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| Jun 29, 2009 | Startups Smell Userplane Blood | There has been no shortage of talk about the apparent demise of Userplane, the text, voice and video chat software provider that was acquired by AOL in August 2006 for around $40 million (the exact price was never disclosed).
Venturebeat ra... |
| May 15, 2009 | MySpace Adds A Bottom IM Bar, Like That Other Social Network | I hate the bottom toolbar on Facebook. I simply never remember it’s there for things like applications and quick access to photos. But it is fairly useful as a place to store your IM buddy list so it’s mostly out of sight but still open. An... |
| May 12, 2009 | Has AOL mothballed Userplane? | Userplane, a chat service for other web sites as well as an advertising network, sold to AOL for possibly up to $40 million in August of 2006. But reports from its clients — and sources I’ve spoken with — indicate that the service has been ... |
| Apr 27, 2009 | Confirmed: Former AOL Exec Mike Jones To Take COO Role At MySpace | We’ve confirmed our story from the weekend that former AOL exec Mike Jones will become the COO of MySpace. This makes him the number 2 executive of the reorganized News Corp. subsidiary under new CEO Owen Van Natta. A third new executive ma... |
| Apr 1, 2009 | How Tough Is It Today Being a VC? 10 Questions for Two Early-Stage Stars | Pity the poor venture capitalist. Times were… well, so cushy. Money was flowing, deals were being done in record time, monetization was something one worried about later, and Silicon Valley was bursting at the seams. The sweet smell of weal... |
| Dec 19, 2008 | AOL using AIM chat to boost Bebo, challenge Meebo | AOL is working on a new initiative to make its instant message service, AIM, a central social feature to any web site, well-placed sources tell me. Starting next year, a user on a social network might use AIM to create an IM chat list from ... |
| Oct 21, 2008 | JS-Kit Teams With Userplane In Widget Distribution Partnership | Widget developer JS-Kit has joined with AOL’s Userplane in a widget cross-distribution partnership that should significantly increase the potential userbases for both companies.
Both companies produce popular sets of widgets that can be eas... |
| Jul 15, 2008 | KickApps Brings Userplane’s Chat to its Social Networks | KickApps, the white label social networking platform, has partnered with Userplane to bring Userplane’s chat technology to KickApps’ affiliates. KickApps will integrate Userplane’s Webchat and Webmessenger functionality, though it won’t use... |
| Jun 10, 2008 | Paltalk Brings Its Massive Multiperson Video Chat To the Web | This morning, New York City-based chat company Paltalk is releasing a version of its multi-person video chat service on the Web in beta. Called Paltalk Express, it is a Flash version of the company’s download client. While the front end is ... |
| Jun 3, 2008 | ffwd: Channel Surfing Comes To The Web… And Your Wii | Channel surfing has a bad rap, at least according to iLike co-founder Patrick Koppula. Koppula says that this time honored tradition of staring at the television and repeatedly hitting a button is actually a highly efficient means of conten... |
| May 21, 2008 | SmallWorlds Brings a Third Dimension to Web 2.0 | Meet SmallWorlds, a free browser-based 3D virtual world that integrates YouTube, Flickr, and a number of other Web 2.0 services. The site is aimed at the teen and adult markets, and is designed to be more casual than Second Life. SmallWorld... |
| May 20, 2008 | Skype Adds Movies to the Conversation With Jaman | Skype has partnered with Jaman, an internet movie service, to provide users with thousands of embeddable film scenes that can be added to their chats, profiles, and “mood messages”. The service is still in development, and Skype plans to ha... |
| May 20, 2008 | Userplane Gets Into Video Hosting | Userplane, the company behind Webchat and a number of other online communication services, has introduced a new video app dubbed “Mediaplayer”. The free white-label app will allow web publishers to add hosted video uploads to their sites un... |
| Apr 26, 2008 | Widgets: The Marketer's Recession Survival Tool | This guest post about the widget economy was written by Michael Jones, an angel investor, the CEO of Userplane and a Senior Vice President of AOL.
Userplane, which was acquired by AOL in August 2006, is a communications widget provider (add... |
| Mar 23, 2008 | Thanks Sponsors; Packages Available April-May | Thank you to our sponsors, for supporting ReadWriteWeb’s mission to provide in-depth coverage of Web Apps, Web Technology Trends, Social Networking & Social Media.
