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United Online Sells StayFriends

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Woodland Hills-based United Online has sold its StayFriends social networking site, to German company Stroer Content Group GmbH , the company said Thursday afternoon. United Online said it will receive 16.0 million euros ($18.3M US) for StayFriends. READ MORE>>.

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United Online Puts StayFriends On The Block

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Woodland Hills-based United Online said Tuesday that it has hired an investment banker to sell its European social networking website, StayFriends. United Online did not say how much it is hoping to get for StayFriends.

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CrowdGather Names Taher Scherzay As VP

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Woodland Hills-based CrowdGatehr , which operates a network of special interest message boards and forums, announced Thursday that it has named Taher Scherzay as Vice President of Technology. CrowdGather said Scherzay joins from Elexity Systems, where he was co-founder and CTO.

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Bizzy Launches Check-Outs

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In a twist to the popularity of mobile "check-in" applications, Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal's local recommendation site Bizzy said this morning that it has launched "Check-Outs", a new feature which allows users to rate and review local businesses--after visiting those businesses.