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Phonebites, the San Francisco start-up that sells “bites” for audio clips which mobile phone users can download and then play during phone calls, has raised $7 million in a second round of funding led by Mayfield.
The company’s announcement is here. Six sounds are sold for about $3 to $4.
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Meanwhile Palo Alto’s IMVU has raised another $1 million from Atlanta-based angel investors the Seraph Group, according to VentureWire (sub required).
IMVU is offering teens what it calls a three-dimensional instant messaging service that combines social networking, virtual reality and e-commerce. And here too, teens are expected to pay for doodads like new hairstyles and costumes…
With IMVU’s technology - still in a beta version - users create a home page similar to a Friendster.com or MySpace profile, linking to friends’ pages and listing bands they like. But at IMVU, users design their own persona using a roster of three-dimensional animated characters, or “avatars,” and pick out clothing, hair styles and even pets.
IMVU is not the catchiest name, though, in our opinion.
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Chad Austin said:
Not the catchiest name in our opinion either. Got any good ideas? :)
Chad
Software Engineer
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R Crawford said:
Form someone who has tried it, i would recommend IMLife (Short for Instant Message Life) or IMVLife (Instant Message Virtual Life)
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NBforrest said:
Need a new name? try this one that commonsensemedia.org has called imvu “seductive and potentially dangerous.IMVU is a fascinating model, but it’s not for kids.” Now thats a catchy name.
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$tick said:
IMVU is a joke with no need for a name other then ripping off its paying customers and developers.. They are a haven for child molesters and there are many cases to site such
