“We are considering an initial public offering to possibly take place in 2012 or 2013,” said Vkontakte.ru founder Pavel Durov in an exchange with Russian online publication Gazeta.ru (English version), following informal statements made on Tuesday at a tech conference in Munich. Although no discussions are being held currently with Mail.ru Group, Yandex or Google, a …
Dnevnik.ru, Russia’s first social educational network, was honored last week as one of the of the best e-learning and educational websites at the World Summit Award 2011. A free, nationwide school network, Dnevnik.ru was established in 2007. The site currently serves 16,000 schools and over 3 million pupils, parents, teachers, and school administrators.
Vkontakte.ru, the leading social networking site in Russia and most Russian speaking countries, has registered a Ukrainian subsidiary and opened an office in Kiev, the company’s press secretary Vladislav Tsyplukhin told the Ukrainian news agency AIN.UA yesterday. In an effort to deal more directly with local advertisers and media, the Ukrainian representative office intends to …
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Vkontakte.ru founder Pavel Durov, 27, presented key indicators of his social network yesterday at Digital Life Design (DLD), a global conference on innovation, digital, science and culture held annually in Munich (see video How To Know If Ex Wants You Back ) The site – which has just been renamed VK.com – stands as the largest …
While Twitter is gaining traction among the connected Russian elite, Mail.ru Group, the Russian LSE-listed Internet group, announced on Monday the launch of Futubra, a remarkably designed microblogging service. Although some observers have nicknamed it “the Russian Twitter,” Futubra seems closer to Tumblr in terms of functions, with its focus on multimedia content sharing and …
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative has made public a new edition of its Notorious Markets List earlier this week, identifying “selected markets, including ones on the Internet, that are reportedly engaged in piracy and counterfeiting” across the globe. Specifically, the blacklist enlarges upon the geographical origin and the dubious commercial nature of marketplaces …
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Created from the ground up less than half a year ago, ResumUp has suddenly assumed a presence on the Russian startup scene. From a “pretty obvious idea” – building infographic résumés using data from social media profiles – ResumUp aims at no less than “setting a new standard in career management, online and social recruiting,” …
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Viadeo, a global professional social network with over 40 million members, and Sanoma Independent Media (SIM), Russia’s leading glossy magazine publisher, announced yesterday a joint venture agreement to develop Viadeo’s network in Russia. The deal will combine the local strengths of SIM asset Rb.ru, one of Russia’s top business websites with a powerful professional community …
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Ozon.ru, a leading Russian online retailer, launched a new social commerce application on Facebook yesterday, making its entire catalog available through the social networking site, along with a number of integrative social and viral features. Users can let the app post status messages, notes, photos, and videos on their behalf or opt to keep their …
Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh unveiled ambitions to expand into the European, Latin American and Asian markets at the TechCrunch Moscow international conference yesterday. The move will put the Russian search giant on a course to more directly confront dominance by Google on these markets. With its Turkish version launched in September this year, Yandex ceased …
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AlterGeo, a Russian startup inspired by the Foursquare concept, announced yesterday it has opened a representative office in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, where it already counts 60,000 registered users. The Moscow based company has also opened an office in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, as well. The Kiev office is the company’s first …
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Jizo.ru, the air travel metasearch engine launched earlier this year by Fast Lane Ventures, has launched an impressive social commerce application on Facebook. The new tool, named Flight Finder, allows Facebook users from Russia to view the best airfare offers to visit friends and family in other cities and countries in real time with just one …
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