Mobile-only social network MocoSpace serves up 1.5 billion pageviews in May
Mobile-only social network MocoSpace announced today that it generated more than 1.5 billion pageviews in May. That’s a larger number than rival MySpace Mobile’s 1.4 billion pageviews for the month of March.
MocoSpace’s traffic grew 50 percent, compared to just four months ago.
This is in an indicator that mobile-only social networks can not only continue to thrive, but may experience an accelerated growth. After news of the recent growth of MySpace Mobile and Facebook Mobile, there… Continue Reading
Analysis: MySpace and Facebook challenge mobile-only social networks
Mobile life is blooming. Some 47 mobile social network companies have emerged globally, to help cater to our need to message and communicate while on the go.
But what about the huge incumbents, like MySpace or Facebook? Will they thrive on the mobile web?
Well, the 47 mobile-only networks will probably tell you that mobile is a whole different animal, and downplay the threat of a switch by their millions of users to those big guys. But… Continue Reading
Roundup: More Yahoos head to startups, VCs feeling low, and more
Here’s the latest action:
1. Yahoo ad and IM leaders head to successful startups
2. VC’s confidence at a four-year low
3. Intel launches chip intended for larger-than-a-cell-phone portable devices
4. Ex-Jobster chief executive Jason Goldberg gets angel funding for new startup
5. Report: MySpace, Facebook image uploading software vulnerable to hacks
6. PR folks, Marketwire has a new way to make your press releases “Web 2.0″
7. Mobile-only social networking site MocoSpace raises $4 million round
8. Is Obama a Mac and… Continue Reading
MocoSpace raises $3M for mobile social network
Boston-based MocoSpace, which offers a mobile social network to let you find friends in your area, send them photos, and chat with them, has raised $3 million in a first round of funding.
The poor company originally told us the funding round was scheduled for announcement next week, but then rushed out the announcement today after it leaked out last week — only to have its site go down today without warning (it is down of… Continue Reading