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RockYou Acquires Aussie Social Games Studio 3 Blokes

Redwood City, Calif. - Social games publisher RockYou announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Brisbane, Australia-based developer 3 Blokes. Financial terms of the transaction...

Portalarium Nabs Funding for Social, Mobile Games

Austin - Social and mobile games publisher Portalarium announced on Wednesday that it has closed a second round of bridge financing, bringing its total...

PunchTab Gets $850,000 for Online Loyalty Programs

Menlo Park, Calif. - PunchTab, the developer of a service that helps businesses and website owners create loyalty programs, has raised $850,000 in seed...

Twitter Acquires Team Behind Search Marketer AdGrok

San Francisco - Twitter has acquired the team that developed search engine advertising firm AdGrok. The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, apparently...

Report: Twitter to Debut Own Photo-Sharing Service

San Francisco - Twitter plans to introduce its own photo sharing service, TechCrunch reported, citing multiple sources. Currently, users can choose between a variety of...

Chinese Business Social Network Ushi Looks to Raise $5 Million

Shanghai - Chinese business social networking site Ushi is in the process of raising $5 million in new funding, CEO Dominic Penaloza tells Reuters. The...

European Social Games Studio wooga Raises $24 Million

Berlin - European online social games developer wooga announced on Tuesday that it has raised $24 million in its second round of venture capital...

Forbes: Facebook to Integrate Spotify Music Service

Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook has partnered with European streaming music service Spotify on a new music service for the social network, Forbes reported,...

BuzzLogic Nabs $7.8 Million for Social Advertising

San Francisco - BuzzLogic, the provider of an online ad platform optimized for social media, said on Wednesday that it has secured $7.8 million...

Finnish Game Developer Supercell Scores $12 Million

Helsinki - Finnish game developer Supercell announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $12 million investment, led by Accel Partners. Other investors included previous...