Big widget company RockYou raises a mere $1M, to tide it over
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RockYou, the Silicon Valley that lets people post photo slide-shows on Web sites, has raised $1 million to tide it over while it decides whether to proceed with a larger financing round or to sell.
The San Mateo, Calif. company is navigating some stormy changes in… Continue Reading
Q & A with RockYou — three hit apps on Facebook, and counting
“The viral loop of people inviting each other to most social networks revolves around a user posting a widget to their page and having friends see their page.
The viral loops for Facebook (there are multiple) revolve around the news feed, the mini-feed and the… Continue Reading
Iconix sues founders of photo site RockYou — wins first round
(Update: There appears to be a settlement).
A U.S. district court judge has issued a preliminary ruling favoring Iconix in a suit alleging two of its former employees committed intellectual property theft in forming photo slideshow site, RockYou.
Iconix apparently nailed them by archiving their IM conversations.
PE… Continue Reading