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2008 Press Releases
August 19, 2008
HSBC Brings Relationship Banking Online for Start-up Companies with LiveWorld's Social Network Services
The world's largest and most local bank chooses leading social network marketing agency to create and operate a new social network for start-up companies in the United Kingdom. > more
August 12, 2008LiveWorld Announces Record $3.1 Million Revenue For 2nd Quarter 2008
Liveworld reported today approximately $3.1 million in total revenues for the second quarter of 2008. This represents 25% growth over the $2.5 million in total revenues from a year ago, and was an improvement of approximately $153,000 over the first quarter of 2008. > more
July 29, 2008LiveWorld Announces LiveAPI 2.0, A Full Development Platform Version of its Flagship Social Networking and Community Suite
LiveAPI 2.0 Empowers Digital Agencies and In-house Website Developers to Build Branded Social Network Sites Right on Top of Industry Leading LiveWorld Platform > more
July 16, 2008LiveWorld's European Revenues Climb to over $2 Million; New London Office Opens
Liveworld today announced that it has reached a milestone of over $2 million (USD) in annual revenue for services deployed in Europe. The company also announced the opening of its new London office. > more
May 15, 2008LiveWorld Announces First Quarter 2008 Results: Company Achieves 15 % Year- Over-Year Revenue Growth
Liveworld today reported approximately $3 million in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008. This represents a 15 percent growth over the $2.6 million in revenues from a year ago for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 > more
May 14, 2008LiveWorld Announces Appointments of Barry Weinman and Bill Cleary to Board of Directors
Veterans of interactive marketing and technology venture capital join board of leading social network marketing agency > more
March 26, 2008LiveWorld Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2007 Financial Results: Company Sees Double-Digit Growth Year-Over-Year in Diversifying its Revenue Base
Liveworld today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2007. For fiscal 2007, LiveWorld reported revenues of approximately $10.9 million, up from approximately $9.8 million reported for fiscal 2006, or growth of 10% year-over-year. > more
February 28, 2008LiveWorld to Speak at The Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Annual IP Video Conference
Announced that Peter Friedman, Chairman & CEO, will speak at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Annual IP Video Conference to be held March 3, 2008 at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco. > more
January 29, 2008LiveWorld Announces Selection by The Coca-Cola Company as Provider of Online Moderation Services
World's number one brand selects leading social marketing community agency to moderate user generated content. > more
January 22, 2008LiveWorld Selected by Scientific American to Provide Enhanced Community Features
Known for its leadership in providing innovative thinking, Scientific American's new social networking tools blend world-class thinking from experts around the world with the ideas and voices of SciAm.com's active site visitors. > more
2007 Press Releases
December 4, 2007Next Generation Social Networks-within-Networks Enabled by LiveWorld's SuperGroups Online Community Solution
eBay Among First Clients of LiveWorld's SuperGroups, with Rich Media and Web 2.0 Features > more
November 13, 2007LiveWorld Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Company Continues to Grow and Diversify Client Revenues > more
November 1, 2007LiveWorld Announces New User-Driven Customer Support Online Community Solution
Leader in social marketing to sponsor and present at New York conference > more
October 30, 2007LiveWorld Announces New User-Driven Customer Support Online Community Solution
Leading social networking agency releases next generation solution to encourage customer-to-customer support > more
October 9, 2007LiveWorld Releases World Class Moderation Suite, Enabling Agencies and Brands to Embrace the World of User-Generated Content
For the first time ever, LiveWorld's best-of-breed moderation tools and services are available to deploy on inhouse, agency and third party built sites > more
October 4, 2007LiveWorld Approved for Listing Its Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board
Leading social network agency today announced its common shares have been approved for listing on the OTC Bulletin Board. > more
August 21, 2007BBC Worldwide's radiotimes.com Selects LiveWorld for New Social Network-Online Community
Leading social network agency provides leading global media company with online community focused on UK Television > more
August 15, 2007LiveWorld Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Company Continues to Grow Revenue Year-Over-Year and Completes Registration with the SEC > more
August 1, 2007LiveWorld Appoints Jay Bryant as Sales Vice President
Online Community Veteran Joins Leading Social Networking/Online Community Agency as Sales Vice President > more
May 16, 2007LiveWorld Announces Selection by the Aspen Institute to Provide Online Social Network Community
Dialogue based non-profit chooses LiveWorld to bring the dialogue online > more
May 15, 2007LiveWorld Announces First Quarter 2007 Results
Company Grows Revenue Year-Over-Year and Continues to Diversify Its Strong Customer Base > more
April 23, 2007Study shows high mainstream usage of social networks and major marketing impact
MySpace & Isobar Debut First Comprehensive Research Study on Social Networks & Marketing > more
