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Jason Goldberg Leaving Xing After A Year; New Startup & Investments

Rafat Ali

Nov 22, 2009 11:40 AM

Jason Goldberg, the chief product officer of Xing, the European biz social network that Burda just bought a big stake in, is leaving the company with this deal, about 12 months after his social news startup Socialmedian was sold to the Germany-headquartered company. The Socialmedian sale price at that point…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Social Media, Countries, Europe, Germany, jason goldberg, xing

Social News Startup Socialmedian Acquired By Germany’s Biz Socal Net Xing For $4 Million And Earnout

Rafat Ali

Dec 19, 2008 4:09 AM

A very quick exit for a service just launched: Socialmedian, the New York City-based social news service launched by former Jobster CEO Jason Goldberg, has been acquired by Xing, the Germany-headquartered European business social network. The purchase price was about $4 million in cash and stock (Xing is publicly traded…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Countries, Europe, Germany, socialmedian, xing

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