Zak Shah, CEO and founder of social competition site WishFree.com, looks at how social media gaming could be a cost-effective way to engage new and existing customers.
Social media analytics company Socialbakers has closed a $2 million (£1.3 million) financing round led by Earlybird Venture Capital as the company pursues further growth across Europe and the United States.
IceRocket, a social search engine, has been bought out by The Meltwater Group in a deal aimed at building Meltwater's position in the fast growing social media market.
London-headquartered Kurtosys Systems has acquired web technology business GetSponge.com as part of its strategy to build its financial services products.