Software and digital media, Mari Isbom
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SNS hype or money spinner? Restaurant bank, 9.11.2007
Mari Isbom, www.tekes.fi/media
Enhanced Media – Tekes funding
for media solutions projects
Software and digital media, Mari Isbom
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Web 2.0 Deals Up 14% in First Half of 2007
More than USD 465 million in Web 2.0 companies from VC
Most of the U.S. focused on "Enterprise 2.0” area-
companies that use Web 2.0 technologies such as
mashups and online collaboration to improve traditional
business functions
Among the largest Web 2.0 deals of the first half was the
USD 30 million first round for enterprise software provider
n2N Commerce.”
Software and digital media, Mari Isbom
MyNet
Mobile social networking
The growth in mobile social networking is relatively
small but significant, especially with younger users.
JupiterResearch: 28 percent of teens surveyed are
interested in MySpace on their cell phone and it is an
increasingly popular channel for communication –
both for broadcasting and info sharing
MySpace, Facebook and Google are mobile, but
Software and digital media, Mari Isbom
MyNet
Who’s there?
Software and digital media, Mari Isbom
MyNet
Web 2.0 mobile
…only 2 companies from Finland?