Social networks & apps

Russia’s first TV channel and VKontakte agree legalization of video content

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In yet another step in VKontakte’s strategy to legalize its content, the social network has reached an agreement with Channel One, Russia’s first TV channel. The broadcaster will provide the rights to broadcast its programs and popular shows in exchange for a share of advertising revenues. The news was reported on Wednesday by Russian business …

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Yandex says Google shutting others out from Russian Android devices

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Russian Internet giant Yandex has requested that Russia’s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service investigate Google for violating Russian legislation, news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday. The regulator now has one month to consider the request from Yandex, Russia’s top search engine and provider of a range of digital services, such as Yandex.Maps and Yandex.Music, a music streaming service. Useful Microsoft 70-346 Questions With Low Price the sound, …

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Hot social media topics to be highlighted at Moscow conference and exhibition

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Social media business will be highlighted in Moscow on March 12-14 at the Social Networking Congress & Expo (SNCE), a two-day conference and exhibition that gathers each year the representatives of the Russian social media community. The main topics of this year’s edition will be social media marketing, social business app development; social media monitoring …

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Croice secures $500,000 from Imperious Group to develop “new format of photo stories”

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Last week Croice, whose mobile app allows you to create photo stories with a background audio, announced its first round of financing with $500,000 brought in by venture fund Imperious Group. Launched earlier this year by Russian entrepreneur Vadim Zhernov, the St. Petersburg-based startup presents its app as “a new media format.” The photo stories, named …

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Russian social media reacts to ruble crisis with ‘Arctic Fox Day’

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A leading Russian economist likened the public reaction to the falling ruble to the “calm of someone facing suicide.” But on the Internet, it looked more like the “Day of Dark Humor.” Or make that “Arctic Fox Day”: The Russian name (“pesets”) for the cuddly canid sounds almost like an unutterably rude word for “f-ck up.” Arctic foxes thus became the illustration of choice for social media posts on “Black Tuesday,” including …

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Sberbank’s SBT Venture Capital invests in social network for investors

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SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of Russia’s national savings bank Sberbank, has invested in eToro, a social network for investors. The Cyprus based social network allows members to follow the activities of their fellow investors in real time. The company’s stated mission is to “revolutionize the way people interact on the financial markets, making the …

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