Vodafone moves in Mobile Social networking with ZYB acquisition
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UK-based Network Operator Vodafone has completed the acquisition of ZYB, a Denmark-based privately owned company which started life as an online contact book management tool but quickly evolved into a mobile social network service. The fact that Vodafone paid $50 million for the startup emphasizes the newly found interest that major telecoms operators have in online social services. ZYB started life as simple calendar and contact synchronisation tool but quickly...
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