hi5 Networks, not-big-in-U.S.-but-big-elsewhere social network, has made a small acquisition: it has bought out PixVerse, a social chat tool used by uses of hi5 and other social networks.

I had an opportunity to speak with Akash Garg, hi5 Network’s CTO, about how his organization is using tools from Hyperic. Thanks Akash for taking the time to chat with me.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--hi5 Networks, one of the world ’ s largest social networks, announced today that it is also the world ’ s fastest growing among the top-10 global social networks.

Hi5 just demonstrated why they're wrong. Most Web 2.0 companies still think they need to go it alone on open-source IT. Hi5 just demonstrated why they're wrong.

Social network Hi5 is continuing its foray into the business of virtual gaming today by introducing two new ways for users to pay it real money for its “Coins” virtual currency. The services ...

Hi5 is getting in touch with its inner gamer. After a multiyear struggle to keep users from defecting to rivals, the social network is reinventing itself as a social gaming and entertainment site.

hi5 guns for Facebook Meet the No. 3 social networking site, growing by leaps and bounds thanks to its focus on Spanish-speaking countries. By Jessi Hempel, writer.

Social Network Hi5 Cuts Staff, Turns To Virtual Goods For Revenue. April 1, 2009 / 11:03 AM EDT / PaidContent.org This story was written by Rory Maher.

In a marriage of games and social networks, SmallWorlds has teamed up with social network Hi5 to open up SmallWorlds’ cartoon-like virtual world to Hi5’s 60 million monthly visitors.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--hi5 Networks, Inc. today announced the launch of two new music services on its social network, hi5, through collaborations with iLike and Qloud.iLike and Qloud each ...

The latest startup to cut back is Hi5, the third largest social network. On Monday, the 110-person company laid off 10 to 15 percent of its employees in what it is calling a "restructuring" move.

Google Inc. is trying to channel the social-networking boom by releasing technical specifications for other Internet companies and software developers to follow, a move that could heighten ...