Odnoklassniki Russia’s second largest social network, has shut down its online marketplace “Magaziny” (‘Shops’ in Russian), reports the Russian tech blog Roem.ru. The marketplace had been launched just half a year ago. The service enabled big and small merchants to promote and sell their products easily in a dedicated section of the social network. Purchases …
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VKontakte.ru, Russia’s leading social network also known as VK.com, has recently won two cases brought against them for infringing the copyright of certain songs featured on their website. Experts are struggling to agree on whether or not the social network will be invulnerable to such claims in the future. Nikitin Digital Media Content lost a lawsuit …
At a meeting yesterday with young innovators, the head of government was asked whether technological solutions or social activity most change the world. Medvedev responded that both are changing the world equally. “Even ten years ago no one expected, and this is obvious, that social networks would have such an influence on political developments. At …
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Former U.S. intelligence officer Edward Snowden, who received temporary asylum in Russia, was hired on November 1 by a major Russian website, Snowden’s lawyer in Russia, Anatoly Kucherena, told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti yesterday. “Starting in November, Edward goes to work. He will work with support and maintenance of one of Russia’s largest sites. …
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In a move that illustrates the growing interest of international brands in the Russian Internet, social media analytics company Socialbakers announced that it will extend its coverage to Vkontake.ru (VK.com), Russia’s largest social network with over 50 million daily active users. Based in the Czech Republic, Socialbakers works with brands from 99 countries to help …
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Yesterday Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Russia’s largest social network, Vkontakte.ru (VK.com), threatened to sue the company’s main shareholder, United Capital Partners (UCP), for defamation. The claim followed statements made by UCP partner Yuri Kachuro in an interview with “Zuckerberg Will Call,” a publication dedicated to the Russian startup scene. Among other complaints, Kachuro …
Last Monday Russian social network VK.com, also known as Vkontakte, attracted a record breaking number of visitors, with 50.9 million users logging in. The figure, which was posted on founder Pavel Durov’s page, was provided by LiveInternet. Despite the efforts of Mail.ru Group’s Odnoklassniki and Moi Mir to compete with VKontakte in Russia and the former Soviet …
In its IFRS results report for H1 2013 published last week, Mail.ru Group, a leading, LSE-listed Russian Internet group, has made public the fact that over the course of July and August it disposed of its remaining $525+ million worth of Facebook equity, a total of 14.2 million shares. The group did not disclose the …
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Ruslan Gattarov, a Russian senator who has recently become an advocate for the privacy of Russian Internet users, continues his crusade against what he perceives as the unlawful actions of the world’s largest Internet companies in Russia. In late August, he asked the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and Roskomnadzor, the key federal …
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VKontakte Ltd, the owner of Russia’s leading social network Vkontakte.ru (VK.com), is seeking government registration of the VK.COM trademark in Russia far beyond the Internet business. The company’s application for the specific look and font of its brand name was formally accepted and granted priority status on July 26, 2013.
VKontakte.ru (VK.com), Russia’s number one social network, has officially offered employment to Edward Snowden, the fugitive American government contractor wanted by the United States for leaking details of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. Just hours after Russia granted Snowden one-year asylum last Thursday and let him leave the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, …
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Russia’s second most popular social network, Odnoklassniki.ru, have teamed up to help Russia’s rare and endangered species. This week, the two launched a “Rare Page” on the social network’s 404-error page to encourage users to help protect and preserve rare animals. Users who incorrectly type the social network’s address …
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