May 4th, 2010

Is Telefonica eyeing Tuenti? Or it is the same old rumour?

[Spain] Is Telefonica buying Tuenti, the leading Spanish social network – or not? The subject comes up regularly in Spain.

And so it was that “Telefonica is rumored to be acquiring Tuenti for €80 million” ($104 million) was the latest rumour buzzing around Spanish blogs and Twitter timelines this weekend.  The trouble is that Tuenti vehemently denies it. 

Yesterday, vociferous Carlos… → Read More

May 4th, 2010

So Is Telefonica Buying The Spanish Facebook, Or Not?

[Spain] Is Telefonica buying Tuenti, the leading Spanish social network – or not? The subject comes up regularly in Spain.

And so it was that “Telefonica is rumored to be acquiring Tuenti for €80 million” ($104 million) was the latest rumour buzzing around Spanish blogs and Twitter timelines this weekend.  The trouble is that Tuenti vehemently denies it. 

Yesterday, vociferous Carlos… → Read More

March 25th, 2010

Tuenti, Spain's leading social network, switches on local for a location-based future

Madrid-based Tuenti, sometimes called the Facebook of Spain, has been around for four years now. It’s a very well funded company that, despite a huge growth in user numbers and a number of product releases, has been getting some bad press on their lack of monetization and for not having a clear direction – though if you follow the product releases and the company’s hiring habits, there is a… → Read More

March 25th, 2010

Tuenti, Spain's Facebook, Switches On Location Features

Madrid-based Tuenti, sometimes called the Facebook of Spain, has been around for four years now. It’s a very well funded company that, despite a huge growth in user numbers and a number of product releases, has been getting some bad press on their lack of monetization and for not having a clear direction – though if you follow the product releases and the company’s hiring habits, there is a… → Read More

January 26th, 2010

Tuenti is #1 downloaded app in the Spanish iPhone App Store

[Spain] We covered Tuenti, Spain’s leading youth social network, quite recently when they outnumbered Facebook and Google in pageviews in Spain. Today, Tuenti has done it again.

Only 4 days after releasing their iPhone App, they’re #1 in the Spanish App Store with the company reporting 43,500 activations, and the app receiving an impressive 870 reviews. They climbed up to first place a mere 8… → Read More