A University of Oregon senior and a recent graduate are working on a niche social network customized for different universities, called Hallspot.
A University of Oregon senior and a recent graduate are working on a niche social network customized for different universities, called Hallspot.
To launch a new social media site in a world already thick with such sites might seem a tall order.
But Thorne and Tirella are giving it their best shot. They’ve raised $400,000 in cash from investors, hired eight full-time employees, rented an office in Eugene and have set a Sept. 27 launch date for Hallspot, looking to make a splash on the UO campus by fulfilling their company’s motto, “College life, connected.”
Read more at The Register-Guard.
