closed 9/6/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Instagram

synopsis: Facebook has closed its purchase of Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app. The deal was originally valued at $1 billion, but with Facebook trading at $18.06 on Aug. 31 when the deal closed, it is worth about $715.3 million, $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Instagram

Instagram is a free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter, then share it on a variety of social networking services including Instagram's own. Instagram is compatible with the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and any Android camera phone.

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closed 11/21/2012 via BNC Analysis

500px, acquired Pulpfingers

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synopsis: 500px, the photo-sharing site, announced that it has acquired the two-man French startup Pulpfingers, developer of iOS apps in the photography space, including an app for viewing 500px photos on the iPhone, ISO500.

buyer: 500px

500px is a photo community powered by creative people worldwide that lets you discover, share, buy and sell inspiring photographs.

target: Pulpfingers

Pulpfingers is a team of developer and designers devoted to create apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac & iPod Touch. They are based in Strasbourg, France. Pulpfingers' Photopular is the first iPhone App thats supports Flickr Stats on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

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closed 10/4/2012 via BNC Analysis

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc, acquired Viewdle, Inc.

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synopsis: Motorola Mobility has acquired image and gesture recognition firm Viewdle. Viewdle sits between the camera and the consumer—introducing new user experiences in mobile interaction, augmented reality, photo management, gaming, social networking, and marketing.

buyer parent:Google Inc.
buyer: Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc(MMI:$11,460.00)

Motorola Mobility, Inc. fuses innovative technology with human insights. Its portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices.

target: Viewdle, Inc.

Based in Silicon Valley, Viewdle is the only independent, mobile-focused computer vision company. Viewdle sits between the camera and the consumer—introducing new user experiences in mobile interaction, augmented reality, photo management, gaming, social networking, and marketing.

$45

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closed 10/3/2012 via GlobeNewswire

Ancestry.com, acquired 1000Memories, Inc.

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synopsis: Ancestry.com Inc., the world's largest online family history resource, announced it has acquired 1000memories Inc., the San Francisco-based startup that has been focused on helping people digitize and share the estimated 1.7 trillion paper photos stored in their albums, attics, and shoeboxes.

buyer parent:Spectrum Equity
buyer: Ancestry.com(ACOM:$399.66)

Ancestry.com Inc. is the world's largest online family history resource, with more than 2 million paying subscribers. Over 10 billion records have been added to the site in the past 15 years. Ancestry users have created more than 39 million family trees containing approximately 4 billion profiles.

target: 1000Memories, Inc.

Founded in 2010 in San Francisco, 1000memories makes it easy to digitize and share photos and stories from the past. 1000memories also operates the ShoeBox Mobile App, which allows users to turn their mobile phones into a photo scanner and share their images online and on-the-go.

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closed 9/20/2012 via BNC Analysis

SingTel, acquired Pixable

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synopsis: SingTel, Asia’s leading communications group, announced that it has acquired 100% of New York City-based Pixable for USD26.5M. The company is known for its smartphone app that prioritises photos on social networks for consumers.

buyer parent:Temasek Holdings
buyer: SingTel

SingTel is Asia’s leading communications group providing a portfolio of services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV.

target: Pixable

Pixable provides social web users with a personalised photo experience, using next generation predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to analyse users’ interactions and consumption habits to prioritise photos from close friends and family.

$27

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closed 9/17/2012 via BusinessWire

Shutterfly, Inc., acquired Penguin Digital

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synopsis: Shutterfly, Inc., a leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, announced that it has acquired Penguin Digital, Inc., a mobile application developer that provides consumers with a fun and easy way to create, share and purchase photo merchandise directly from their mobile devices.

buyer: Shutterfly, Inc.(SFLY:$640.62)

Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. is an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing company and operates Shutterfly.com, Tiny Prints.com, Treat.com and Weddingpaperdivas.com. Shutterfly provides high quality products and world class services that allow consumers to preserve photos.

target: Penguin Digital

Penguin Mobile technology provides consumers with a fun and easy way to create, share and purchase photo merchandise directly from their mobile devices.

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closed 9/17/2012 via Reuters

Google Inc., acquired Nik Software

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synopsis: Google Inc said it bought Instagram rival Nik Software, which makes award-winning photo editing application Snapseed, for an undisclosed amount. Snapseed has won a following for its editing prowess among photographers, despite a $4.99 price tag.

buyer: Google Inc.(GOOG:$50,175.00)

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users.

target: Nik Software

Nik Software, Inc. develops award-winning desktop and mobile software solutions and technologies for the professional digital imaging and consumer photography markets. Its Snapseed app has won a following for its editing prowess among photographers, despite a $4.99 price tag.

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closed 3/15/2012 via BNC Analysis

AOL Inc., acquired Hipster, Inc.

