Category: News

Facebook buys Instagram for $1 Billion!!!

Facebook, has announced the purchase of the mobile photo-sharing service Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. This is an interesting move considering that the 13-employee startup based inSan Franciscohad neither business model nor revenue. So why did FB…

Pinterest, the social media’s rising star

3 weeks ago, while I was sitting on a panel at Istrategy Sydney, someone said: “Pinterest, it’s only for women in the US”. Hmmm… according to a  Shareaholic study, in February 2012, Pinterest accounted for 1.05% of referral traffic, ahead…

3 million members for Linkedin Australia!

Linkedin Australia has just reached 3M members! The level of interest from Australians had prompted the network to open, after Sydney and Melbourne, a third office in Perth. I still remember visiting their (Serviced) office 2 years ago at Australia…

Room Key: a new Meta Search for hotels

Choice Hotels International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels, InterContinental Hotels, Marriott International and Wyndham Hotel Group have combined to launch a new Hotel metasearch: Room Key The formation of this venture comes as the hotel sector continues to battle with various…