to have no future in the Age Of Facebook, ... |
| Jul 13, 2010 | Gaming-Focused Social Network hi5 Raises $14 Million | hi5, a gaming-focused social network that most people forgot about long ago, has just closed a new round of funding of over $14 million led by Crosslink Capital. This brings the social network’s funding to over $34 million. This round appea... |
| Apr 1, 2010 | Social Network hi5 Raises $3 Million In Debt From Mohr Davidow | hi5, an also ran social network that most people forgot about long ago, has raised $3 million convertible note from existing investor Mohr Davidow. We’ve confirmed the funding, which was raised a year ago, with the company. This brings the ... |
| Apr 1, 2010 | Updated: Social network hi5 expected to raise second round | Social network hi5 is expected to announce a second round of funding for its efforts to become a social gaming destination. (Based on regulatory filings, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that hi5 had already raised anot... |
| Mar 10, 2010 | hi5 CTO: Zynga Is Mediocre. It Isn't Social, It Just Discovered An Opening For Spam | Today during a panel on disruptive game platforms at GDC’s GamesBeat, a panel of gaming execs took the stage to talk about the current situation in gaming. The standout speaker so far has been hi5 President and CTO Alex St. John, who has no... |
| Mar 10, 2010 | Social network hi5 launches program to court game developers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Social network hi5 is unveiling a program today that it hopes will snare more social game developers who will make exclusive games for ... |
| Mar 10, 2010 | Social network hi5 launches program to court game developers | Social network hi5 is unveiling a program today that it hopes will snare more social game developers who will make exclusive games for its 50 million users.
The San Francisco company has been ramping up its strategic shift into games for a ... |
| Mar 5, 2010 | Get ready for some real news at GamesBeat@GDC | We’ve been busy keeping our heads down pulling together our program for GamesBeat@GDC, our game conference next Wednesday, March 10, inside the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
Note: Online regis... |
| Mar 5, 2010 | Get ready for some real news at GamesBeat@GDC | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’ve been busy keeping our heads down pulling together our program for GamesBeat@GDC, our game conference next Wednesday, March 10, in... |
| Mar 2, 2010 | hi5 rides Facebook’s coattails, letting developers publish on both platforms | Social network hi5 continued its mad rush to create an attractive social gaming platform by making its own network compatible with games made for Facebook.
In developer parlance, that means hi5 is supporting Facebook-compatible application ... |
| Mar 2, 2010 | Announcing the finalists of the GamesBeat@GDC Who’s Got Game best game startup contest | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Our expert judges have reviewed applications from the 37 video game startups that entered our Who’s Got Game contest, taking place at o... |
| Mar 2, 2010 | hi5 rides Facebook’s coattails, letting developers publish on both platforms | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Social network hi5 continued its mad rush to create an attractive social gaming platform by making its own network compatible with game... |
| Mar 2, 2010 | Announcing the finalists of the GamesBeat@GDC Who’s Got Game best game startup contest | Our expert judges have reviewed applications from the 37 video game startups that entered our Who’s Got Game contest, taking place at our GamesBeat@GDC event on March 10.
Our criteria included degree of innovation, potential for business su... |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Final additions for GamesBeat@GDC: Relan, Friedler | I’d like to announce the final set of speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center.