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synopsis: AOL has announced that it has acquired iOS and Android photo-sharing app Hipster. Hipster's applications and website allow more than 100,000 users to create postcards from photos taken on iPhone and Android devices.

buyer: AOL Inc.(AOL:$2,191.70)

AOL Inc. is a leading global Web services company with an extensive suite of brands and offerings and a substantial worldwide audience. AOL's business spans online content, products and services that the company offers to consumers, publishers and advertisers.

target: Hipster, Inc.

Hipster, Inc. is an iOS and android photo-sharing app. Its applications and website allow more than 100,000 users to create postcards from photos taken on iPhone and Android devices.

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closed 12/14/2011 via Company Press Release

RadiumOne, Inc., acquired Focal Labs

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synopsis: RadiumOne, the first online ad network to leverage social data on the Web, announced the acquisition of Focal Labs, a technology platform and developer of the photo sharing and geo location apps Clixtr and PicBounce.

buyer: RadiumOne, Inc.

RadiumOne is the first online ad network to leverage social data on the Web. Through its unique ShareGraphTM process, RadiumOne enables brands to identify users who are most likely to interact with their ads.

target: Focal Labs

Focal Labs is a mobile photo apps company based in San Francisco. Focal Labs has been focused on turning your smartphone into a smartcamera since the launch of the Apple App Store. Its innovative products include Clixtr and PicBounce which are available in the App Store.

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closed 4/30/2013 via BusinessWire

Shutterfly, Inc., acquired MyPublisher, Inc.

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synopsis: Shutterfly, Inc., the leading manufacturer and digital retailer of high-quality personalized products and services, announced that it has acquired MyPublisher, one of the pioneers in the photo book industry and creator of easy-to-use photo book-making software.

buyer: Shutterfly, Inc.(SFLY:$640.62)

Shutterfly, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and digital retailer of high-quality personalized products and services. The Shutterfly, Inc. brands include Shutterfly; Tiny Prints, premium cards & stationery; Wedding Paper Divas, wedding invitations & stationery; & Treat, personalized greeting cards.

target: MyPublisher, Inc.

MyPublisher has established itself as one of the leaders in custom photo-book software, bookstore quality printing and superior customer service. MyPublisher has sold and shipped more than 5 million photo books since 2002.

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closed 1/7/2013 via BusinessWire

Shutterfly, Inc., acquired ThisLife.com, Inc.

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synopsis: Shutterfly, Inc., the market leader in digital personalized photo products and services, announced that it has acquired ThisLife, a cloud-based solution offering intuitive photo and video organization, storing and sharing.

buyer: Shutterfly, Inc.(SFLY:$640.62)

Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. is an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing company and operates Shutterfly.com, Tiny Prints.com, Treat.com and Weddingpaperdivas.com. Shutterfly provides high quality products and world class services that allow consumers to preserve photos.

target: ThisLife.com, Inc.

ThisLife is a complete cloud solution for protecting, organizing and sharing photos and videos. ThisLife combines the convenience and safety of the cloud with a beautiful interface and intuitive, one-of-a-kind features to make organizing and sharing life’s moments fun.

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closed 6/18/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Face.com

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired Face.com. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup offers application programming interfaces (API) for third-party developers to incorporate Face.com's facial-recognition software into their applications. The company has released two Facebook applications: Photo Finder and Photo Tagger.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Face.com

Face.com is a technology company operating the leading face recognition platform. Its platform is built to support web and mobile services, directly off the cloud. Through its apps and API services, Face.com scans billions of photos monthly and has helped tag hundreds of millions of faces.

$60

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closed 4/29/2008 via PR Newswire

Sonic Solution, acquired Simple Star, Inc.

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synopsis: Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software, announced it has acquired the assets of Simple Star, Inc., a privately held software products and online service provider based in San Francisco, California.

buyer: Sonic Solution(SNIC:$103.51)

Sonic is the world's leading supplier of authoring systems for digital media – DVD and CD – production. Beginning in 1986, Sonic set the standard for quality, productivity and creativity for digital audio workstations and CD premastering.

target: Simple Star, Inc.

Simple Star develops software products and services that help consumers share their memories in entertaining ways through PhotoShow, the most complete and easy-to-use photo platform available. Millions of new users are creating, sharing and viewing PhotoShows every month.

$5.00

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announced 3/22/2007 via BusinessWire

Hewlett-Packard Company, will acquire Tabblo Inc.

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synopsis: HP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tabblo Inc., a privately-held developer of web-based software located in Cambridge, Mass. HP plans to leverage Tabblo’s technologies to make printing from the web easier and more convenient than it is today.

buyer: Hewlett-Packard Company(HPQ:$120,357.00)

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing.

target: Tabblo Inc.

Tabblo Inc. is the creator of Tabblo.com, the best way to capture special moments and turn them into works of art. Tabblo's flexible templates give everyone the power to turn their photos into professional-looking creations both online and in print, without downloading or purchasing any software.

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closed 10/16/2012 via BNC Analysis

Dropbox, Inc., acquired Anchovi Labs, Inc.

