Flixster

Movie-focused Social Network Flixster Secures $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 7:56am.

San Francisco - Flixster, a movie-focused online social network, has received $5 million of an $8 million second round of venture capital financing, from Pinnacle Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Flixster: The Ultimate Social Network You've Never Heard Of

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on February 14, 2007 - 1:48pm.

Ok, maybe you have ... and it just might be Flixster, a social network dedicated to film, actors, Hollywood and movie fans. The obvious question you could be wondering is how it can be "the ultimate" when there are so many other social networks that have been around longer, pull more traffic, have more users and generate more buzz? The main reason is because after using the site, you realize that they have taken what seems like every trick from every other social network, and integrated it into their own site to add to a user's experience. For example, visiting an artist's profile page with it's aggregation of images and videos has a look that reminds you of a cross between a Technorati search and a MySpace profile page. In fact, you can select a skin for your own page or add one to the system - just like you can with MySpace.

Online Social Network for Movie Fans Flixster Raises Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2007 - 9:57am.

San Francisco - Flixster, an online social network for movie fans, has raised around $2 million in a new round of venture capital financing from LightSpeed Ventures, TechCrunch reported.