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Disney moves in a digital directionThe Daily Deal... it once again supplies a fast, rich payout for venture capitalists, who have been pouring money into social gaming companies including hi5 Networks, ...Opinion: What does Disney buying Playdom mean?Games.com News (blog)all 540 news articles »

170 Million Facebook Profile Personal Details LeakedNational HorizonThe issue is not only restricted to Facebook, if you have profiles and are active on different social networking websites, such as Hi5, Twitter, ...and more »

Playmaker: IGN Launches Social Gaming PlatformMediaPost Publications<br />Also of note, San Francisco-based social network Hi5 just raised $14 million on the promise that it can ride the social gaming trend. Last fall, Hi5 hired ...and more »

Hi5 Launches Developer Portal, Access To New Viral ChannelsGamasutraExpanding its efforts to encourage game developers to release titles for its platform, Hi5 has launched a new developer portal that aims to ...Facebook games are 'parasitic spam engines' according to rivalJust Search (blog)all 2 news articles »

Casual Connect Round-Up: Family Feud Partners With WildTangent, hi5 Launches ...Frisky Mongoose (press release)Social entertainment site hi5 has announced the launch of a new developer portal that will allow developers to more easily (and quickly) add their content ...Hit Social Game Family Feud Integrates WildTangent's BrandBoost??? Platform to ...DMN Newswire (press release)all 2 news articles »

Hi5 switches to social gaming to take on (bit of) FacebookThe GuardianIt is little known in the UK, but Hi5 is a popular social networking site in the Latino communities of the US, among others. It 72x smaller than Facebook, ...Hi5 Launches Developer Portal, Slams Facebook's Spammy GamesGigaOm (blog)all 3 news articles »

Four More Non-Facebook Social Gaming Platforms Launched TodayInside Social Games (blog)Four other companies launched their own takes on social gaming outside Facebook either yesterday or today: Oberon, Hi5, Sony and WildTangent. ...and more »

Social Network Hi5 Rebounds, Raises US$ 14MCMSWireGaming-focused social site Hi5 struggled last year, but has seen the rise of paid-for services help it bounce back, ...Hi5's Alex St. John wrestles a sumo champion as an anti-Facebook publicity ...One News PageIts A ?High Five? For Hi5 As It Raises $14 MillionWATBlog (blog)Q&A: Alex St. John on Facebook, social games and sumo wrestlingTechFlash (blog)all 4 news articles »

hi5 Expands Game Developer Program With Launch of New Developer PortalMarketwire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - July 20, 2010) - hi5, one of the world's most popular social entertainment sites, today announced the launch of its new hi5 ...and more »

Hi5 raises $14M as it shifts into social games and virtual goodsVentureBeatSocial network Hi5 said today it has raised $14 million in a second round of funding as it tries to shift into social games and virtual goods. ...Hi5 raises $14 million in quest to defeat Facebook in social gamesGamezeboSocial Network Hi5 Raises $14 MillionpaidContent.orgOnline Social Network Hi5 Raises $14 MillionDigital Media WireTechCrunch (blog) -Softpedia -GamesIndustry.bizall 24 news articles »