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synopsis: Dropbox, Inc., a free service that lets people bring their documents, photos and videos anywhere and share them easily, acquired Anchovi Labs, which develops software to help people organize, browse and share their personal photo collection.

buyer: Dropbox, Inc.

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Dropbox was founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, two MIT students tired of emailing files to themselves to work from more than one computer.

target: Anchovi Labs, Inc.

Anchovi Labs, Inc. develops software to organize, browse, and share photo collection.

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announced 6/14/2012 via BNC Analysis

Nokia Corporation, will acquire Scalado AB

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synopsis: Nokiaa, world leader in mobile communications, is to acquire Scalado, a provider of imaging technologies, applications, and engineering services for the camera phone industry.

buyer: Nokia Corporation(NOK:$38,659.00)

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging.

target: Scalado AB

Scalado AB provides imaging technologies, applications, and engineering services for the camera phone industry.

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closed 9/14/2009 via BusinessWire

Shutterfly, Inc., acquired Tiny Pictures, Inc.

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synopsis: Shutterfly, Inc., the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, announced that it has acquired Tiny Pictures. Tiny Pictures develops leading-edge applications and services for picture and video sharing.

buyer: Shutterfly, Inc.(SFLY:$640.62)

Shutterfly, Inc. provides Internet-based social expression and personal publishing services that enable consumers to share, print, and preserve photos. The company offers products and services for consumers to upload, edit, organize, find, share, create, print, and preserve their digital photos.

target: Tiny Pictures, Inc.

San Francisco based Tiny Pictures develops applications that enable users to share videos and images across mobile networks and social networking platforms. Tiny Pictures’s flagship product is Radar (http://radar.net), the leading service for real-time sharing of cameraphone photos and videos.

$2.27 [$2.05]

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closed 9/15/2010 via PR Newswire

Michaels Stores, Inc., acquired ScrapHD LLC

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synopsis: Michaels Stores, Inc., North America's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, announces the acquisition of the online scrapbooking application created by Chicago-based technology company ScrapHD, LLC, featuring an unprecedented level of customization using content from top scrapbooking vendors.

buyer: Michaels Stores, Inc.

The nation's #1 arts and crafts retailer owns and operates about 870 Michaels Stores canvassing the US and Canada. Michaels sells art and hobby supplies, décor, frames, needlecraft kits, party supplies, seasonal products, and silk and dried flowers.

target: ScrapHD LLC

ScrapHD is the company behind an online scrapbooking application. The application allows customers to work online to create digital scrapbooks that they can print at home or have bound into a coffee table style book and sent to their homes or at stores.

$2.00

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closed 3/22/2013 via BNC Analysis

TripAdvisor, LLC, acquired Tiny Post

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synopsis: TripAdvisor Inc. said that it has acquired Tiny Post, an app that that allows users to write over photos and turn them into stories. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tiny Post’s operations will be based at TripAdvisor’s Palo Alto, Calif. office.

buyer parent:IAC
buyer: TripAdvisor, LLC(TRIP:$762.97)

TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools.

target: Tiny Post

Tiny Post is a mobile app that lets you write over photos and turn them into stories. Take your picture, slap on a sexy filter and an elegant font, and type away. Afterwards, you can share your masterpiece with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.

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closed 1/23/2013 via Company Press Release

Etsy Inc., acquired Lascaux Co, Ltd

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synopsis: Craft marketplace Etsy Inc. has acquired mobile photo-app maker Lascaux Co . doing business as Mixel. Mixel is a new creativity app that lets everyone make collages in a totally new way.

buyer: Etsy Inc.

Etsy is an online marketplace where customers can buy and sell items that are handmade, as well as vintage goods and crafting supplies.

target: Lascaux Co, Ltd

Lascaux Co, Ltd is the application development company that created Mixel. Mixel is a new creativity app that lets everyone make collages in a totally new way. It uses multitouch gestures to transform art-making into something social, fun and incredibly easy.

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closed 9/6/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Instagram

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synopsis: Facebook has closed its purchase of Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app. The deal was originally valued at $1 billion, but with Facebook trading at $18.06 on Aug. 31 when the deal closed, it is worth about $715.3 million, $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Instagram

Instagram is a free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter, then share it on a variety of social networking services including Instagram's own. Instagram is compatible with the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and any Android camera phone.

$715

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announced 4/25/2013 via Wall Street Journal

Facebook, will acquire Parse

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synopsis: Facebook Inc. has agreed to buy startup Parse in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $85 million. Parse, which was founded in 2011 and has raised $7 million from investors like Ignition Partners, helps companies build mobile applications across different operating systems.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Parse

Parse is the cloud app platform for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, iOS, Android, JavaScript, and OS X. With Parse, users can add a scalable and powerful backend in minutes and launch a full-featured mobile or web app in record time without ever worrying about server management.

$85

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closed 4/10/2013 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Osmeta Inc.

