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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

They “don’t care what people ate for lunch.&# They’re fine on their existing social networks, which these days mostly means they’re happy with Facebook. Traditional social networks are more restricted to people whom I already know and information and updates are less discoverable.

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Social Networking Startup MeWe Raises $4.5 Million

L.A. Business Journal

Culver City-based social networking startup Sgrouples Inc., million in a venture round, bringing its total funding to $15 million since launching in 2012. doing business as MeWe, announced it raised $4.5

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Pray.com Finds $14M For Social Networking For Religious Communities

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Westlake Village-based Pray.com , which develops social networking applications for religious communities, has raised $14M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by TPG Growth, and also included Science Inc. and Greylock Partners. READ MORE>>.

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weeSPIN Finds Funding For Social Networking App

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Los Angeles-based weeSPIN announced late Tuesday that it has raised a seed investment round for its music-focused, social networking app. weesping social networking music mobile venture capital angel soundcloud spotify' weeSPIN''s app currenly only runs on iOS. weeSPIN''s app currenly only runs on iOS. READ MORE>>.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit

Eric Greenspan

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. is providing funds for food, AV, security and an amazing venue at their HQ complete with every amenity one could ever need to pull off a successful meetup.

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Canvas Aims At Social Networks

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Los Angeles-based Canvas , a stealth mode social networking startup, said this week that it is aiming at Facebook with a new service to let users share content, including audio, video, private messages, and more. canvas social networking facebook mobile sharing' READ MORE>>.

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UCLA Looks To Tap Social Networks In Teen Health Effort

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The UCLA School of Public Health is looking to tap into the power of social networks, in an attempt to encourage adolescents from 13 to 17 to take better care of their health. UCLA and Health Net said the effort is being funded by a $1.1M

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