What it means to be a ‘whale’ — and why social gamers are just gamers

"Whales" are more than dollars signs -- they're regular gamers with an obsession and social lives that extend beyond the game.

Tag team: Social network Tagged acquires discovery app Urbantag

Urbantag is Tagged's fifth acquisition, following the 2011 purchases of hi5, Digsby, TopicMarks, and WeGame.

Tagged grabs $15M to help you meet new people

Popular social network Tagged closed $15 million in new capital today to grow its membership and acquire other properties.

Friend discovery: the next big trend in social

Facebook has become the undisputed king of social networking, serving almost 1 billion active users and valued at over $100 billion. Even with this incredible rise, Mark Zuckerberg and many others believe we’re still at the beginning of the social …

The DeanBeat: The top 12 trends from the GDC

Too often, I flit from one conference to another like a wayward butterfly, trying to catch up with all the news. But the Game Developers Conference is one of my favorite events of the year because it places such a …

Tagged acquires social network Hi5

We’re seeing some social network consolidation happening: Tagged has acquired Hi5. The move will double Tagged’s online community from 10 million to 20 million active users.

The deal ends Hi5′s attempt to transform itself from an international social network to …