RockYou, the leading innovator, creator and distributor of social experiences that engage hundreds of millions of people across multiple social networks, announced a $50 million Series D round of funding from SoftBank. Funds will be used to enhance RockYou’s global brand, expand current application development and create products to host in-game advertising opportunities.
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PlaySpan’s Monetization 2.0 Forum at GDC Austin Delivers Powerful Insights on Digital Goods Industry
More than a week after PlaySpan’s Monetization Forum at GDC Austin, the industry is still abuzz about the standing room only gathering of some of the interactive entertainment industry’s most influential executives who participated in the half day forum designed to help publishers and game developers tackle some of the toughest questions around monetization of [...]
RockYou Creates Customized Pieces of Flair Application for the “Dawn Saves Wildlife” Campaign
September 16, 2009 – Redwood City, Calif. – RockYou , the leading innovator, creator and distributor of content on the social web, announces it has teamed up with Procter & Gamble’s Dawn brand to drive user engagement for the “Dawn Saves Wildlife” campaign [...]
Senior-Level Game Industry Executives Gather to Discuss Monetization Solutions for Digital Media
PlaySpan, the leader in monetization solutions for online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced its Monetization 2.0 Forum at GDC Austin 2009, titled “Monetization 2.0 – Show Me the Money,” taking place at the Austin Convention Center on September 15th, 2009 from [...]
By Offering One of the Industry’s Highest CPM Rates for Bebo and Facebook Applications, Platform-A Signals Its Commitment to Social Network Advertising
AOL’s Platform-A announces that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers a guaranteed CPM for U.S. traffic to their applications. The CPM is one of the industry’s highest for this inventory. Platform-A, [...]
Helping Brands Extend Their Presence to Social Networks and Portals
iWidgets, a leading provider of next generation widget solutions, today announced the launch of their public beta. By providing the ability to rapidly produce, publish, and promote engaging widgets, iWidgets makes it easy for brands to virally extend their websites into social networks and portals [...]
Round is led by JAFCO Ventures, with participation from Time Warner Investments and KTB Ventures
Meebo today announced a $25 million investment from a group of investors led by JAFCO Ventures, with participation from Time Warner Investments, KTB Ventures, and existing investors Sequoia Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). Founded in September 2005, Meebo helps [...]
Company Develops API in Response to Strong Community Interest, Launches Revenue-Sharing and Licensing Models for New and Existing Partners
meebo, the Web’s live interaction platform, today released the meebo rooms API and meebo Network, as well as five launch partners for the new programs – Piczo, Revision3, RockYou, Social Project, and Tagged. The meebo rooms [...]
RockYou, the leading developer and publisher of widgets and applications on the web, today announced further momentum and growth on both Alexa and Facebook placing them ahead of other developers like Slide.com. RockYou achieved a top Alexa reach of 0.49% up 112% in the last 3 months. RockYou’s Super Wall became the top application on [...]
