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Snapchat says no to a $3 billion offer

A little smile crossed my face when I learned that photo sharing start-up Snapchat had turned down Facebook.

News

LOVEFiLM and Betfair investor leads big Series A investment into Urturn

Urturn, a business which labels itself as a 'social platform for self-expression', has closed a $13.4 million Series A funding round.

News

Yahoo! acquires Tumblr and promises to ‘not screw it up’

Internet giant Yahoo! has continued with its big spending acquisition activity by buying blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Opinion

Channeling Instagram for start-up success

That a team of 13 could build a business worth $1 billion should be the inspiration that all entrepreneurs need.

Social Media

Social media gaming to boost brands

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.

News

PeerIndex scores Series A capital

As well as securing growth capital, PeerIndex has netted the backing of a number of business angels.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Social media M&A deal for Kantar

Kantar Media, which is owned by parent company WPP, has acquired CIC, a Chinese social business intelligence agency.

News

Socialbakers backs up fundraising with deal

Social media analytics company Socialbakers, on the back of its recent £1.3 million financing round, has acquired Social RSS.

News

Socialbakers likes $2 million Earlybird investment

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.

News

Populis adds blog networks with monoko acquisition

UK digital media company Populis is acquiring Berlin-based mokono for €8.2 million.

News

Meltwater continues social drive with IceRocket acquisition

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.

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Social media acquisition for Kurtosys

London-headquartered Kurtosys Systems has acquired web technology business GetSponge.com as part of its strategy to build its financial services products.

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Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial