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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others

TechCrunch

The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

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Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down. Related to this move, Epic Games’ “ Fortnite Mode” feature , which leveraged Houseparty to bring video chat to Fortnite gamers, will also be discontinued.

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VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

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VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world.

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Fueled by the pandemic, Daily raises $15M Series A for its real-time video platform

TechCrunch

Daily , the makers of a developer platform for real-time audio and video, has been booming in recent months — in part, due to the pandemic’s impact on remote work, virtual events, telehealth and more. “We believed back then and have believed for a while that video would be everywhere. Teamflow lands $3.9

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Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to virtual events

TechCrunch

Twine , a video chat startup that launched amid the pandemic as a sort of “Zoom for meeting new people,” shifted its focus to online events and, as a result, has now closed on $3.3 Unlike one-to-many or few-to-many video broadcasts, twine connects a small number of people for more intimate conversations.

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Romanian marketing expert Robert Katai explains how to get the most out of your content

TechCrunch

There’s a lot of advice out there on how to grab people’s attention, but there’s one aspect of marketing that Robert Katai thinks isn’t talked about as often: maintaining their attention. Based in Romania, Katai is known for his podcasts and speeches covering the gamut of content marketing.

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How To Do Tech Recruitment Marketing Efficiently?

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Also, good talent acquisition software provides a recruitment marketing platform for your recruiting team to efficiently source, attract, engage, and hire the best suitable candidates. Let’s understand what tech recruitment is and how to market it. This recruitment automation software also helps in recruitment marketing.