Geoff Cook
Jul 28, 2011 9:30 AM
Geoff Cook is the CEO of the social network myYearbook. He also founded EssayEdge and ResumeEdge, both of which he sold to The Thomson Corp. Last week, myYearbook signed a “definitive agreement” to merge with Quepasa, a publicly traded company. The combination effectively doubles each company’s registered users, monthly active…
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David Kaplan
Mar 31, 2011 9:06 AM
Teen-focused social net myYearbook is trying to build up its mobile side with the acquisition of five Android apps and a multiplayer engine FlockEngine. The acquisitions include free-to-download games Toss It, Tic Tac Toe, Minesweeper, SpringDroid, and Line of 4. Apart from the apps, myYearbook is adding executives from Austria-based…
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Geoff Cook
Feb 1, 2010 10:30 AM
Geoff Cook is the CEO of myYearbook, a social network built around meeting new people. He also founded EssayEdge and ResumeEdge and sold them to The Thomson Corporation. You can’t go an entire day without encountering Facebook and Twitter – even if you don’t have an account. Whether you ride…
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Tameka Kee
Aug 17, 2009 6:01 AM
While pure-play media sites try to figure out how to offset ad sales declines by charging readers, it seems that social networks—surprisingly—are making faster progress at getting their users to pay up. The latest example is teen-friendly social net myYearbook, which says it’s now profitable because of a subscription and…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 29, 2008 11:50 PM
These social network fundings, they keep coming, downturn or not. Teen-focused social network myYearbook, based in New Hope, PA, has received a biggish $13 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from existing investors, US Venture Partners and First Round…
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Rafat Ali
Jan 26, 2007 1:25 PM
MyYearbook, a teen social networking site based in New Hope, PA, has received $4.1 million in its first round of funding. The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners and First Round Capital. The site was started in 2005 by 17-year-old Catherine Cook and her brother, 18-year-old Dave, who were…
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