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synopsis: Facebook acquired Osmeta Inc. Osmeta Inc. offers mobile software. Not a lot is known about Osmeta because it hadn't yet launched a commercial product.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Osmeta Inc.

Osmeta is a Silicon Valley startup company that offers mobile software. Osmeta's 17-person engineering team had worked on Android, Chrome for Android, Chrome OS and more. They are headed by CEO Amit Singh. Osmeta has yet to launch a commercial product.

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closed 3/20/2013 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Legit, Inc.

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synopsis: Facebook is adding the two founders of Legit, a startup that runs an online reputation system, to its team after the young company announced that it had been ‘acqui-hired’ by the Menlo Park-based social network.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Legit, Inc.

Bay Area-based Legit’s service pulls in details from across the Web to assess an Internet users’ trustworthiness, and is specifically designed for social marketplace services where people want to know that the person they are buying services from won’t rip them off.

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closed 3/14/2013 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Hot Studio

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synopsis: Facebook announced that it has acquired Hot Studio, a design agency based in San Francisco and New York, to build new tools for brands and businesses on the social network. Its services include brand strategy, data visualization, mobile apps, and much more.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Hot Studio

Hot Studio is a leading experience design company. Its services include: Strategy (customer experience, brand strategy, content strategy); Design (brand identity, application design, web design); and Technology (web applications, open source, R&D).

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closed 3/8/2013 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Storylane

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synopsis: The social network, Facebook, has acquired a service that allows users to share stories and content, similar to Facebook's news feed feature, called Storylane. Storylane will join Facebook in revamping its news feed in an effort to reduce clutter and focus on stories that are more relevant to each other.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Storylane

Storylane is a social network in beta that encourages users to go beyond posting status updates and instead dive deeper into the narratives of their lives. It is a blogging website that allows users to share stories, photos, links, articles and other content. Its current DBA name is Mixtent, Inc.

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announced 2/11/2013 via BtoBonline.com

Facebook, will acquire Atlas

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synopsis: Facebook Inc. will buy Microsoft Corp.'s Atlas ad-serving business, adding to the technologies that power its advertising capabilities. With a Facebook ad server, advertisers and agencies will be able to connect directly to the social network to place ads.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target parent: Microsoft Corporation
target: Atlas

The Atlas Advertiser Suite is a world-class media measurement platform, delivering billions of impressions every day. The Atlas Advertiser Suite offers the flexibility, choice, scale, and breadth to ensure customers stay on top of all their digital efforts in an ever-evolving industry.

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announced 8/24/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, will acquire Swaylo

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synopsis: Facebook has agreed to acquire Threadsy, makers of a social insights tool called Swaylo. Swaylo scores a Facebook member’s influence, called “sway”, and provides a rundown on each user’s audience, reach, and trendiness. Swaylo also makes a tool to help businesses connect with their influencers.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Swaylo

Swaylo scores a Facebook member’s influence, called “sway”, and provides a rundown on each user’s audience, reach, and trendiness. Swaylo also makes a tool to help businesses connect with their influencers.

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closed 7/20/2012 via Forbes

Facebook, acquired Acrylic Software

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired Acrylic, a small Vancouver-based company that designed two popular apps: Pulp, an app that presents newsfeeds in a magazine-style format, and Wallet, an app for storing credit-card numbers, passwords and other personal data.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Acrylic Software

Acrylic is a small Vancouver-based company that designed two popular apps: Pulp, an app that presents newsfeeds in a magazine-style format, and Wallet, an app for storing credit-card numbers, passwords and other personal data.

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closed 7/14/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Spool

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synopsis: Facebook acquires Spool, a mobile application that saves articles, image galleries, and videos for later use. By simply clicking on the Spool add-on in the browser, the page will show up on mobile devices.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Spool

Spool is a mobile application that saves articles, image galleries, and videos for later use. By simply clicking on the Spool add-on in the browser, the page will show up on mobile devices.

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closed 6/18/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Face.com

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired Face.com. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup offers application programming interfaces (API) for third-party developers to incorporate Face.com's facial-recognition software into their applications. The company has released two Facebook applications: Photo Finder and Photo Tagger.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Face.com

Face.com is a technology company operating the leading face recognition platform. Its platform is built to support web and mobile services, directly off the cloud. Through its apps and API services, Face.com scans billions of photos monthly and has helped tag hundreds of millions of faces.

$60

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closed 6/11/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, purchased Pieceable Team from Pieceable Software, Inc.

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired the small staff from Pieceable Software. Pieceable makes an iOS app called the Pieceable Viewer, which lets publishers view their iPhone and iPad apps through a Web browser. As part of the deal, Facebook hired the three engineers behind Pieceable, but did not purchase the whole company, its technology, or customer data.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

seller: Pieceable Software, Inc.

Pieceable lets app publishers piece together native mobile applications from different components, allowing the customer to focus on the content and styling - not the programming. The company's product Pieceable Viewer is the first product that lets iOS app publishers deliver apps to the browser.

