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		<title>Social Mapping: Game Not Over Yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Arrington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Google expands their social mapping features, competitors are regrouping and refocusing. Kleiner Perkins backed Platial, headquartered in Portland, is announcing the acquisition of chief competitor Frappr this morning. Frappr co-founder Kun Gao will join Platial as part of the deal.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/platialfrappr.png" style="float: left" class="snap_nopreview shot" />As Google <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/17/google-extends-their-social-adjenda-to-maps/">expands</a> their social mapping features, competitors are regrouping and refocusing. Kleiner Perkins backed <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/platial">Platial</a>, headquartered in Portland, is announcing the acquisition of chief competitor <a href="http://www.frappr.com/">Frappr</a> this morning. Frappr co-founder Kun Gao will join Platial as part of the deal.</p>
<p>Platial CEO Di-Ann Eisnor says the combined companies will reach 15 million unique users per month and will store 100 million user-generated location-based points of data, including photos, videos, reviews, stories and people (see examples <a href="http://www.platial.com/moonwatcher/map/4676#Vegan-friendly_restaurants_in_DC">here</a> and <a href="http://www.frappr.com/ussenterprisecvn65">here</a>). 25% of all distributed map widgets on the Internet will be served via the platform.</p>
<p>Frappr never took outside financing. Platial raised two rounds. They took $800,000 in angel funding in October 2005 from Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, Omidyar Network, Ram Shriram, Georges Harik, Jack Dangermon, and Ron Conway. In February 2007 they raised an additional $2.6 million from Keynote Ventures, with participation from most of the previous investors.
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