April 18, 2007LiveWorld Announces LiveWorld Video, a New way for Fortune 1000 Companies to Deploy User-Uploaded Video & Community Under Their Own Brands
TV Guide Online is first to enrich its community with LiveWorld Video > more
April 10, 2007LiveWorld Announces Renewals by Major Clients
Leading online community interactive agency renews multiple major accounts > more
March 27, 2007Tulane University Expands University Social Network With LiveWorld's Community Center
Liveworld announced today that Tulane University is expanding its online community to a full social network based on LiveWorld's industry leading Community Center platform. > more
March 21, 2007LiveWorld Files Form 10-SB with SEC with Intention to Return to NASD OTC Bulletin Board
Liveworld announced today that it has filed a Form 10-SB with the Securities and Exchange
March 21, 2007
Commission with the intent to list its securities on the NASD Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTC BB; www.otcbb.com). > moreLiveWorld Reports Audited Financials for 2006: Record Revenue in the Fourth Quarter and Fourth Consecutive Year of Positive Cash Flows
Liveworld today reported its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 financial statement, including audited results for years 2004, 2005 and 2006, following resumption of auditing. > more
March 1, 2007LiveWorld Redesigns Jump the Shark Web Site for TV Guide Online
The re-designed site utilizes a unique voting system that allows users to compose their theories on "jumped" shows so that others may vote on their validity. > more
February 27, 2007LiveWorld Celebrates First Anniversary of LiveWorld Community Center
Groundbreaking private label online social network community solution counts a dozen client deployments in first year. > more
February 7, 2007LiveWorld Announces Record Quarterly Revenue
LiveWorld reported a 26% sequential revenue increase to approximately $2.9 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006 compared to revenue in the third quarter of 2006. > more
January 23, 2007LiveWorld Announces Major New Clients For 2006
Leading online community interactive agency landed over a dozen major new accounts in 2006. > more
2006 Press Releases
November 15, 2006LiveWorld Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results
LiveWorld, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: LVWD.PK), a leading social networking and online customer community agency, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. > more
October 17, 2006
Alex Norman appointed CEO of LiveWorld - WPP Joint Venture
WPP Veteran to lead Social Networking/Online Community Services Joint Venture > more
October 10, 2006
LiveWorld Appoints David Houston as Chief Financial Officer
Leading online community marketing agency strengthens team with agency veteran. > more
September 12, 2006
LiveWorld Raises $2 Million With Investment Round Led by WPP
Leading online community/social networking marketing agency raises cash in response to increasing demand. > more
September 5, 2006
Macworld and PC World Select LiveWorld as Provider of Live Interactive WebCasts
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pink Sheets:LVWD - News), a leading social networking and online customer community agency, today announced that Macworld and PC World have selected the company to provide its interactive webcasts. > more
August 17, 2006
Wunderman UK Unit of WPP Selects LiveWorld Moderation Services for Land Rover Go Beyond Campaign
Wun derman UK, a unit of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) a world leader in communications services, and LiveWorld, Inc. today announced the selection of LiveWorld to provide moderation services for the new Land Rover “Go Beyond” campaign at www.gobeyond.landrover.com . > more
August 15, 2006
LiveWorld Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results: Growth in Diversified Revenue Mix and Formation of LiveWorld-WPP Joint Venture
LiveWorld, Inc. today reported second quarter results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. > more
August 14, 2006
More news coverage about the LiveWorld-WPP Joint Venture
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August 10, 2006
LiveWorld Announces Appointment of Bill Cleary to Advisory Board
LiveWorld, Inc. announced today that it has appointed Bill Cleary to its advisory board. In this role Mr. Cleary will counsel the company on growing its position as the leader in its field and producing best of breed community marketing campaigns for its marquee list of clients. > more
July 31, 2006
Marking Tenth Anniversary, LiveWorld Achieves Major Milestone
of One Million Hours of Online Moderation
LiveWorld, Inc. today announced that in 2006 the Company achieved a major milestone in operations, recording one million hours of online moderation services. “This makes us the largest and most experienced provider of online moderation in the world,” said LiveWorld CEO Peter Friedman. > more
July 26, 2006
Wall Street Journal Interviews LiveWorld CEO Peter Friedman
Online Communities Emerge as Effective Marketing Tool
By Emily SteelWSJ: How does marketers' use of online communities differ from simply advertising on popular networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Xanga?
Mr. Friedman: When we create these branded communities, these private-label communities, we are a little bit ahead of those sites because we are deeper into creating an immersive branding experience... It is not like a brand should do what we do or just go advertise on the social networks. Brands really need to create an online-community social-network brand strategy that uses each of these elements.