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closed 5/25/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Bolt Peters

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synopsis: Facebook has bought out San Francisco-based user experience research and design firm Bolt Peters (BP). Survey intercept provider Ethnio will step out from under the BP wing as an independent company, while some or all of the remaining BP staff will join the social media giant’s own design team.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Bolt Peters

Bolt Peters is a research and design firm specializing in remote usability, user experience, and interaction design. Founded in 2002, the company has completed 231 projects, 1 book, 11 events, and 1 app.

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closed 5/18/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Karma Science

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired mobile commerce startup Karma, which makes apps for gifting friends and family. The terms of the deal are undisclosed but 16 employees of the startup will be joining Facebook. The purchase will help Facebook build up monetization prowess on mobile platforms.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Karma Science

Karma was founded in 2011 to revolutionize the way friends, family, and colleagues give to one another. They envision a world in which products and services are gifted from person-to-person via mobile devices in real-time, and they are building the platform to make that a reality.

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closed 5/5/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Glancee

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synopsis: Facebook has further fattened its mobile portfolio by acquiring Glancee, a location-based, "social discovery" app designed to connect people with friends in the real world. Glancee is an app for iPhone, Android, and Facebook that makes it fun and safe to discover people nearby who share friends and interests.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Glancee

Glancee is an app for iPhone, Android, and Facebook that makes it fun and safe to discover people nearby who share friends and interests. Behind the scenes, Glancee uses Facebook to find common friends and Wikipedia to match users based on interests relevant to one another.

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closed 4/13/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Tagtile

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synopsis: Facebook has bought TagTile, a mobile-based customer loyalty, management startup, for an undisclosed sum. Tagtile helps local businesses identify, engage and increase repeat purchases from customers through a frictionless loyalty and direct marketing solution. The product consists of the Tagtile Cube that merchants place at their cash counter.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Tagtile

Tagtile helps local businesses identify, engage and increase repeat purchases from customers through a frictionless loyalty and direct marketing solution. The Tagtile product consists of a custom hardware device, the Tagtile Cube, that merchants place at their cash counter.

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closed 9/6/2012 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Instagram

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synopsis: Facebook has closed its purchase of Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app. The deal was originally valued at $1 billion, but with Facebook trading at $18.06 on Aug. 31 when the deal closed, it is worth about $715.3 million, $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Instagram

Instagram is a free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter, then share it on a variety of social networking services including Instagram's own. Instagram is compatible with the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and any Android camera phone.

$715

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closed 11/28/2011 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired WhoGlue, Inc.

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synopsis: Social networking giant Facebook Inc. has acquired Baltimore software company WhoGlue Inc. WhoGlue was launched in 2001 to develop what it calls relationship management software — tools used primarily by trade groups, associations and alumni organizations to mine networking opportunities.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target parent: Siemens AG
target: WhoGlue, Inc.

WhoGlue was launched in 2001 to develop what it calls relationship management software — tools used primarily by trade groups, associations and alumni organizations to mine networking opportunities.

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closed 11/8/2011 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Strobe Inc.

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synopsis: With an aim to expand its services on smartphones, social networking giant Facebook has acquired mobile application developer Strobe for an undisclosed amount. Strobe develops technology which help developers create and distribute applications that work on devices like smartphones and tablet PCs.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Strobe Inc.

Strobe helps clients build web apps users can rely on. Whether on a desktop, mobile phone, tablet or elsewhere, the app comes along. They engage in digital publishing and enable the app created to be accessible from all devices, convenient to maintain, and have a great user experience along the way.

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closed 10/10/2011 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Friend.ly

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired friend.ly, a firm behind a Facebook social question-and-answer service. With friend.ly, users can answer questions, give compliments, and ask questions to learn more about their friends or meet new people.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Friend.ly

friend.ly is the creator of a question and answer application for getting to know other people on the social network. Users can answer questions, give compliments, and ask questions to get to know their friends better or meet new people.

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closed 8/3/2011 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Push Pop Press

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synopsis: Facebook has bought Push Pop Press. Push Pop Press helps authors and publishers convert physical books into iPad and iPhone-friendly formats. While the service’s main goal was to provide interactive experiences for books, Facebook has no plans to infiltrate the book business any time soon.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Push Pop Press

Push Pop Press helps authors and publishers convert physical books into iPad and iPhone-friendly formats. The company created a new way of publishing and exploring text, images, audio, video and interactive graphics.

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closed 5/7/2013 via Company Press Release

About.me, Inc., acquired Wefollow

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synopsis: About.me has acquired Wefollow. The Wefollow service is a beautifully designed directory that enables people to discover others with common interests (e.g. sports, politics, comedy, etc.).

buyer parent:AOL Inc.
buyer: About.me, Inc.

About.me, Inc. offers product that empowers people to create a single personal profile page that presents their online identities.

target: Wefollow

Wefollow operates an online community. Upon signup each user enters up to 5 interests of theirs. Each user on Wefollow has explicitly specified their interests.

