Social Networking Watch: eBay Completes Skype Sale

TECH CRUNCH – Nov 19 – eBay has completed the sale of Skype, valuing the company at $2.75 billion. The investor consortium who is the buying party and will control ~70% stake is a group led by Silver Lake Partners…

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Social Networking Watch: Yahoo Rolls Out Meme In Indonesia

TECH CRUNCH – Nov 10 – Yahoo has officially launched a native version of Meme, their new microblogging platform, in Bahasa Indonesia, the country’s national language. The Republic of Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the …

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Social Networking Watch: Cyworld Shutters US Site

TECH CRUNCH – Nov 5 – Korean based CyWorld, a massive virtual world, is closing down its site in the US For unknown reasons. The service was first launched in the US in 2006 and is estimated to be the…

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Social Networking Watch: Twitter Grows As Facebook's Population Ages

READ WRITE WEB – Nov 5 – Last year, the median age on Facebook was 26, now it’s 33. MySpace’s median age is 26, LinkedIn is 39, and Twitter is 31. The younger generation is migrating to Twitter despite past…

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Social Networking Watch: Twitter Grows As Facebook's Population Ages

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