Blog Archives for the tag Digital Sky Technologies

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ICQ Bets On Mobile Smartphone Apps

Remember ICQ, the instant messaging service that was acquired by AOL back in 1998 and again in April 2010 by Digital Sky Technologies, now Mail.ru Group? Well, the service may…

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Yuri Milner Steps Down From Mail.ru Board

Yuri Milner, the Russian entrepreneur and venture capitalist mostly known for being the founder of international investment firm DST Global, has stepped down from the board of directors of Mail.ru…

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Stakes in Facebook, Other Web Giants Make Usmanov Russia's Richest Man

Russian oligarch Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is one of the richest people in the world, and according to Bloomberg now officially the richest man in his home country. A big part…

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Twitter at $3 Billion Valuation

The rumors continue…One year ago Twitter was valued at $1 billion dollars. At this valuation, they raised $100 million dollars and have raised $160 million to date. According to a Russian investing…

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Twitter Seeks New Investment Round

Feed the birds, show them you care… but this time the hungry birds may be looking for more than a tuppence worth. All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher reported that Twitter,…