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closed 4/19/2013 via BNC Analysis

Dogan Muzik Kitap Magazacilik Pazarlama A.S., acquired Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri

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synopsis: D&R, active in entertainment retail, has purchased all shares of Elektronik Bilgi İletişim Hizmetleri, which owned Idefix and Prefix online booksellers, to enlarge the D&R online sale store.

buyer parent:Dogan Group
buyer: Dogan Muzik Kitap Magazacilik Pazarlama A.S.

Dogan Muzik Kitap Magazacilik Pazarlama A.S. (D & R) engages in the retail of books and music CD's and other entertainment products. The company in based in Instanbul, Turkey and operates as a subsidiary of Dogan Yayin Holding.

target: Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri

Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (EBI) is an innovative internet company operating legacy e-marketing and social networking web sites in Turkey. Among them are www.idefix.com online bookseller, www.siberalem.com e-dating and social networking web site, www.itiraf.com popular confessions.

$6.40

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closed 3/8/2013 via BNC Analysis

Facebook, acquired Storylane

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synopsis: The social network, Facebook, has acquired a service that allows users to share stories and content, similar to Facebook's news feed feature, called Storylane. Storylane will join Facebook in revamping its news feed in an effort to reduce clutter and focus on stories that are more relevant to each other.

buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)

Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.

target: Storylane

Storylane is a social network in beta that encourages users to go beyond posting status updates and instead dive deeper into the narratives of their lives. It is a blogging website that allows users to share stories, photos, links, articles and other content. Its current DBA name is Mixtent, Inc.

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closed 3/6/2013 via PR Web

The Entourage Group, LLC, acquired BlockSavvy.com

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synopsis: The Entourage Group acquires BlockSavvy.com, an urban-centric social media network launched by former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash. Its long list of proprietary features included a 3D "Sims"-like environment, its own currency system, eCommerce capabilities, and an innovative advertising platform.

buyer: The Entourage Group, LLC

The Entourage Group, LLC is an internet marketing firm which has architected successful marketing campaigns in various industries over the past years including entertainment, technology, and insurance.

target: BlockSavvy.com

BlockSavvy.com is an urban-centric social media network. Its long list of proprietary features included a 3D "Sims"-like environment, its own currency system, eCommerce capabilities, and an innovative advertising platform which attracted the attention of major US brands and celebrities.

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announced 12/21/2012 via Reuters

Meetic SA, will acquire MassiveMedia

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synopsis: Meetic SA announces that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Massive Media, the company behind Twoo.com and Netlog.com. Massive Media enable members to meet nearby people instantly online.

buyer: Meetic SA(MEECF:$247.17)

Meetic SA is the leader in the European online dating market. It is established in 16 European countries and is available in 13 languages. Meetic is a French stock corporation, with its registered office in Paris.

target: MassiveMedia

Massive Media is the social media company behind the successful digital brands Netlog.com and Twoo.com. It enables members to meet nearby people instantly. Over 90 million people have joined their sites on web and mobile.

$25

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closed 9/11/2012 via PR Newswire

Vert Capital Corp., acquired Poolworks Ltd.

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synopsis: Poolworks Ltd., operator of the three popular social platforms studiVZ, meinVZ and schuelerVZ, has been sold from Holtzbrinck Digital to Vert Capital Corp. an international investment organization. Vert Capital Corp. acquired all shares of the organization but left an option to use schuelerVZ in the hands of Holtzbrinck Digital.

buyer: Vert Capital Corp.

Vert Capital is a private merchant bank and digital media fund with ownership across a variety of digital properties.

target parent: Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
target: Poolworks Ltd.

Poolworks Ltd. is an operator of the three popular social platforms studiVZ, meinVZ and schuelerVZ, which are similar to Facebook, but primarily focuses on the German speaking market.

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closed 6/11/2012 via BNC Analysis

ValueFirst, acquired Indyarocks Media Services Private Limited

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synopsis: ValueFirst has acquired a majority stake in online social networking site Indyarocks.com. Indyarocks.com enables users to create profiles, meet and make friends, catch up with movie buzz, play games, listen to music, catch live cricket scores, and win prizes by sharing photos, and write blogs.

buyer: ValueFirst

ValueFirst Messaging Pvt. Ltd. provides mobile messaging solutions. It also offers enterprise mobile messaging, desktop mobile messaging, and mobile marketing and consulting solutions.

target: Indyarocks Media Services Private Limited

Indyarocks Media Services Private Limited operates an entertainment based social network in India. It enables users to create profiles, meet and make friends, catch up with movie buzz, play games, listen to music, catch live cricket scores, and win prizes by sharing photos, and write blogs.

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closed 5/22/2012 via BNC Analysis

Airtime Media Inc, acquired Erly, Inc.

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synopsis: Airtime Media Inc. acquired Erly Inc., a social platform for organizing and sharing personal content.

buyer: Airtime Media Inc

Airtime is a live social video company located in San Francisco. Their small team shares a passion for using the latest video technology to bring people together.

target: Erly, Inc.

