News Archive
25 May 2007
Reuters
By Kate Holton and Matt Cowan
The creators of the online phenomenon "Lonelygirl15" have joined forces with social networking site Bebo to create a British spin-off story that will use brands to help define the characters. The organizers say the project will give advertisers the chance to pitch their products such as clothing or mobile phones at a younger a..
21 May 2007
Benchmark Capital
By Benchmark Capital
MBA Polymers, Inc., the cleantech leader in recycling engineering plastics, today announced that it has secured a $20 million funding round co-led by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures and Benchmark Capital. MBA will use its new funds to further expand the number of factories it operates in Europe and Asia. MBA Polymer..
14 May 2007
VentureBeat
By Dan Kaplan
Swedish company Power Challenge, which offers a more sophisticated way of rendering video game graphics within a Web-browser, has raised $8 million from Benchmark Capital. This move by Benchmark is the latest land-grab in the world of multiplayer online video games, spurred largely by the dramatic successes of Vivendi’s ..
14 May 2007
The Hollywood Reporter
By Carl DiOrio
A growing developer of Web-based 3-D sports games is set to announce today venture funding to facilitate the rollout of additional titles and expansion of its global infrastructure. Power Challenge allows users to create dedicated communities of fans playing together in a virtual world and to create their own soccer teams while..
25 April 2007
The Age
By Tony Bourke
On face value, betting exchanges would seem to be in direct competition with bookmakers, but the Victorian Bookmakers' Association has reached agreement with the betting exchange Betfair that will give its members an extra incentive to use the facility. Under a joint initiative announced yesterday, Betfair will halve the commi..
24 April 2007
PRNewswire
ByNewswire
PRNewswire Rebtel Inc. a leading provider of VoIP telephony, today announced a new pricing program that will provide millions of mobile phone users with the ability to make free or low-priced international calls to more than 36 countries around the world, reaching over 1.3 Billion people. By using Voice Over Internet ..
23 April 2007
Reuters
By Tarmo Virki
Internet company Sulake plans to list next year on the back of strong investor demand for social networking sites, the Finnish firm said on Monday, after it said it bought social networking firm Dynamoid Oy. Sulake, which had 2006 sales of 38.5 million euros ($52.2 million), said it will be the largest Internet company..
19 April 2007
Bizjournals.com
By Bizjournals.com
Zopa, a U.K.-based online person-to-person marketplace with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, said Thursday that it's making some significant changes to its much-anticipated debut in this country. "You may recall that last time we dropped a note to Zopa members about launch efforts in the U.S., we were planning on launchi..
19 April 2007
Business wire
By Business wire
ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of Web Security-as-a-Service, today announced that it has been awarded the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) CODiE Award for "Best Software as a Service (SaaS) Solution." Announced at a ceremony at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on April 17, the CODiE A..
18 April 2007
PC World
By Mark Sullivan
WeeWorld is outfitting people for Web 2.0. I ran into the company at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco Wednesday. At the WeeWorld site, you can create a cartoon-like alter-ego (called a WeeMee) that represents you in IM conversations, at social networking sites and in blogs. WeeMees tell online contacts something about what ..
16 April 2007
Business wire
By Business wire
Millennial Respondents Cite Avatar Fun Factor While Demonstrating Industry Trends and Significant Differences Based on Age and Gender WeeWorld, an online community focused on visual self-expression, today announced the findings from an extensive user survey conducted this month on WeeWorld.com. Based on more than 750 uni..
16 April 2007
Hollywood Reporter
By Mimi Turner
Social networking Internet venture Bebo is launching its first global Internet programming venture, "Lonelygirl Presents ... KateModern," based on the Lonelygirl 15 character that gained 50 million viewers on YouTube. Bebo has joined with the "Lonelygirl15" creators Miles Beckett, Greg Goodfried and Mesh Flinders to create ..
14 April 2007
MMORPG Blog
By Remi M
Yeah, the Codemaster folks are getting giddier with every pre-order for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Recently, Codemasters divulged that thousands of European players have already pre-ordered LOTRO which is scheduled for an April 24 release in the European continent. In fact, Codemasters believes that th..
05 April 2007
Business 2.0 The Next Net
By Erick Schonfeld
I got a call this morning on my cell phone, which showed a local New York number with a 646 area code. But it wasn't a local call at all. On the other end was Hjalmar Winbladh, CEO of Swedish mobile VoIP startup Rebtel. His service, which launched this summer, assigns both you and a friend overseas a local number, and th..
04 April 2007
VARBusiness
By Jennifer Bosavage
Enterprise software manufacturer Kalido is expanding its partner program, the company announced today (April 4). The program includes partnerships for sales referral, systems integrators, technology partners and qualified resellers. Kalido provides data warehousing and master data management solutions for Global 2000 companies. Business intelligenc..
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