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MySpace Acquires Assets of Threadbox Social Messaging Service
Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace online social network has
acquired the assets and employees of Threadbox, the provider of a social
messaging service, VentureBeat...
FriendFinder Counters Hefner With $210M Offer for Playboy
Boca Raton, Fla. - FriendFinder Networks, the operator of a
range of adult dating and social networking sites, as well as Penthouse.com,
announced on Thursday that...
Game Publisher SouthPeak Secures $10 Million Credit Line
Midlothian, Va. - Video game publisher SouthPeak Interactive
has secured a new $10 million line of credit with financial services firm
Rosenthal & Rosenthal.
The line, which...
Washington Post Acquires News Aggregator iCurrent
South San Francisco - The Washington Post Company has
acquired iCurrent, the developer of a customized news aggregation application,
VentureBeat reported.
While financial terms of the...
Online Search Firm iGuiders Raises $1 Million
Cleveland, Ohio - Online search developer iGuiders announced
on Thursday that it raised $1 million in its first round of funding, from
existing and new angel...
Online Dating Service, Social Net Flirtomatic Gets $9 Million
London - Online dating service and social network
Flirtomatic announced on Wednesday that it has raised $9 million in a third
round of funding, led by...
Report: Apple Acquires Online Mapping Firm Poly9
Los Angeles - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has acquired Poly9, a developer of
Web-based mapping technology, according to a report on French-Canadian news
site CyberPresse.ca spotted by Apple...
Facebook Investor Digital Sky Gets $388M Investment
Moscow - Digital Sky Technologies (DST), the Russian
investment firm that has backed U.S. firms including Facebook and Zynga, is
getting a $388 million investment from...
Squarespace Nabs $38.5M First Round for Publishing Platform
New York - Squarespace, the provider of a Web publishing
platform, announced on Wednesday the closing of a $38.5 million first round of
funding, led by...
7 Star Raises $10 Million for Adult Dating Site
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - 7 Star Entertainment, an independent
online dating site, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $10 million in
equity financing from Kodiak...