Erly is a new social platform for organizing and sharing users personal content. At Erly, they organize content by first creating canonical event pages within which they map people, time, and locations.

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closed 3/15/2012 via PR Newswire

One Three Television LLC, acquired Youtoo

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synopsis: Producer Mark Burnett announced that his company One Three Television LLC has taken an ownership interest in Youtoo and will seek to integrate the technology into series produced by his company, One Three Television LLC. Youtoo is both a social network and a television network with advanced technology that makes them work together.

buyer: One Three Television LLC

One Three Television LLC is a television production company owned by Mark Burnett.

target: Youtoo

Youtoo is the world's first Social TV Network. Youtoo is the next frontier of social networking. It's both a social network and a television network with advanced technology that makes them work together. Youtoo TV is currently in 15 million cable households in the US and growing fast.

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closed 12/14/2011 via Market Wire

Tagged, Inc., acquired hi5 Networks

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synopsis: Tagged, the social network for meeting new people, announced it has completed the acquisition of hi5, another pioneering social network and one of the largest online communities in the world. Together, Tagged and hi5 create a unique social networking company that will dominate the social discovery category.

buyer: Tagged, Inc.

Based in San Francisco, Tagged is the social network for meeting new people. Tagged enables anyone to meet and socialize with new people through social games, customized profiles, virtual gifts, advanced browsing features and more.

target: hi5 Networks

hi5 Networks is among the top 10 social networks in the world as a leading social entertainment destination. Combining a robust social platform with premium content and game mechanics, it delivers a fun, expressive, and interactive entertainment experience to millions of users.

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closed 10/4/2011 via PR Newswire

Kiwibox.com, Inc., acquired Kwick! Community GmbH & Co.

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synopsis: Kiwibox.com has acquired the social network, Kwick! Community GmbH & Co. Kwick! is a leading Social Network Community in Europe focused on the German-speaking market. With more than 10 million members and more than 2.5 Million Unique Users a month, this platform extends the Kiwibox marketplace to Europe.

buyer: Kiwibox.com, Inc.(KIWB:$0.00)

Kiwibox.com, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of a social networking Web site, Kiwibox.com, for old teens and young adults. 100% of the site's editorial content is written and contributed by high school and college students.

target: Kwick! Community GmbH & Co.

Free to Users, Kwick! is one of the top social networks in Europe and is still growing. Kwick! revenues are generated primarily from online-advertising and by hosting special events. Kwick! offers an online, mobile and App-Version of its website.

$3.32

$5

1.7x

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closed 9/12/2011 via PR Newswire

Batanga, Inc., acquired MetroFlog

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synopsis: Batanga, Inc., the largest independent digital media company serving the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets, announced the acquisition of MetroFlog and its partner sites. MetroFlog is a social media platform that allows users to create individual spaces where they upload personal photos and share them among all other users.

buyer: Batanga, Inc.

Batanga, Inc. is the largest independent digital media company serving the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. Its holdings include Batanga Network and Batanga.com. Batanga Network reaches the most U.S. Hispanics online, across all categories and demographics.

target: MetroFlog

MetroFlog.com is a social media platform that allows users to create individual spaces where they upload personal photos and share them among all other users. MetroFlog users have published over twenty million photographs, uploading an additional sixty thousand photos daily.

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closed 8/31/2011 via BusinessWire

IncrediMail Ltd., acquired Smilebox, Inc.

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synopsis: IncrediMail Ltd., a digital media company, announced it has completed the acquisition of Smilebox Inc., a U.S. consumer focused photo sharing and social expression company. Smilebox is the only service that supports all personal media, all content types, and all sharing methods.

buyer: IncrediMail Ltd.(PERI:$35.47)

IncrediMail Ltd. is a digital media company that builds downloadable consumer applications for second wave adopters. The company’s award-winning e-mail product, IncrediMail Premium, is sold in over 100 countries in 10 different languages. Other products include PhotoJoy, HiYo, and Magentic.

target: Smilebox, Inc.

Smilebox is an easy-to-use service that lets customers quickly turn life’s moments into digital creations to share and connect with friends and family in a fun and personal way. Smilebox is the only service that supports all personal media, all content types, and all sharing methods.

$25

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closed 11/10/2011 via Market Wire

myYearbook merged with Quepasa Corporation,

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synopsis: Social media technology company Quepasa Corporation, owner of popular Latino online social network Quepasa.com, and Insider Guides, Inc., DBA myYearbook.com, the best place to meet new people on the web or mobile device, announced the closing of their merger.

buyer: Quepasa Corporation(QPSA:$6.05)

Quepasa Corp is a social media technology company which owns Quepasa.com, the leading online social network and game platform for the Latino community, Quepasa Games, a cross platform social game development studio, and Quepasa DSM, a cross platform social advertising and contest platform.

target: myYearbook

myYearbook is a social networking website, headquartered in New Hope, PA. Members can make new friends by creating profiles, interacting through chatter, a real-time stream, sending virtual gifts, and playing games.

