A venture capitalist reader recently turned us on to a new company with a new angle on the social networking and user-generated content space, Thousand Oaks-based Kevo (www.kevo.com). Kevo is developing an online, wiki-based consumer service focused on co

I recently bumped into Seth Alsbury, founder of Los Angeles-based Panjea (www.panjea.com), an online social networking and media web site. Panjea has gotten some attention for its service, particularly the company's music and music video content. There's

Los Angeles-based Userplane has scored another win for its instant messaging and audio/video chat tools, and has signed up-and-coming social networking sites Dogster and Catster. The two sister pet destinations have rolled out Userplane's instant messagin

Chatsworth-based MRV Communications said today that it has partnered with Spirent Communications to incorporate its MRV Media Cross Connect and LX 4000T console server equipment into its automation lab. Spirent will use MRV's products in its Test Automati

In most technology circles we talk to people now, it's inevitable that when the topic goes towards MySpace.com, there's a huge divide between people who are big fans of the huge audience and traction the social networking site has, and the many detract

Poway-based Siafu, a developers of networked storage appliances, said this morning that it has delivered its iSCSI storage appliance into a SAN for J-W Operating Company, an energy services firm in Addison, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sia

Fox Interactive Media announced yesterday afternoon that it has entered into a multi-year search technology and services agreement with Google, where Google will be the exclusive search and keyword targeted advertising sales provider for MySpace and Fox's

Social networking web site MySpace.com is courting the comedy community, in a new initiative to target the comedy world. MySpace said today that it has launched a portal, MySpace Comedy, designed to let comedians engage with fans and share their talent. T

Santa Monica-based TagWorld, a social networking site that competes against MySpace, has tied into the upcoming "Snakes on a Plane" movie from Samuel L. Jackson. The site, in conjunction with New Line Cinema, is holding a contest that challenges its users