Peter Relan, chairma... |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Final additions for GamesBeat@GDC: Relan, Friedler | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
I’d like to announce the final set of speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 ... |
| Feb 26, 2010 | GamesBeat@GDC adds fireside chat on building blockbuster franchises: Spike TV, Bungie, BioWare | We’re honored to announce that Geoff Keighley, host of Spike TV’s Game Trailers TV with Geoff Keighley television show, will host a fireside chat for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The topic will be How to Build a Blo... |
| Feb 26, 2010 | GamesBeat@GDC adds fireside chat on building blockbuster franchises: Spike TV, Bungie, BioWare | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’re honored to announce that Geoff Keighley, host of Spike TV’s Game Trailers TV with Geoff Keighley television show, will host a fir... |
| Feb 25, 2010 | New batch of GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Vanedge Capital, Raine Group, AdMob | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Once again, we’d like to highlight more stellar speakers we lined up for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The even... |
| Feb 25, 2010 | New batch of GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Vanedge Capital, Raine Group, AdMob | Once again, we’d like to highlight more stellar speakers we lined up for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | GamesBeat@GDC: Meet our expert judges for the Who’s Got Game startup contest | It’s time to unveil our expert panel of judges for the second annual Who’s Got Game contest for the best game startup. We’ll hold the finalist competition for the contest on March 10 at our GamesBeat@GDC conference in San Francisco at the M... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Hi5 to announce new online games management team, acquisition of social game firm Big Six | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
In its ambition to be a player in the red hot category of social network games, Hi5 is expected to announce today that it has acquired ... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Norwest, Nexon, Morris | We’ve tapped some more smart people who know the gaming business as speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Conventio... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | hi5 Acquires Social Gaming Company Big Six | hi5, one of the world’s most popular social networks, has been actively remodeling its site to cater to the gaming industry. Last fall, the social network launched a totally revamped site that places a much stronger emphasis on games and vi... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | GamesBeat@GDC: Meet our expert judges for the Who’s Got Game startup contest | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
It’s time to unveil our expert panel of judges for the second annual Who’s Got Game contest for the best game startup. We’ll hold the f... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Hi5 to announce new online games management team, acquisition of social game firm Big Six | In its ambition to be a player in the red hot category of social network games, Hi5 is expected to announce today that it has acquired a social gaming platform company and a new team of executives with years of experience in online games.
T... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Norwest, Nexon, Morris | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’ve tapped some more smart people who know the gaming business as speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. ... |
| Feb 22, 2010 | Our latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers; contest deadline approaches | Disruptive companies are getting a lot of attention at our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center. Today we’re anno... |
| Feb 22, 2010 | Our latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers; contest deadline approaches | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Disruptive companies are getting a lot of attention at our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March... |
| Feb 18, 2010 | Latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Google Android, Crowdstar, Niko Partners | We’re moving right along lining up some cool speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center. Today’s featu... |
| Feb 18, 2010 | Latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Google Android, Crowdstar, Niko Partners | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’re moving right along lining up some cool speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for Ma... |
| Feb 15, 2010 | Google Buzz flies high, but won’t kill Twitter or Facebook | With Google Buzz, Google has launched yet another product to compete in the social networking arena. It’s just one week new, and already Buzz has a significant user base and poses a viable threat to several existing players.
Google, like Mi... |
| Feb 15, 2010 | Google Buzz flies high, but won’t kill Twitter or Facebook | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
With Google Buzz, Google has launched yet another... |
| Feb 9, 2010 | More GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Helgason, Pham and Mahoney | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
VentureBeat’s upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference i... |
| Feb 9, 2010 | More GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Helgason, Pham and Mahoney | VentureBeat’s upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center. Here are some of the latest speakers we’ve added to the program:
David H... |
| Feb 8, 2010 | Latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Facebook, GameStop Digital Ventures, Sony | We’re starting to get pretty excited about this. Our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center. Today’s featured speakers are as ... |
| Feb 8, 2010 | Latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Facebook, GameStop Digital Ventures, Sony | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’re starting to get pretty excited about this. Our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference is set for March 10 in San Franci... |
| Dec 21, 2009 | World Map Of Social Networks Shows Rise Of Facebook | (click through for larger version, interactive widget below)
Italian writer, blogger and photographer Vincenzo Cosenza has for the second time put together a visualization that shows the most popular social networks around the world on a ma... |
| Dec 3, 2009 | More speakers for DiscoveryBeat: hi5’s Alex St. John, Ngmoco’s Neil Young, Greystripe’s Michael Chang | We’re excited to announce new speakers and program content for DiscoveryBeat, VentureBeat’s event exploring how to get apps noticed in an age of noise. The event takes place Dec. 8 at the Automattic Lounge on Pier 38 in San Francisco. We’ve... |
| Dec 3, 2009 | More speakers for DiscoveryBeat: hi5’s Alex St. John, Ngmoco’s Neil Young, Greystripe’s Michael Chang | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’re excited to announce new speakers and program content for DiscoveryBeat, VentureBeat’s event exploring how to get apps noticed in ... |
| Nov 30, 2009 | hi5 recruits a beastly gaming veteran as its president | Social network hi5 has hired a pioneer in the video game industry to kick its social gaming strategy into high gear. It remains to be seen if hi5 truly realizes what it’s getting in the hiring of Alex St. John.
