Roundup: E-fight, Voki avatars, young founders, Kokua, Imeem and more

Roundup: E-fight, Voki avatars, young founders, Kokua, Imeem and more

Latest action:

Evite vs. Socializr continued — The bad blood between Jonathan Abrams, founder of Friendster and now founder of online event service Socializr, and the lawyers at Evite, is worse than we realized. The bitterness started during the Friendster days, and worsened when Evite threatened to sue Socializr, saying the start-up had copied Evite’s templates and styles. Abrams now responds with a diatribe, saying Evite is a hypocrite and a bully. We’ve requested comment from… Continue Reading

Roundup: YouTube pays, Truemors, Techdirt, Kokua, Boo.com and more

Roundup: YouTube pays, Truemors, Techdirt, Kokua, Boo.com and more

Here’s the latest action:

YouTube follows through, almost — YouTube tomorrow (Friday) will start sharing advertising revenue with select video content creators, though not with the masses yet. The move to share revenue with users had been signaled in the past. The initial bunch includes Lonelygirl15, LisaNova, HappySlip, renetto, Smosh, and valsartdiary, Newteevee reports. However, no specifics are mentioned.

Yahoo Photos to be phased out — Yahoo will announce the closure of Yahoo Photos tomorrow, which will occur over… Continue Reading