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Teen-focused Sites Stardoll, Piczo Agree to Merger

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2009 - 7:23am.
Stockholm, Sweden - Stardoll, a Sweden-based online entertainment site for young women, announced on Monday that it has merged with Piczo, a San Francisco-based online publishing platform for teens.
tags: Deals | Social Networking | Acquisitions | Piczo | Stardoll |

Piczo Social Network Taps Intercasting for Mobile Features

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 11, 2007 - 1:05pm.

San Francisco - Piczo, a social network for teens, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Intercasting Corp. to create mobile support for its network. The Intercasting technology will let Piczo's 28 million users upload images directly from their camera phones to Piczo, send and receive messages, post comments

tags: Mobile | Social Networking | Piczo | Intercasting Corp. |

Teen-Focused Online Social Network Piczo Raises $11 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 18, 2007 - 9:54am.

San Francisco - Piczo, an online social network with 10 million mainly younger teen users, announced on Thursday that it has raised $11 million in its third round of venture capital financing.

tags: Deals | VC | Social Networking | Piczo | Sierra Ventures | U.S. Venture Partners | Mangrove | Catamount |

Report: Piczo is Fastest-Growing U.K. Online Brand

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2006 - 9:11am.
London - According to a new report by Internet research firm Nielsen/NetRatings, Piczo, a photo website builder and community website, was the fastest growing online brand in the U.K. last year. Piczo's audience grew by a remarkable 9,669% year-on-year -- from just 12,500 visitors in 2004 to more than 1.2 million in 2005. The website's success is driven mainly by women under the age of 18, a demographic that accounts for 45% of Piczo's audience. The rest of the Top Five fastest-growing online brands in the U.K. included greeting card website AmericanGreetings (2,152%), shopping guide and directory Shopzilla (1,787%), toolbar and search software site Starware (1,353%) and digital music distributor OD2 (525%).
tags: Internet | Reports | U.K | Piczo |