St. John, founder of online g... |
| Nov 30, 2009 | hi5 recruits a beastly gaming veteran as its president | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Social network hi5 has hired a pioneer in the video game industry to kick its social gaming strategy into high gear. It remains to be s... |
| Nov 12, 2009 | Infinity Ventures Summit In Miyazaki, Japan: 12 Demos From Japanese Startups | I am currently in Miyazaki/Japan, attending the Infinity Ventures Summit (IVS), one of Asia’s most prestigious web industry events. Organizing VC company Infinity Venture Partners reserved some hours of the program to give a total of twelve... |
| Oct 13, 2009 | Hi5 stagnates, and so it does the predictable: bets the farm on games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The social networking company hi5 used to be a big player among networks. There was a time four years ago when it was in the running fo... |
| Oct 13, 2009 | Hi5 stagnates, and so it does the predictable: bets the farm on games | The social networking company hi5 used to be a big player among networks. There was a time four years ago when it was in the running for leadership position.
Since then it has lost momentum. It is stronger abroad than it is in the U.S. Howe... |
| Oct 12, 2009 | Meet The New hi5: It's Game Time | If there’s been one shining star on social network applications platforms, it’s been casual gaming: Zynga is rumored to be making an absolute killing with their games, and Mochi Media’s unified Flash payment platform has shown some very imp... |
| Sep 14, 2009 | Battle of social networks: How long can Orkut keep Facebook at bay in Brazil? | Orkut still dominates the Brazilian market: it attracted 22.7 million unique visitors last month. The next closest competitor, Windows Live Profile, brought in roughly a third of that traffic with 8 million visitors, according to the Comsco... |
| Sep 14, 2009 | Battle of social networks: How long can Orkut keep Facebook at bay in Brazil? | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Orkut still dominates the Brazilian market: it at... |
| Sep 13, 2009 | Location-Based Mobile Social Network Centrl Integrates Web App, Adds First Real-Time Location-Based Messaging System | “Location” has been one of the most frequently used buzzwords in the web industry recently, with i.e. Twitter, Facebook and Google having substantially stepped up efforts in that area in the last few months. TechCrunch has always been parti... |
| Aug 6, 2009 | OLX And hi5 Join Forces For International Expansion Plans | OLX and hi5, both challengers to dominating juggernauts in their respective fields (online classifieds and social networking), have teamed up to expose each others’ admittedly vast but geographically spread audience to one another. OLX says... |
| Jun 16, 2009 | BOKU Launches Mobile Payments Service | There are 4 billion mobile phones in the world, but only 2 billion bank accounts. That’s not just a bit of trivia, but the very raison d’etre for the new mobile payment service called BOKU, launching out of stealth mode today. The service e... |
| Jun 7, 2009 | Social Networks Around the World | Italian PR professional and former Microsoft Italy marketer Vincenzo Cosenza sent us an interesting visualization today. Below is a map of the world, showing the most popular social networks by country. The map was built using Alexa and Goo... |
| May 20, 2009 | Hi5’s latest virtual moves: Another games deal, flirting and ad-blocking services | Hi5 is in the middle of a big transition. It’s trying to be more of a “social entertainment site” and less of a social network. Part of that means more games for its gaming section — yesterday, it announced a deal with Playdom, a company th... |
| May 13, 2009 | Hi5 begins giving developers access to its virtual currency | Facebook is planning some form of virtual currency that third-party developers can use, and so is MySpace — but smaller rival Hi5 has already beat them to it. It has just launched its first integration of its site-wide currency, “Coins,” in... |
| May 5, 2009 | IM brings Hi5 one step closer to “social entertainment” | Hi5 decided to bet big on games and “social entertainment” starting last year — by the end of 2009 it hopes to have 3-D avatars for its users, that they can use within games. Today, it has come a little bit closer to its vision, introducing... |
| Apr 24, 2009 | Following Their Massive Layoffs, Hi5 Gets A New Leader | Last month, the social network hi5 cut a large percentage of its staff following a new round of funding that didn’t materialized. Now, the self-dubbed “world’s leading social entertainment web site” is getting a new leader at the top. Bill ... |