$100

$27

$5

3.7x

19.6x

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closed 7/14/2011 via PR Newswire

VHT ImageWorks, acquired Dwellicious

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synopsis: VHT Inc. announced that it has acquired Dwellicious, the leading social bookmarking site for real estate buyers. Dwellicious is being integrated into the VHT ImageWorks online marketing platform to provide brokerage clients with a valuable tool for communicating with home buyers.

buyer parent:VHT Inc.
buyer: VHT ImageWorks

VHT ImageWorks is a comprehensive and automated marketing platform used by industry-leading brokerages and more than 100,000 real estate professionals across the country. drives more buyer traffic to your Web site, and provides those buyers with an enhanced user experience.

target parent: W&R Studios
target: Dwellicious

Dwellicious is the leading social bookmarking site for real estate buyers. Dwellicious uses the power of social bookmarking to help home buyers share their favorite properties on Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites.

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closed 6/29/2011 via BusinessWire

Specific Media, Inc., acquired MySpace, Inc.

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synopsis: Specific Media, a digital media company, announced it has acquired Myspace from News Corporation. As part of the agreement, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media. Myspace, Inc. is a leading social entertainment destination powered by the passions of fans.

buyer parent:Enterprise Partners Venture Capital
buyer: Specific Media, Inc.

Specific Media is an independent media platform, solving the reach and data problems facing today's advertisers. Specific Media enables advertisers to target consumers based on demographics, behaviors, geographic locations and the contextual relevance of websites visited.

target parent: News Corporation
target: MySpace, Inc.

MySpace is a technology company connecting people through personal expression, content, and culture. MySpace empowers its global community to experience the Internet through a social lens by integrating personal profiles, photos, videos, mobile, messaging, and the world's largest music community.

$35*

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closed 4/28/2011 via BusinessWire

Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., acquired Inherited Health

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synopsis: Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., also known as InformedDNA, announced it is acquiring AccessDNA, Inc., owner of Inherited Health, a leading online resource for individuals and families interested in understanding family history and hereditary disease risks.

buyer: Informed Medical Decisions, Inc.

Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. (InformedDNA) is a nationwide network of board-certified genetic counselors and geneticists. The company helps patients, clinicians and healthcare organizations harness the power of genetics to achieve the promise of personalized healthcare.

target: Inherited Health

Inherited Health's proprietary risk analysis system uses entered health information to provide each family member with a personalized view of the hereditary diseases they are more like to develop, pass down to their children, and most importantly, ways to prevent these diseases.

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closed 5/25/2011 via BusinessWire

Kensington Leasing, Ltd., merged with Wikifamilies

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synopsis: Kensington Leasing, Ltd. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Wikifamilies S.A. Wikifamilies.com is an Internet-based social media property designed to be a leading collaborative web site.

buyer: Kensington Leasing, Ltd.(KNSL:$0.00)

Kensington Leasing, Ltd. is a development stage company and intends to lease specialized computer equipment and provide support services for professionals. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Redlands, California.

target: Wikifamilies

Wikifamilies SA is a development stage Swiss company formed to design, develop and operate an Internet-based social media website, Wikifamilies.com, with a unique emphasis on families and new technologies.

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closed 1/21/2011 via BusinessWire

Left Behind Games, Inc., acquired MyPraize, Inc.

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synopsis: Left Behind Games Inc., dba LB Games®, the leading publisher of exclusively Christian video games, has announced that it has acquired the assets of MyPraize®, one of the largest Christian social media networks, established in 2005.

buyer: Left Behind Games, Inc.(LFBG:$1.60)

Left Behind Games Inc., dba LB Games®, has become one of the world's leading independent developers and publishers of quality interactive entertainment products that perpetuate positive values and appeal to mainstream and faith-based audiences.

target: MyPraize, Inc.

MyPraize, Inc. is one of the world’s largest Christian social media networks with over 140,000 active subscribers.

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closed 1/18/2011 via Market Wire

Mixbook, acquired Scrapblog, Inc.

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synopsis: Mixbook, a leader in personalized photo publishing, announced that it has acquired Scrapblog a leading online scrapbooking service. This acquisition cements Mixbook's leadership in the online digital scrapbooking market while enhancing its comprehensive product offerings for its more than five million combined customers.

buyer: Mixbook

Mixbook is a leader in personalized photo publishing -- a $10 billion market which includes scrapbooking, yearbooks, photo books, cards and stationery. Mixbook has differentiated itself through its superior user experience, outstanding customer service, and high-quality printed products.

target: Scrapblog, Inc.

Scrapblog is the leader in online digital scrapbooking. Scrapblog has more than 2 million users and partnerships with leading photo sites including Photobucket as well as content partnerships with more than 30 leading content providers including Disney's D23, Me Too Mommy and House of Three.