RockYou Overview
RockYou is a leading provider of applications and widgets on the web. RockYou widgets include photo slideshows, glitter text, customized Facebook applications and voicemail accessories that are simple to use and enable people to frequently refresh their online style. Founded in 2006, RockYou has over 35 million users, serving over 180 million widget views per day in more than 200 countries....More»
RockYou is a leading provider of applications and widgets on the web. RockYou widgets include photo slideshows, glitter text, customized Facebook applications and voicemail accessories that are simple to use and enable people to frequently refresh their online style. Founded in 2006, RockYou has over 35 million users, serving over 180 million widget views per day in more than 200 countries. RockYou applications are customized for easy integration across all social networks including Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, Tagged and hi5. RockYou's cost-effective, results-focused advertising platform is the largest Ad Network on Facebook and the most dynamic method for rapidly acquiring Facebook application users. New applications can reach over 100k users in 24 hours, spanning a suite of applications across multiple publishing partners.«Less
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Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 06/2006 | Series A | 1.5M | Unknown | |
| 05/2007 | Series B | 15M | Unknown | |
| 05/2008 | Convertible Debt | 1M | Unknown | |
| 06/2008 | Series C | 34M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | RockYou |
| Product URL: | http://www.rockyou.com/ |
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09/10/2008 02:42AM by TradeVibes
User Opinions
Bulls vs. Bears (14)
| Bullish Opinions (8) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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This market is yet another bubble |
ryang 08/15/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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Should go with 35M in funding |
bbrunelle 08/07/2008 |
75% 4 votes 3 25% 1 |
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There is so much room for growth in this market, rockyou has a good start point |
tommyb 07/31/2008 |
83% 6 votes 5 17% 1 |
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They claim 87.5 million monthly users with 2.7 billion monthly pageviews |
dr.chang 06/09/2008 |
80% 10 votes 8 20% 2 |
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They just annouced a $35mm round of funding |
dr.chang 06/09/2008 |
90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
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Their ad platform enables monetization of social network app traffic |
jenny 05/25/2008 |
90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
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They have some of the most popular apps on Facebook and MySpace |
jenny 05/21/2008 |
89% 9 votes 8 11% 1 |
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Social network widgets/ apps continue to be popular |
jenny 05/21/2008 |
90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
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| Bearish Opinions (6) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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management team is very slick |
fpeyre 08/27/2008 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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New Facebook profile makes it harder for app makers to grow virally |
brianv 08/17/2008 |
100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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not a big fan of their apps |
sherpa22 08/10/2008 |
67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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social networks will begin to enter this space
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mngofasho 07/24/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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Many of slide's applications work/look better |
steven 06/09/2008 |
100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
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Slide was able to raise more money at a better valuation |
dr.chang 06/09/2008 |
100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
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