TECH CRUNCH -- Apr 23 -- Monster has decided to lay off the 30-35
employees that work for subsidiary Tickle, a company that it acquired
for about $94M in May 2004. As part of the decision, Ringo and
LoveHappens will be completely shut down while Tickle will be absorbed
into Affinity Labs, a content verticals company recently acquired by
Monster. FULL ARTICLE @ TECH CRUNCH
TV WEEK -- Mar 30 -- Affinity Labs is a technology and publishing company that
develops social networks around specific niches, such as Military.com,
a job board for the military that counts 10m members. Affinity now operates 11 niche sites that cater to the
likes of teachers, nurses and police officers. Mr. Michel started Military.com
in 1999 with funding in part from A&E and History Channel, the
Mayfield Fund, Primedia and U.S. Venture Partners. He sold the site to
Monster Inc. in 2004. Then he launched Affinity Labs in 2006 and sold
that to Monster in January. Affinity Labs
makes money by selling ads on the sites and with job postings. FULL ARTICLE @ TV WEEK
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