Netlog, previously known as Facebox, is relaunching (again) under their latest new brand name, with €5 million ($6.8M) in their pocket from a round of funding backed by Index Ventures.
Netlog has an extensive, and confusing, history. Feel free to delve deeper into their story here. Netlog has created a network of interactive communities that span Europe in nine different countries, all operating in their respective languages from English to Dutch to Portuguese. The funding from Index Ventures, who has also funded Last.fm, eBay and Skype, will allow Netlog to continue their expansion, entering more countries in more languages, and also build up their commercial operations. Their network community offers a broad reaching opportunity for advertisers, and Netlog also earns revenue from users that purchase credits to increase the alloted space for their content.
Other global social networks include MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube . As far as enabling users to communicate with each other, irrespective of language barriers, proves a unique challenge, but one that has seemingly brought success for Netlog.
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译文:
Facebox改名为Netlog，筹得500万欧元
Netlog（之前被称作Facebox）从聚杰网（Index Venture）那里筹得500万欧元（折合680万美金）。
Netlog的过去令人感到很疑惑。如果你想有所了解，请点击这里。
Netlog创建了一个网络互动社区，它横跨欧洲9个国家，分别使用各自的语言，从英语到荷兰语再到葡萄牙语。
他们从聚杰网（Index Venture）那里筹集了资金，而聚杰网也投资了Last.fm，eBay和Skype。它允许Netlog持续他们的扩张，加入更多国家，更多语言，同时也建立他们的商业运行。他们的网络社区提供给广告商一个宽广的平台，Netlog也允许用户购买积分以扩大他们的地方，Netlog也可以从那里赚取一些收入。
其他全球化社交网站，包括MySpace，Facebook和YouTube。要让用户能够互相沟通，而不考虑语言障碍，看上去像是一个独特的挑战，但是这却给Netlog带来了成功。