RockYouSocial Network Application Developer RockYou Gets $50 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2009 - 7:34am.
San Mateo,
Calif. - RockYou, a developer of
social network applications and advertising technology, has raised $50 million
in its fourth round of venture capital financing from existing investor
Softbank, TechCrunch reported.
New MTV Show Taps Facebook, Twitter; Ad Revenue SplitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2009 - 12:50pm.
New York
- Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Networks will share advertising revenue with Facebook and
Twitter resulting from a new TV show that will tap into the services'
respective user bases, AdAge.com reported. "What You're Watching," a
daily hour-long show set to launch this summer, will see viewers interact with
the show's host Alexa Chung via Twitter, Facebook and RockYou's video-sharing
application.
RockYou Lands Another $17M for Social Media ApplicationsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2008 - 7:56am.
Redwood City, Calif. - RockYou, a developer and distributor of social media applications, announced on Monday that it has raised $17 million in new funding from Softbank and SK Telecom Ventures, which will cap its third round of financing at $52 million. Facebook Suspends "Top Friends" Application After ExploitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2008 - 1:38pm.
San Francisco - Facebook has suspended third party developer Slide's "Top Friends" application, after an independent programmer found a way to exploit the application so that anyone could view the birthdays, gender and relationship status of any Facebook user, as well as who is in their list of Top Friends, CNET News.com reported. The "Super Wall" application, developed by RockYou, was also found to have a similar exploit, but has already been fixed by Facebook. Before the Top Friends application was suspended, CNET was able to use the exploit on profiles of several Facebook executives, the wife of Google co-founder Larry Page, and one seemingly belonging to Paris Hilton. Social Media Widget Developer RockYou Gets $35 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 9, 2008 - 6:27am.
San Mateo, Calif. - Social media applications developer RockYou announced on Monday that it has raised $35 million in a third round of venture capital financing, led by DCM. Web Widget Maker RockYou Raises $1 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 27, 2008 - 10:08am.
San Mateo, Calif. - RockYou, a developer of social applications and widgets that enable photo slideshows, glitter text, voicemail and other features, has raised $1 million in new financing from Doll Capital Management (DCM), VentureBeat reported. Widget Provider RockYou Inks Deals With Snocap, NettwerkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2007 - 3:49pm.
San Mateo, Calif. - RockYou, a developer and distributor of Web widgets, announced that it has partnered with online music firms Snocap, Fliptrack, Pump Audio and Nettwerk Records. San Mateo, Calif.-based RockYou said that it now serves over 360 million free music plays each month on existing widgets, such as Web photo slideshows added to social networks and blogs. The deals will allow users of RockYou widgets to include select tracks controlled by Snocap, Fliptrack, Pump Audio and Nettwerk as background music for slideshows and other widgets. RockYou will also allow for the creation of Snocap MyStores on its site, so users can instantly purchase songs. Multimedia Widget Developer RockYou Raises Second Round of FundingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 16, 2007 - 12:50pm.
San Mateo, Calif. - Rock You, a developer of Web-based widgets such as photo slideshows, glitter text and voicemail accessories, said on Wednesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its second round of funding, led by Partech International. tags: Deals | VC | Video | Widgets | Partech International | Sequoia Capital | LightSpeed Ventures | RockYou |
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