Iminlikewithyou names new chief executive
Iminlikewithyou said it has named Dan Porter its new chief executive officer.
The New York-based multiplayer social games company said Porter will help the company monetize its social games and otherwise expand.
Porter was previously senior vice president at Virgin, where he ran the venture investing and corporate development for the North American arm of the Virgin Group.
The site has proven addictive for those using it, which is somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million visitors a month,… Continue Reading
Iminlikewithyou raises $1.5M for social gaming site
Iminlikewithyou, a startup that began as something close to a dating site and has become closer to a casual game portal and social network over time, has raised a $1.5 million second round tor expansion.
The New York-based company only features its own games on the site, and is based entirely in Flash. Co-founder Charles Forman has said that he based many of his ideas off South Korean sites.
We’ve written more about the company as part… Continue Reading
Four startups talk about making casual games work (caution: time sink)
Online gaming is of more interest to more people than ever. That’s because of casual games — small, low-budget, easy-to-learn entirely online creations that are increasingly becoming a part of online life.
The great thing about casual games is that they’re so casual. They don’t require big time commitments. Most players aren’t geeks. They fit nearly any context, from destination sites like Kongregate, to other places like Facebook, where they capture new audiences.
We spoke to the founders of… Continue Reading