Jan 13, 2011 1:10 PM
Even more M&A activity in the soaring social games sector ... RockYou, the heavily-backed social networking app maker, is buying Playdemic, a U.K.-based social game developer that is best known for Gourmet Ranch, a Facebook game which has more than 500,000 monthly active users.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, playdemic, rockyou
Jul 22, 2010 12:05 PM
Facebook has gotten another top app developer to agree to use its Facebook Credits payment system. The latest to do so is RockYou, the sixth biggest app developer on the social network, which says in a statement that Credits will be the “exclusive virtual currency” in its games and apps…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Social Media, Community, Companies, Facebook, rockyou
Jun 7, 2010 11:40 AM
RockYou, the big social networking app developer, has raised $10 million more in funding from SoftBank, which it says it will use to expand in Asia. The company is buying a majority stake in its Asian joint venture, RockYou Asia, which was set up one-and-a-half years ago to bring social…
Posted In: Apps, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, Countries, Asia, rockyou
Dec 15, 2009 2:29 PM
More executive changes at offer-based ad network Offerpal Media, as it tries to get beyond the stigma that its social gaming ads were tainted: Mihir Shah has joined as chief revenue officer, a new role within the company. Reporting to new CEO George Garrick, Shah will be responsible for “managing”…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, Social Media, , offerpal, rockyou
May 7, 2009 12:02 PM
You often hear about how different Facebook and MySpace’s user bases are. Well, maybe they’re not so distinct after all. Yahoo is the No. 1 traffic referrer to both sites. (Hat tip to the purple team). What’s more interesting is how much traffic they actually send to each other: Facebook…
Posted In: Research & Metrics, Metrics, Social Media, Companies, Adobe, Facebook, Liberty Media, LinkedIn, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, TheStreet.com, Zynga, rockyou
Nov 3, 2008 9:13 AM
Widget and social app firm RockYou is adding $17 million to its already hefty third round. Back in June, the San Mateo, Calif.-company started the round with $35 million led by DCM, with participation from several undisclosed backers. This latest capital infusion comes from Softbank and *SK Telecom* Ventures, the…
Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Countries, Asia, dcm, rockyou
Jun 9, 2008 7:00 AM
Here’s one of the most anticipated fundings in a while… RockYou, a maker of social networking widgets, has raised a $35 million third round led by DCM, with participation from several private backers. Dollar figures for the San Mateo, CA-based company’s two previous rounds have not been reported. The funding…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, dcm, rockyou
May 27, 2008 1:30 PM
RockYou, the big purveyor of social net apps and widgets, has raised a tiny $1 million round from Doll Capital Management to tide itself over while figuring out its next move, according to VentureBeat. The company chose not to comment on the report. Why the small round? Evidently RockYou is…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, doll capital management, rockyou
Mar 14, 2008 4:00 PM
RockYou, along with rival Slide, is one of the big in the red-hot social net apps space. Huge on Facebook, the San Mateo-based company is getting set to plant a stake in the other social nets—just as soon as they roll out their various platforms, most of them based on…
Posted In: Social Media, lance tokuda, rockyou, sxsw
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