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insidefacebook.com - 1/27/2009

Jambool Focused on Payments Platform for Virtual Goods, Launches Payments Widget for Facebook Applications

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The last time we spoke with Seattle-based Facebook Platform startup Jambool last summer, the company was developing its own network of Facebook applications. Since then, however, the company has quietly been focused on developing its own payments platform and virtual economy tools for social ...

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techcrunch.com - 1/23/2009

Facebook Now Nearly Twice The Size Of MySpace Worldwide

— techcrunch.com — In November 2008 Facebook drew 200 million unique worldwide visitors; more than 1 in 5 people who... accessed the Internet that month visited the site. When sites are that big growth generally stagnates, but in Facebook’s case it’s still ... (more) Facebook Now Nearly Twice The Size Of MySpace Worldwide

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scobleizer.com - 1/30/2009

Zuckerberg: Facebook’s “intense” year

— scobleizer.com — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, in a tie? Oh my. If you know Mark you know he’s a... pretty casual dresser. Usually seen in T-shirt, jeans, and sandals. But not here at the World Economic Forum where we walked around downtown Davos ... (more) Zuckerberg: Facebook’s “intense” year

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blog.facebook.com - 1/25/2009

Just the Beginning

— blog.facebook.com — The inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama was a historic and monumental occasion. As people gathered in... Washington, D.C. to watch the inaugural festivities, the energy on Facebook was palpable, too. Millions of people logged into Facebook to ... (more) Just the Beginning

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Jambool launches virtual goods platform for social network apps
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Jambool Adds In-App Credit Card Payments to SocialGold
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Payment Industry Perspectives: Q&A with Jambool CEO Vikas Gupta
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Jambool Raises $5 Million For Its Social Gold Micropayments Platform
TechCrunch — ... , the startup behind the Social Gold micropayments platform, has closed a $5 million funding round led by Madrona Venture Group, with Bay Partners participating as well. The company has now raised around $6 million, after a $1 million round in Q3 2008. ...

Jambool Raises $5 Million More for Virtual Currency Platform
Inside Facebook — Ten months after raising $1 million from Hit Forge, Charles River Ventures, and Bay Partners, Jambool, developers of the Social Gold virtual currency platform for social applications and online games, will announce tomorrow that it has just closed a $5 million Series B round led by Madrona Venture Group. Madrona’s Scott Jacobson led the round and will be joining Jambool’s board. Since starting out as a developer of social games earlier last year, the company shifted strategy last fall and has been focused on ...