Comments on: Buzznet, yet another social network, raises $6 million http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MyAWOL, a music company that grasps reality » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/comment-page-1/#comment-820502 MyAWOL, a music company that grasps reality » VentureBeat Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:42:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/#comment-820502 [...] profiles. Buzznet, a social network intended to help musicians directly engage their audience, grew furiously for awhile but seems to be losing traction fast. It’s also not yet clear that building a business around [...] [...] profiles. Buzznet, a social network intended to help musicians directly engage their audience, grew furiously for awhile but seems to be losing traction fast. It’s also not yet clear that building a business around [...]

]]> By: BuzzNet Gets Up to $25 Million + Stereogum | netZoo.net | WOOZradio http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/comment-page-1/#comment-800682 BuzzNet Gets Up to $25 Million + Stereogum | netZoo.net | WOOZradio Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:50:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/#comment-800682 [...] to BuzzNet. BuzzNet’s traffic has clearly ramped up traffic in the past year and last May picked up $6M in funding on reports of 8 million active users, These icons link to social bookmarking sites [...] [...] to BuzzNet. BuzzNet’s traffic has clearly ramped up traffic in the past year and last May picked up $6M in funding on reports of 8 million active users, These icons link to social bookmarking sites [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Social network for writers attracts celebrity authors, raises $1.25M http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/comment-page-1/#comment-669216 VentureBeat » Social network for writers attracts celebrity authors, raises $1.25M Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:48:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/#comment-669216 [...] are gaining ground. In May, Buzznet, which connects indie music fans with the bands they love, raised $6 million and says it has more than 8 million users. Last June, Daily Strength, a social network for people [...] [...] are gaining ground. In May, Buzznet, which connects indie music fans with the bands they love, raised $6 million and says it has more than 8 million users. Last June, Daily Strength, a social network for people [...]

]]> By: P-Air http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/comment-page-1/#comment-183149 P-Air Thu, 24 May 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/24/buzznet-yet-another-social-network-raises-6-million/#comment-183149 >However, looking at the site, we don’t >understand why. From the front page on, it’s >chaos, with flashing banner ads on the right >and shifting photographs on the left. The >further down into the site you dig, the more >chaotic it becomes. Profile pages are packed >with inelegantly placed photos and videos, and >a band’s bio is squeezed into a little >scrollable text box. Sounds like exactly what we used to say about MySpace. I didn't believe that service would succeed either given the chaos of those users' pages, but was proved wrong. Perhaps we should chock this up to L.A. social networking chic since they're both fm down there :) >However, looking at the site, we don’t
>understand why. From the front page on, it’s
>chaos, with flashing banner ads on the right
>and shifting photographs on the left. The
>further down into the site you dig, the more
>chaotic it becomes. Profile pages are packed
>with inelegantly placed photos and videos, and
>a band’s bio is squeezed into a little
>scrollable text box.

Sounds like exactly what we used to say about MySpace. I didn’t believe that service would succeed either given the chaos of those users’ pages, but was proved wrong. Perhaps we should chock this up to L.A. social networking chic since they’re both fm down there :)

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