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Holtzbrinck sells “German Facebook” StudiVZ

Holtzbrinck sells “German Facebook” StudiVZ

Nina Fowler September 12, 2012 1

Holtzbrinck Digital has sold struggling “German Facebook” StudiVZ to international investment firm Vert Capital, five years after acquiring it for about €85 million. The deal – size undisclosed – will see Vert Capital take

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If you can’t beat ‘em, rebrand – StudiVZ & Co. to become Poolworks

If you can’t beat ‘em, rebrand – StudiVZ & Co. to become Poolworks

Nina Fowler June 12, 2012 1

VZ Netzwerke, the operator behind once-hot German social networking site StudiVZ, has announced a complete rebuild under the name Poolworks. The move follows last week’s confirmation by VZ Netzwerke and owner Holtzbrinck Digital that a

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Is StudiVZ – Holtzbrinck’s once-proud “German Facebook” – on the brink of collapse?

Is StudiVZ – Holtzbrinck’s once-proud “German Facebook” – on the brink of collapse?

Alex Hofmann June 7, 2012 1

UPDATE VZ Netzwerke and its owner, Holtzbrinck Digital, have confirmed that 25 staff have been laid off and that a “major restructuring” is underway. All IT staff have been moved into Devbliss, a new IT

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