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LiveWorld Selected By MTV Networks Latin America’s LaZona.com
LiveWorld, Inc. announced today that MTV Networks Latin America (a unit of Viacom, NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) has selected LiveWorld as the provider of its new social networking site for bands and music lovers, LaZona.com. > moreJuly 13, 2006
WPP and LiveWorld Announce Joint Venture For Online Community and Social Networking Marketing Services
WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) a world leader in communications services, and LiveWorld, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: LVWD.PK), a world leader in online customer community marketing services, today announced the formation of a joint venture that will provide online community and social networking services to major brands worldwide through WPP’s global networks. The joint venture, named LiveWorld-WPP,... > moreJuly 13, 2006
LiveWorld Issues Warrants to WPP
LiveWorld, Inc. today announced that in conjunction with the formation of a joint venture company with WPP, the Company issued WPP a warrant for 1 million shares of LiveWorld stock priced at $1.00/share and a warrant for 1 million shares of LiveWorld stock priced at $1.10/share. > moreJuly 11, 2006
LiveWorld Allies with Industry Leaders to Support BlogSafety.com: LiveWorld, the leading customer online community and social networking provider for Fortune 1000 companies, joins with top social-networking and Internet companies in support of the site’s mission to provide education and awareness. Other key sponsors include AOL, Bebo, Facebook, Friendster, Hi5, LiveWorld, MySpace, SixApart/Livejournal, Tagged and Xanga. > more
June 20, 2006
LiveWorld Resumes Auditing of Its Financials
LiveWorld today announced that it has formally resumed auditing of its financials. Stonefield Josephson, the Company’s auditor of record, has commenced work to review and audit financials for recent years as well as for 2006. > moreJune 6, 2006
LiveWorld Appoints BlueShirt Group as Investor Relations Firm and Krause Taylor Associates as Public Relations Firm of Record > more
May 2, 2006
LiveWorld Reports Year-Over-Year Growth For the First Quarter of 2006
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News about TV Guide Online Community
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April 20, 2006
LiveWorld Selected to Provide Online Community Services for TV Guide.com
Los Gatos, Calif., – LiveWorld, Inc. (LVWD.PK), a leading online community agency, announced today that TV Guide Online has selected LiveWorld as the provider of its new community services collectively know as The Watercooler, to be featured on www.tvguide.com. The first phase of these services launched during April at http://community.tvguide.com. > more
February 14, 2006
LiveWorld Reports 84% Year-Over-Year Growth and Record Profits in 2005
Los Gatos, Calif. – LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK), a leading online community agency, today reported 84% year-over-year revenue growth and record profits for the year ending December 31, 2005. > more
2005 Press Releases
November 16, 2005
LiveWorld Provides Most Simulcast Live Events for Travel Channel’s Most Haunted Series
Los Gatos, Calif. – LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced it provided Travel Channel, part of Discovery Networks US with a series of live Internet Interactive webcasts simulcast with live TV programming over the 4 day Halloween weekend. > moreNovember 9, 2005
LiveWorld Reports $2.5 Million Revenue, 70% Year-Over-Year Growth in Third Quarter 2005
LiveWorld, Inc. (LVWD.PK), a leading online community agency, today reported 70% year-over-year revenue growth for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. > moreJuly 19, 2005
LiveWorld Announces Q2 2005 Results: $2.4 Million Revenue, 100% Revenue Growth, 1,490% Profit Growth
Revenue: Revenues for Q2 2005 were $2,431,298, representing 100% growth over Q2 2004 revenues of $1,217,323, and 9% growth over Q1 2005 revenues of $2,235,207. > more
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced its Q2 2005 financial results, including substantial revenue and profit growth. > more
June 22, 2005
LiveWorld Announces Global Leadership In Online Community Moderation
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced that it provides over 30,000 hours/month in community moderation services to its Fortune 1000 clients. > moreJune 1, 2005
LiveWorld Announces International Online Community Services Leadership Providing Services in over 30 Country-Language Combinations
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced that it now provides community application hosting and moderation services localized in over 30 country-language combinations. LiveWorld creates and operates loyalty marketing communities, customer support communities and business intelligence communities utilizing: message boards, blogs, groups, chats, interactive webcasts, research and reporting, community management, moderation and consulting. > moreMay 10, 2005
LiveWorld Announces 63% Revenue Growth Already Signed for 2005
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced that as of April 30, 2005, it already had signed contracts in place for 2005 revenue exceeding 2004 by at least 63% . > moreMay 3, 2005
LiveWorld Announces $1.2 Million, 3 Year Contract
