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Zorpia
Zorpia () is a social networking service with customers in China. Zorpia is one of the few international social networks with a Chinese Internet Content Provider license. The social networking site reports 2 million unique users per month and a total worldwide user base of 26 million. Jeffrey Ng is the company's founder and CEO of Zorpia. The privately funded company is based in Hong Kong and has 30 employees. Zorpia has been accused of spamming misleading messages on behalf of people to their address books without their consent or knowledge as a way of acquiring email addresses. In 2012, PandoDaily wrote that Zorpia "has a dreadful spamming problem that it needs to fix fast." History In December 2003, Jeffrey Ng founded Zorpia as a social networking service. Ng wanted it to be an online nation for people looking for new relationships. While sites such as Facebook and Twitter are still banned in China, the ban has allowed Zorpia to use its ICP license in China to grow its user ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viximo
Viximo, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, develops software for virtual economy, virtual currency utilized in social networking, online dating, and casual gaming sites. The software encompasses payment systems, virtual goods, and White-label product, white-label apps and games. History Viximo was founded in October 2008 by Brian Balfour and Sean Lindsay. In April 2009, the company secured USD 5 million in funding from North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. In January 2010, Viximo appointed Dale Strang as Chief executive officer, Chief Executive Officer. In July 2012, the company received an investment from Michael Pope and Adam Levin. Michael Pope was appointed President in July 2012, with Shamoon Siddiqui being appointed interim Chief technology officer, CTO. In October 2015, Viximo announced its acquisition by Pocket Games, Inc. (OTC PINK: PKGM). In October 2009, Viximo announced a partnership with Zorpia, Zorpia.com, an international social network boasting 16 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |