RWW covers vibEngine

ReadWrite/Web (RWW) covered vibEngine the other day in a blog post here comparing a few Social Networking platforms. The vibEngine is certainly not a “set up in 5 minutes free solution for anyone”, the vibEngine is more a “professional tailored solution for serious players”. We believe there is a need and market for both solutions.

Thanks to Richard at RWW.

By the way, we plan to announce a large licensing partner soon that is already signed and we are currently in the middle of developing. Stay tuned

If you are interested in licensing the vibEngine contact us here.

Ning raises USD$44MM in 3rd round

Some industry news…

TechCrunch announces (and Andreessen confirms) that Ning has just raised a 3rd round of USD$44MM on a valuation of USD$214MM.

We consider Ning and Wikia to be in a “similar” space to our vibEngine (the platform our sites run on) which we license out to companies looking to add a social community, or more importantly a ranked advice-opedia, to their existing or planned website.

Vibe Capital launches another vertical

Last month we launched our second wholly owned vertical; Refurber (our first was Minti in March 2006).

Here are some important quotes from the press release…

• “Refurber is a social and reference website for anyone passionate about renovations, DIY, landscaping, design and anything related to home improvement. Members can share and gain valuable advice on a wide range of home improvement related topics.”

• “We are excited to launch Refurber, our second wholly-owned advice-opedia website.” said Clay Cook, Co-founder and CEO of Minti. “Drawing from more than a year of user feedback and experience on the Minti site we believe our offering will satisfy the needs of home-makers around the world.”

• “Vibe Capital’s vibEngine platform is being licensed to other vertical sites worldwide. The first licensed partner is the niche city focused site http://www.buildinginlondon.com . Other licensed implementations of the vibEngine will be launched in the coming months.”

Welcome to Vibe Capital’s blog

Welcome to our blog.

In this blog will be information relevant to Vibe Capital.

You may also be looking for…

1. the Minti blog or the Minti homepage
2. the Refurber blog or the Refurber homepage
3. Vibe Capital’s homepage

You may be looking for the Co-Founders of Vibe Capital. If so try these links to start with…

1. Clay Cook Minti profile
2. Rachel Cook Minti profile
3. Matthew Macfarlane’s Minti profile