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced that it has signed a new contract for $1.2 Million in online community services to be delivered over a 3 year period for a new Europe based client. > moreApril 19, 2005
LiveWorld Announces Q1 2005 Results: $2.2 Million Revenue, 131% Revenue Growth, Substantial Growth in Profit Margins
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced its Q1 2005 financial results, including doubling revenue and significantly increasing both ordinary and net income. > moreFebruary 15, 2005
LiveWorld Announces Renewal of Contract With Mini USA to Provide Online Community for MINI Cooper Owners
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced that MINI USA has renewed its contract with LiveWorld for the provision of online community services. > moreFebruary 8, 2005
LiveWorld Announces 34% Revenue Growth Already Signed for 2005
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced that as of January 31, 2005, it already has signed contracts in place for 2005 revenue exceeding 2004 by at least 34%. > moreFebruary 1, 2005
LiveWorld Announces New $6 Million, 3 Year Contract
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced that in January 2005 it successfully launched the services to be delivered under a new contract for $6 Million in online community services. These services will be delivered over 3 years for a major operating division of a Fortune 500 company. The contract includes a $6 Million minimum commitment and has additional upside potential. The client’s name is being withheld as a matter of conforming to its communications and confidentiality policies. > moreJanuary 18, 2005
LiveWorld Announces 2004 Results: $5.2 Million Revenue, 103% Revenue Growth, 1,187% Profit Growth, $0.01 EPS
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced strong Year 2004 financial results, including doubling revenue and the company’s second profitable year. The company further reported substantial revenue and profit growth for fourth-quarter 2004. > more
2004 Press Releases
December 7, 2004
LiveWorld Announces New Clients: Dove, QVC & Expedia.com
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK. www.liveworld.com) today announced it has launched services in the past 90 days for new clients QVC, Dove (Unilever’s Dove Real Beauty Campaign), and Expedia.com. Each of these market leaders selected LiveWorld as the provider for various online community services. The contracts represent significant new revenue for LiveWorld in both years 2004 and 2005. > moreNovember 16, 2004
LiveWorld Announces Q3 2004 Results; 110% Revenue Growth Year Over Year, $1.48 Million Revenue, 6th Straight Profitable Quarter
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced another strong financial quarter with the release of its Q3 2004 financials. Revenues for Q3 2004 were $1,477,422 representing 110% year over year growth compared to Q3 2003 revenues of $702,825 and 21.4% growth compared to Q2 2004 revenue of $1,217,323. > moreSeptember 28, 2004
LiveWorld Announces 2004 Revenue Growth Driven by Client Renewals & Expansion
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK) today announced that most of its major brand clients have renewed, with several expanding business with the Company during year 2004. LiveWorld provides its clients with loyalty marketing communities, customer support communities, and/or business intelligence communities based on the Company’s unique community applications platform, strategic community cultural model, and community management and moderation techniques.> moreSeptember 14, 2004
LiveWorld Releases 6 Quarters of Financial Results; Shows Strong Quarterly & Annual Revenue Growth.
LiveWorld, Inc. (Pinksheets: LVWD.PK - News ) today released 6 quarters of financial results from Year End 2002 through Q2 2004. Revenue grew 103% overall and had strong growth in most quarters since Q1 2003. As of Q2 2004, LiveWorld has recorded 7 straight cash positive quarters and 5 straight quarters of profitability. The Company’s balance sheet has over $960, 000 in cash and no debt.> moreSeptember 2, 2004
LiveWorld Expands Major Contract By $750,000/Year > moreAugust 5, 2004
LiveWorld Announces Q2 2004 Results: 87% Revenue Growth Yr Over Yr, $1.2 Million Revenue, 5th Profitable Quarter. > moreJuly 15, 2004
LiveWorld Announces that BEA Systems Plans to Use LiveForum Platform to Help Deliver Online Community for WebLogic Developers > moreMay 25, 2004
LiveWorld Announces Renewal of Contract to Provide eBay with Technology Services > moreMay 6, 2004
LiveWorld Announces Over $4.1 Million Signed Revenue for 2004 and 58% Growth Over 2003 > moreApril 21, 2004
LiveWorld Announces Q1 2004 Results: 61% Revenue Growth Year over Year, Continued Profitability > moreMarch 30, 2004
LiveWorld Announces Acquisition of Senti-Metrics™, Debuts Advanced Conversation Analysis™ Service > moreMarch 2, 2004
LiveWorld Signs New 3 Year, $5 Million Contract > moreFebruary 24, 2004
LiveWorld Announces 2003 Results: First Profitable Year, 22% Annual Growth, 5th Consecutive Quarter of Positive Cash Flows. > more
2003
Press Releases:
October 21, 2003
LiveWorld Announces 35% Revenue Growth, 2nd Profitable Quarter, and 4th Consecutive Quarter of Positive Cash Flows > moreJuly 16, 2003
LiveWorld Announces 1st Profitable Quarter, 3rd Cash Positive Quarter and 42% Revenue Growth > moreApril 29, 2003
LiveWorld Reports 2nd Consecutive Cash Positive Quarter and 15% Year-Over-Year Q1 Revenue Growth > moreFebruary 5, 2003
LiveWorld Achieves Positive Cash Flow and 20% Sequential Revenue Growth > more