Most Web 2.0 companies still think they need to go it alone on open-source IT. Hi5 just demonstrated why they're wrong. Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, ...

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Social network Hi5 is continuing its foray into the business of virtual gaming today by introducing two new ways for users to pay it real money for its “Coins” virtual currency. The services, offered ...

I had an opportunity to speak with Akash Garg, hi5 Network’s CTO, about how his organization is using tools from Hyperic. Thanks Akash for taking the time to chat with me. Please tell me who you are ...

This story was written by Rafat Ali. hi5 Networks, not-big-in-U.S.-but-big-elsewhere social network, has made a small acquisition: it has bought out PixVerse, a social chat tool used by uses of hi5 ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--hi5 Networks, one of the world’s largest social networks, announced today that it is also the world’s fastest growing among the top-10 global social networks. Based on ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--hi5 Networks, Inc. today announced the launch of two new music services on its social network, hi5, through collaborations with iLike and Qloud. iLike and Qloud each ...

This story was written by Rory Maher. Unable to raise additional capital from investors, one of the world's largest social networks has laid off half of its staff and is adding a new twist to its ...

Tagged first announced its acquisition of struggling social network hi5 in December. Now, the company says it’s ready to talk about what’s going to happen to the property. Basically, Tagged will ...

hi5, a gaming-focused social network that most people forgot about long ago, has just closed a new round of funding of over $14 million led by Crosslink Capital. This brings the social network’s ...

Hi5 is getting in touch with its inner gamer. After a multiyear struggle to keep users from defecting to rivals, the social network is reinventing itself as a social gaming and entertainment site.

We’re seeing some social network consolidation happening: Tagged has acquired Hi5. The move will double Tagged’s online community from 10 million to 20 million active users. The deal ends Hi5′s ...