The web is currently abuzz with rumours that Google are developing a social network called ‘Google Me’ that will attempt to challenge undoubted market leaders Facebook. The development has been predicted by Digg founder Kevin Rose and further weight has been thrown behind the information by former Facebook CTO Adam D’Angelo.
Rose claimed on Twitter to have received the information from a ‘very credible source’, writing ‘Google to launch Facebook competitor very soon.’ Google are yet to officially comment on the rumour, but D’Angelo added further credence to the story by answering a question on Q&A service Quora stating: ‘This is not a rumour. This is a real project.’
Struggling social networking site Bebo looks set for a change of hands after sources close to AOL revealed that the internet giants were close to agreeing its sale. AOL announced in April that they would be looking to either sell or shut down the site and it was believed that a fruitless search for a buyer was already well under way at that stage.
Zynga, creators of one of the more ‘controversial’ aspects of Facebook, the social games like ‘Farmville’ and other popular titles like Mafia Wars, Cafe World and just about everything else that fills up your news feed have raised another $147 million in funding from Softbank, a telecommunications and media group from Japan.
The game creators and the media conglomerate have combined forces to spread these popular games throughout the Asian markets, focussing on mobile devices. This is definitely an intelligent move as the mobile phone is the primary source of internet access for many Japanese consumers.
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