| Apr 14, 2009 | In Quest For Real Revenue From Virtual Goods, hi5 Teams Up With PlaySpan | San Francisco-based hi5, which operates the third largest social networking service in the world, is announcing a partnership with PlaySpan today in an effort to get more revenue out of its 60+ million members. PlaySpan, famously founded by... |
| Mar 31, 2009 | More Layoffs Hit hi5 | We’ve confirmed that hi5, the third largest social network in the world, is laying off employees today. hi5’s VP of Marketing, Mike Trigg, wouldn’t say how many employees were being let go but we’ve received multiple independent tips that t... |
| Mar 9, 2009 | Paymo Strikes Deal With hi5 To Use Mobile Payments For Virtual Goods | Global mobile payments network Paymo and social network hi5 have partnered to let members in 24 countries use their mobile phones to purchase hi5 Coins, hi5’s virtual currency. Countries where Paymo will be made available to hi5 users inclu... |
| Feb 5, 2009 | Social Playtime: hi5 Adds Casual Gaming Section | That other social network boasting tens of millions of members worldwide, hi5, is launching hi5 Games today, adding casual games like sports, arcade, strategy and cards to its roster of social entertainment initiatives catered to some 60 mi... |
| Feb 5, 2009 | Social network hi5 aims its 60 million users at casual games | Social network hi5 is introducing a casual games section to its site today, complete with its recently-launched virtual currency (called “Coins”) and a range of more than 40 arcade, casino, card, sports and strategy games. It’s the latest m... |
| Jan 22, 2009 | Hi5’s virtual entertainment plans could hit a virtual jackpot | Because Facebook is the largest, fastest-growing network in the world, a big question is what other social networks are going to do to compete. Hi5, with approximately 60 million monthly unique visitors, is in the process of making itself a... |
| Dec 18, 2008 | Giftd: The Portable Virtual Gift Store | Virtual gifts have been fairly popular on social networks like Facebook, which offers a library of hundreds of gifts, most of which sell for a dollar (a few of them are free). But these gifts are generally all tied to the network they were ... |
| Dec 10, 2008 | Hi5 adds virtual gifts in time for holidays around the world | Social network hi5 has launched a gift store. Like Facebook and MySpace, the company will let its users buy virtual gifts for each other. Virtual goods brings in hundreds of millions of dollars for web companies in Asia, but the revenue str... |
| Dec 10, 2008 | Hi5 Hopes To Make Real Coin With Virtual Gifts | Social networks need to find a way to make money fast. Online advertising never really worked well on social networks in the first place, and with online advertising feeling the same pressure as everything else in the economy, new sources o... |
| Nov 30, 2008 | Social Inter-Networking with Power | The race to find a single sign-on and synchronization service has been on since social networking sites hit global acceptance several years ago. Today, after working under the radar for the past year, and with a member base of 5 million use... |
| Oct 16, 2008 | No Hi5’s Today. No. 3 Social Network Lays Off 10 to 15 Percent Of Staff | The layoffs keep rolling in. The latest startup to cut back is Hi5, the third largest social network. But you wouldn’t know it from reading the company’s blog, which touts some positive press coverage today:
During a down economy, things ar... |
| Oct 16, 2008 | More job cuts hit Silicon Valley: Zivity and hi5 | Even as the startup world watched bubbles popping in other industries over the past year, we hoped it wouldn’t hit us quite as hard. But it looks like we were hoping in vain. During the past week, a number of startups have announced job cut... |
| Oct 2, 2008 | hi5 Crowdsources Translations: Launches in 10 New Languages | Social network hi5 launched the first 10 of its user-driven translations today in a push to reach a wider audience. Even though hi5’s numbers in the U.S. are relatively low, it is already the third-largest social network worldwide and has a... |
| Sep 29, 2008 | Vysr puts OpenSocial apps in its browser widget | Vysr, developer of RoamAbout browser plugin that allows users to access their favorite web content from any site, has fortified its product by adding OpenSocial applications to the fold. The widget, designed for Firefox and IE, adds a sideb... |
| Jun 30, 2008 | Hi5 Plucks An App Developer From Its Platform | Second-tier social network Hi5 has acquired app developer PixVerse for an undisclosed amount, just four months after launching its app platform based on the OpenSocial specification.
PixVerse offers several applications such as Pix Chat and... |
| Jun 30, 2008 | Social network hi5 buys app creator PixVerse to build out its own chat service | Social network hi5 has bought a social network application developer company called PixVerse for an undisclosed amount. While PixVerse’s applications, like Pix Chat and Pix Wall, run on multiple platforms on rival social networks, the reaso... |
| Jun 27, 2008 | EMI Music Sues Hi5, VideoEgg and Ten Defendants To Be Named Later | EMI, which is looking less like a music label and more like a lawsuit label, is at it again. This afternoon they filed a lawsuit alleging “massive and blatant” copyright infringement by Hi5, VideoEgg and ten John Doe defendants to be named ... |
| Jun 3, 2008 | Latin American Social Network Sonico Raises $4.3 Million | Back in February Duncan described Spanish language Sonico as “the biggest social networking site you’ve probably never heard of”. At the time, Sonico had raised to an Alex rank of 167 after just 6 months in operation. And with over 8 millio... |
| Jun 3, 2008 | The Latin American social networking wars: Market leader Hi5 has been growing, but so has Facebook — and Sonico? | Latin America is a growing online market, with monthly unique visitors in the region growing from 53.6 million unique visitors last June, according to comScore’s first report covering the entire region, to 61.6 million this past April.
More... |
| May 28, 2008 | Live From I/O: Android Pulls An iPhone, App Engine Goes Public, and Google Embraces the Open Web | We’re here at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for Google I/O, where the Mountain View-based search giant is covering a broad range of topics – from Android to App Engine, OpenSocial to Web Toolkit – in front of an audience of developers... |
| May 16, 2008 | Facebook getting bigger in Spanish-speaking Latin America | Facebook‘s growth has apparently slowed down in the US and the UK, the first countries where it grew big.
But it’s still growing around the world, passing 70 million worldwide monthly active users, according to the company’s official count.... |
| Apr 21, 2008 | Hi5’s developer platform growing, worth a closer look | With more than 35 million monthly active users around the world, Hi5 is one of the largest social networks behind social network leaders MySpace and Facebook. It never seems to get much attention in the tech press, for whatever reason, but ... |
| Apr 1, 2008 | Roundup: Social network Hi5 launches its developer platform, Facebook does regular old targeted advertising, and more | Here the latest action:
Social network Hi5 publicly launches its developer platform — San Francisco-based Hi5 may be a big opportunity for developers of third-party applications that live on social networks. It is popular in places like Por... |
| Mar 13, 2008 | Hi5 Gets Ready to Take OpenSocial Global | OpenSocial is gaining some steam. In addition to Yahoo deciding to join the effort, hi5 is going to actually launch its developer platform based on OpenSocial on March 31. The big draw for developers will be to expand their reach globally. ... |
| Mar 6, 2008 | Graphing Social Patterns Recap | O’Reilly’s
Graphing Social
Patterns conference, which was held this week in San Diego, brought together key people who are shaping the newly
born social platforms industry; platform providers, app makers, investors,
advertising networks, et... |
| Jan 30, 2008 | Small funding, for a social network: Hi5 raises $15 million in venture debt | Hi5, the social network that’s popular in Latin America and other parts of the world, has raised $15 million in venture debt from Hercules Technology Growth Capital.
This is a small amount compared to larger rival Facebook’s $240 million st... |
| Dec 21, 2007 | ILike and Qloud’s Hi5 applications, maybe the start of something bigger | OpenSocial, the Google-led platform to allow applications to be built across social networks, has been criticized as slow moving.
However, progress is being made. Today, social music services iLike and QLoud introduced the first OpenSocial ... |
| Dec 13, 2007 | Google Zeitgeist's 2007 Verdict: "Mozart" Is So 2006. | In our ongoing series of top search terms for 2007 (check out Yahoo’s list here), Google released its |
| Oct 9, 2007 | Doesn’t Global Traffic Matter? Hi5 is Big, Take Notice | According to comScore, social network Hi5 gets around 35 million uniques per month, putting it at a roughly similar size to Facebook. Alexa ranks Facebook 8th in the world — Hi5 is 10th. However, Facebook gets all the ink. Hi5 barely regist... |