We currently have a couple of sponsor slots available for April-May on R... |
| Mar 3, 2008 | Orgoo Throws Hat into Video Chat Ring | Orgoo, the long-anticipated, all-in-one, browser-based communications suite that presented at TechCrunch40 last fall, is releasing a new video chat service to the public today. This comes ahead of a general release of its email, IM, and SMS... |
| Feb 27, 2008 | Userplane Rebuilds Desktop Product in AIR | Userplane is announcing a second version of their Desktop product that’s based on newly released AIR and therefore compatible across operating systems. The Desktop product enables web developers to extend functionality outside of the browse... |
| Feb 24, 2008 | Thanks Sponsors; Packages Available March-April | Thank you to our sponsors, for supporting ReadWriteWeb’s mission to provide in-depth coverage of Web Technology trends and products. We currently have a couple of sponsor slots available for March-April on ReadWriteWeb, so if you would like... |
| Jan 31, 2008 | Meebo Launches Rooms API – Chat Gets Everywhere | Meebo announced today that it is launching an API for its Meebo Rooms service. The API will allow the automated creation and embedding of chat rooms at the server level. Rooms previously had to be set up by hand on the Meebo site. “For exam... |
| Jan 29, 2008 | Thanks Sponsors & Readers | We interrupt this broadcast to thank our sponsors for supporting ReadWriteWeb. We have a great line-up of sponsors, all supporting RWW’s mission to provide in-depth coverage of Web Technology trends and products.
Of course we’re also thankf... |
| Oct 15, 2007 | Web 2.0 Summit: MadeIt, Nokia’s new phone, and Zennstrom’s disappearance | Web 2.0 Summit, co-hosted by O’Reilly Media and CMP, kicks off this Wednesday at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel. A who’s who list of Web 2.0 digerati will converge for three days of deal making, partying and more deal making.
If you didn’t ha... |
| Jun 3, 2007 | Thanks Sponsors (plus a reminder of what Read/WriteWeb stands for) | Thank you to our sponsors, for supporting Read/WriteWeb’s mission to provide quality and original news and analysis about Web Technology. We make it a point to always write thoughtful posts – you may not agree with all of what we write, but... |
| Jun 1, 2007 | Roundup: Google’s Korean clutter, Real’s player, Panoramio and more | Here’s the latest action:
Google Korea has cluttered page — This is a striking departure from the spartan interface Google is known for. Details here. We checked with Google, and a spokeswoman confirmed the Korean site was developed in resp... |
| May 31, 2007 | Userplane Shares the Wealth | Userplane, a communications widget provider that allows website owners to add chat, instant messaging, and video conferencing to their sites, has launched a revenue sharing program called Userplane Money. The company, which was purchased by... |
| Mar 20, 2007 | Userplane Releases Userlist – IM for Websites a Trend to Watch | Disclosure: Userplane is a sponsor of Read/WriteWeb
Userplane,
the provider of community web apps that was acquired by AOL in August last year, is today
releasing Userplane Userlist – a Flash-based instant messaging app that you can integra... |
| Nov 13, 2006 | CreateMyNet takes on business networking | CreateMyNet is a social networking site aimed at small businesses, professional associations, trade associations and individuals. It’s currently in Alpha testing and the public Beta is – according to a press statement in October – due out t... |
| Sep 20, 2006 | Interview: Can Userplane Help Transform AOL? | In August
AOL acquired online communications startup Userplane – which runs a suite of chat, IM, A/V
Recorder, search and presence tools. AOL is in the midst of a big shift in businenss
models – from closed ‘walled garden’, to a more open, ... |
| Aug 14, 2006 | AOL Buys Web Based IM Provider | AOL on Monday announced it had acquired Userplane, maker of Web based instant messaging and chat software. Userplane's customer base includes 100,000 Web sites that pay a monthly fee based on usage, but most notably MySpace.
AOL intends to ... |
| Aug 14, 2006 | Userplane purchased by AOL | Web messaging services company Userplane has been acquired by AOL, it was was announced this morning. This company powers the interactive features (chat, video chat, video profiles, etc.) on most online dating and many social networking sit... |
| Aug 14, 2006 | Userplane, instant messaging company, snapped up by AOL | AOL just said it has acquired Userplane, a five-year old start-up that made chat and instant messaging tools to be used within Web sites. Why should you care? Well, it is another example of a company that launched a product, kept a shoestri... |
| Jul 1, 2005 | Profile: Userplane | Company: Userplane
Founded: 2001
Location: Los Angeles
What is it?
Userplane is an application service provider to web 2.0 companies. They offer a suite of easy-to-integrate services, built on the flash platform, including chat, group chat,... |