About hi5
Founded in 2003, hi5 today is among the top 20 largest web sites in the world and the leading destination site focused on social entertainment and gaming. Combining a robust social platform with premium content and game mechanics, hi5 delivers a fun, expressive, and interactive entertainment experience to millions of users around the world. Available in over 50 languages, the site features localized games, virtual goods and other content that is monetized through hi5 Coins, a global virtual currency supporting over 60 payment methods and 30 currencies worldwide. hi5 is a privately-held company, headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Recent Press Releases
Jul 20 hi5 Expands Game Developer Program with Launch of New Developer Portal Jul 13 hi5 Closes $14 Million Second Round of Venture Financing May 10 Vodafone Launches hi5 Messaging ServiceTranslations: Português Mar 18 hi5 Expands Virtual Currency Program with Custom Browser App Mar 10 hi5 Launches New Game Developer Program at GDC Mar 2 hi5 Announces Support for Facebook ® Compatible APIs Feb 24 hi5 Acquires Social Game Developer Big Six Feb 24 hi5 Expands Management Team with Online Gaming Veterans Dec 1 Gaming Pioneer and WildTangent Founder Alex St. John Joins hi5 as President and Chief Technology Officer Oct 14 hi5 Launches New Social Entertainment User Interface Featuring hi5 Stars™ 3D Avatars
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Recent Media Coverage
Can hi5's brash boss rule the 'playground'?San Francisco Business Times, August 13, 2010 hi5 raises $14M as it shifts into social games and virtual goods
VentureBeat, July 13, 2010 Gaming-Focused Social Network hi5 Raises $14 Million
TechCrunch, July 13, 2010 Social Gaming Site hi5 Nets $14 Million in Second Round Of Venture Financing
Industry Gamers, July 13, 2010 Opinion: Facebook Announces Their Commitment to Sucking at E-Commerce
Industry Gamers, July 12, 2010 Facebook will fail at social gaming - Hi5
Financial Times, July 3, 2010 Opinion: Facebook's Evil Twin Dilemma
Industry Gamers, June 25, 2010 Social Ties: Are online social games the future of interactive entertainment?
GameSpot, May 28, 2010 Mercury News interview: Alex St. John, president, hi5
San Jose Mercury News, March 26, 2010 Hi5's Alex St John
GamesIndustry.biz, March 18, 2010 Videogames See Social Networks As Growth Engine
Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2010 Social Network Hi5 Gets Its Game On
BusinessWeek, March 12, 2010 hi5 Launches Game Developer Program
DevWebPro, March 10, 2010 GDC: hi5 Launches Game Dev Program To Attract Studios, Exclusive Titles
Gamasutra, March 11, 2010 Hi5 "declaring war" on Facebook, viral game spam
Games.com, March 10, 2010 Them's fightin' words: Hi5 prez calls Zynga games 'mediocre'
Games.com, March 10, 2010 hi5 Launches Game Developer Program Offers Special Access to Users and Monetization
Inside Social Games, March 11, 2010 MySpace turns to games to regain prominence
San Francisco Chronicle, March 10, 2010 hi5 CTO: Zynga Is Mediocre. It Isn't Social, It Just Discovered An Opening For Spam
TechCrunch. March 10, 2010 Facebook's game strategy is schizophrenic
VentureBeat; March 10, 2010 Hi5 Launches New Game Dev Program
Virtual Goods News, March 10, 2010 Facebook Games from Zynga Are 'Parasitic,' says Alex St. John
Industry Gamers, March 5, 2010 Social network hi5 launches program to court game developers
VentureBeat; March 10, 2010 hi5 latches onto Facebook's coattails, allowing developers to publish on both platforms
VentureBeat; March 2, 2010 hi5 to announce new online games management team, acquisition of Big Six
VentureBeat; February 24, 2010 hi5 Acquires Social Gaming Company Big Six
TechCrunch; February 24, 2010 hi5 Buys Big Six To Bolster Social Gaming Plans
Gamasutra; February 24, 2010 hi5 Buys Social Game Developer Big Six
Industry Gamers; February 24, 2010 hi5 Beefs Up Social Games Platform with Purchase of Big Six
Inside Social Games; February 24, 2010 hi5 Acquires Social Developer Big Six
Virtual Goods News; February 24, 2010 hi5 buys Big Six
San Francisco Business Times; February 24, 2010 Profiting from friendship
The Economist; January 28, 2010 Interview: Alex St. John Reminds Us Why Console Gaming Is Dead
Industry Gamers; January 26, 2010 Socializing Games: Why social networks will overtake consoles as game platforms
Forbes; January 25, 2010 Why Brand IP Doesn't Matter to Online Games
Industry Gamers; January 20, 2010 « View all Media Coverage
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