Social Networking Watch: Pandora Raises $35 Million

TECH CRUNCH — July 10 — Pandora, the Internet streaming radio service has raised a new $35m round of funding. Pandora had previously raised slightly over $20 million, but the last round was in 2005

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Social Networking Watch: Facebook Gaining On Orkut

ONLINE MEDIA DAILY — July 2 — Facebook is making inroads in Brazil and India — countries where Orkut is the leading social network . The number of Facebook users in the two countries has doubled in the last two months….

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Social Networking Watch: EU Data Protection Laws Apply To Social …

IDG NEWS SERVICE — June 23 — Social networks , and in some instances their users, are responsible for protecting the privacy rights of the people whose information they exchange online, according to an influential European data …

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Social Networking Watch: IMVU Virtual Currency Cards Now At Rite …

PRESS RELEASE — June 23 — IMVU, an avatar based social network and virtual world now offers prepaid virtual currency cards at Rite Aid Stores in 31 states nationwide. IMVU prepaid virtual currency cards can be purchased in $25 …

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Social Networking Watch: Google Invests Another $2.6 Million In …

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — June 19 — Google loves 23andMe, a biotechnology startup conceived by co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife. Google has invested another $2.6m in a company that analyzes people’s DNA to detect potential health problems …

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