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Qwitter Acquired By TwitterCounter For $11,111
TECH CRUNCH - Apr 20 - Qwitter, the service that sends you an email whenever someone unfollows you on Twitter, was just purchased in a public auction by Amsterdam-based TwitterCounter for $11,111. Qwitter has ~180,000 active users and still signs up ~ 2K new users every week.
http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2011/04/qwitter-acquired-by-twittercounter-for-11111.html
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Music Gaming Startup JamLegend Acqhired By Zynga
TECH CRUNCH - Apr 20 - JamLegend aimed to compete against biggies Rock Band and Guitar Hero and was shut down today after three years so the team could “move on to new ventures.” We’ve just confirmed that the team will be moving to gaming giant Zynga in a talent acquisition.
http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2011/04/music-gaming-startup-jamlegend-acqhired-by-zynga.html
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Chris DeWolfe’s MindJolt Expands Gaming Empire
TECH CRUNCH - Apr 19 - MindJolt, the game distribution company that was acquired by MySpace founder and former CEO Chris DeWolfe last year, has made two significant acquisitions in the gaming space today— game developer Social Gaming Network (SGN) and game network Hallpass Media. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed.
http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2011/04/chris-dewolfes-mindjolt-expands-gaming-empire.html
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Groupon Acquires Whrrl Creator Pelago
TECH CRUNCH - Apr 19 - Daily deals site Groupon has acquired Whrrl parent company Pelago. The iFund-backed Pelago is most famous for its Whrrl product, which is a Foursquare-like LBS services app that allows people to check into places. Pelago had $22.4M in funding. Groupon of course is funded to the gills with $1.14B from NEA, DST and others.
http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2011/04/groupon-acquires-whrrl-creator-pelago.html
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Twitter In Talks To Buy TweetDeck
MASHABLE - Apr 19 - Twitter is in talks to purchase TweetDeck for $50M. TweetDeck is one of the most popular third-party Twitter clients, available in desktop, iPad,
iPhone and Android versions. It displays your Twitter news feed, @mentions and direct messages, along with your Facebook feeds — all on the same screen, all updating
in real time. TweetDeck can also support updates from MySpace, LinkedIn and Foursquare.
http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2011/04/twitter-in-talks-to-buy-tweetdeck.html
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Chinese SN Renren Files To Raise $584 Million In IPO
BLOOMBERG - Apr 16 - Renren, China’s largest social network, filed to raise as much as $584M in an IPO to fund expansion. Renren -- a name that means “everyone”
in Chinese -- has similar features as Facebook, which is blocked in China. Renren has ~160M registered users.
http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2011/04/chinese-sn-renren-files-to-raise-584-million-in-ipo.html
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