Rumors? Plaxo Sold to Google for $200M?

Plaxo, which was founded in 2001 by Stanford classmates Cameron Ring and Todd Masonis along with Napster cofounder and Facebook founding president Sean Parker is mulling a sale to Google. It is backed more...

Discuss | Topic: Social Networking | by Jitendra 201 days ago (blog.wired.com)

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Source Says: $1 billion Acquisition “Definitely Happened”

Michael Arrington follows up his previous story on Bebo. He says that Bebo, which is the second largest social network in the UK behind Facebook, either signed a deal, or is sending out false messages more...

Discuss | Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions | by Jitendra 196 days ago (techcrunch.com)

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Zazzle Launches Social Networking Profile Cards

Quick printing services company Zazzle has come up with a cool idea - to print business cards for your social networking profiles which most of us do have and so one can get the same look and feel as that more...

Discuss | Topic: Social Networking | by Jitendra 175 days ago (centernetworks.com)

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AOL to acquire Bebo for $850 Million

Founded in 2005, with 40 million subscribers worldwide and being the third largest social networking site after MySpace and Facebook, Bebo has been acquired by AOL in a juicy cash deal of $850 Million more...

Discuss | Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions | by Jitendra 168 days ago (centernetworks.com)

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Comcast Acquires Plaxo, Deal Closed Today

Michael Arrington of TechCrunch writes that all those rumors swirling around of the possible Plaxo deal are true and that Comcast has acquired this 2002 startup for some price between $150 and $170 Million. more...

Discuss | Topic: Social Networking | by Jitendra 104 days ago (techcrunch.com)

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Startup Piczo Launches Pseudo API

San Francisco based and founded in July of 2007, the teenage focused social networking startup Piczo has launched its Pseudo API, whatever that means to provides hooks for developers. This company has more...

Discuss | Topic: Social Networking | by Jitendra 33 days ago (techcrunch.com)

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OfficeBook Application on Facebook Checks for Good Karma

OfficeBook is the first application of Leaders2020 Inc. OfficeBook was launched to provide millions of professionals find the 'right' companies whose culture matches with ones own values. Over 600 users more...

Discuss | Topic: Web 2.0 | by Vic 30 days ago (recruitingfly.com)

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Startup MyYearbook Raises $13 Million More

Quick - which is the fastest growing social network (aimed at teens) in the world? Facebook? Nah. It's MyYearbook which just raised $13 Million from Northwest Venture Partners. In US, MyYearbook attracts more...

Discuss | Topic: Startup Funding | by Jitendra 28 days ago (socialtimes.com)

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