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Neomobile acquires mobile payment co. Onebip

by Faith Merino, March 14, 2011 | Comments

The deal is poised to put Neomobile into the top 3 running for European mobile commerce companies

The week is kicking off with an M&A bang. Neomobile, a mobile media company, on Monday announced the acquisition of Onebip, a mobile payments service provider for game publishers, social networks, and Internet merchants. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition is expected to make Neomobile one of the top three mobile commerce players in Europe. ...

iPad 2 sells 1M units, analysts say

by Faith Merino, March 14, 2011 | Comments

If the numbers are correct, that would mean the iPad 2 sold 3X as many units as the original iPad

There has been much speculation as to how many iPad 2s have sold over the weekend. If the hyped chaos was anything to go by, you would assume that customers razed stores and ate the employees in their ravenous, ravenous hunger. To show how greedy Apple customers truly are, analysts from Wedbush Securities are estimating that some one million iPad ...

Pew: news info and mobile devices

by Faith Merino, March 14, 2011 | Comments

Take note, collapsing print industry: more mobile users are also willing to pay for online news

A friend fo mine recently told me that she checks the weather report on her iPhone before she even gets out of bed in the morning. At first I thought that it was just her being lazy--and then I realized--no, that actually makes a lot of sense. It's like finding out how cold your floor is going to be before ...

Tips for giving up Facebook for Lent

by Faith Merino, March 11, 2011 | Comments

It's six weeks. Don't kid yourself into thinking it'll be easy.

Web-surfing Catholics the world over were momentarily terrified last Wednesday when prominent Catholic recording artist John Michael Talbot (who calls himself the "Techno Monk") suggested that he may give up Facebook for Lent. And then it all turned out to be a clever joke and the world resumed turning. But many other Lent observers (not just Catholics, but Lutherans, Anglicans, ...

Amazon cuts ties with Illinois, are you next?

by Faith Merino, March 11, 2011 | Comments

How YOU can keep Amazon in your state!

Amazon's game of musical states just axed another player. The e-retailer informed its Illinois affiliates that it would be pulling out of the state after Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that would require online retailers working with affiliates in Illinois to collect sales taxes from Illinois consumers “Illinois’ main street businesses are critical to ensuring our long-term ...

BuyWithMe buys fellow deal site LocalTwist

by Faith Merino, March 11, 2011 | Comments

The deal expands BuyWithMe's reach to two new key markets

BuyWithMe, one of the top five Groupon clones, has just acquired a Groupon clone of its own. California-based LocalTwist, formerly a division of LifeStreet Media, currently delivers deals to consumers in San Diego and Seattle. The acquisition expands BuyWithMe's U.S. reach to Seattle while firming up its foothold in San Diego. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded ...

Buyer's remorse: Apple products or stock?

by Faith Merino, March 11, 2011 | Comments

Chart shows how much you'd have if you'd purchased Apple stock instead of Apple products

I loves me some good buyer's remorse. I'm the queen of buying something, strolling out of the store, and then turning around before I even reach the parking lot to go return the item because I convince myself that I need the money more. What I love even more is pushing my own fiscal neuroses onto other people. Buy a ...

RadiumOne raises $21M for social advertising

by Faith Merino, March 10, 2011 | Comments

Crosslink Capital leads the Series B round

Happy Thursday, everyone! I have more social marketing/advertising news for you! RadiumOne, the latest project of serial entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal, on Thursday announced the close of a $21 million Series B round of funding led by Crosslink Capital, with participation from DFJ Esprit and existing investors Adams Street Partners and Trinity Ventures. This round brings RadiumOne's total funding to date ...

AOL users likely to be older, tech-ignorant

by Faith Merino, March 10, 2011 | Comments

Study from Hunch.com finds Gmail users more likely to be younger and more tech savvt

Your email domain says a lot about you. Personally, I haven't trusted any emails from Yahoo or Hotmail since 1998. In fact, I actually kind of think less of people with Yahoo or Hotmail email addresses. It seems like at some point, I always find out that they know nothing about smartphones and their home computer consists of the family ...

AOL cuts 900 employees

by Faith Merino, March 10, 2011 | Comments

Following the HuffPo acquisition, AOL lays off staff to cut overlaps

Blending families always comes with a few casualties. Sometimes a step-child or two gets the boot, and no sooner did AOL employees find that they'd be bunking with Huffington Post employees than they were told to find somewhere else to go. AOL has reportedly cut some 20% of its employees, most of them from the company's India unit. In all, ...

Hiya organizes your contact list

by Faith Merino, March 10, 2011 | Comments

	WhitePages leverages database to launch Hiya for keeping track of your contacts Going through my iPhone, I realized I don't even know half the people in my contacts list. Or at least I met/chatted/emailed with them at some point long ago and have since forgotten them. Sorry to all of you who email me and never get responses because I delete your emails in the belief that I don't know you. I'm ...
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Offermatic raises $4.5M for rewards service

by Faith Merino, March 9, 2011 | Comments

The company is backed by Kleiner Perkins, Ron Conway, Omar Hamoui, and more

Offermatic, a service that uses your own personal spending habits to deliver customized savings and offers, announced Wednesday that it has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, with participation from SV Angel Investor Ron Conway, former AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui, and early executives from Facebook and Mint.com. The new funds will be used to build out ...

NextSpace raises $425K for "coworking" space

by Faith Merino, March 9, 2011 | Comments

	The company provides office space for telecommuters, freelancers, and entrepreneurs For those of us who work at home, getting up in the morning and sitting down at your desk in your jammies with your coffee is pretty awesome, but it has its drawbacks. Those of us with kids run the risk of being on the phone when a crying toddler comes in demanding demanding a piece of gum. And those ...
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Stack Overflow gets $12M, now Stack Exchange

by Faith Merino, March 9, 2011 | Comments

The Q&A network of sites gets support from Index Ventures, Spark Capital, and Union Square Ventures

Stack Exchange, a Q&A network of sites formerly known as Stack Overflow, on Wednesday announced that it has secured a hefty $12 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures, with help from Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures. This brings the company's total funds raised to $18 million, and the company announced today that it is changing ...

Fandor launches as Netflix for indie films

by Faith Merino, March 9, 2011 | Comments

The streaming-only site may have face an uphill battle with higher prices and a smaller audience

Independent films can be delightfully surprising with their depth and intelligence, or they can be annoying as hell. Now independent film fans have a new resource at their fingertips for sorting through the mess. Online independent film service Fandor launched Wednesday with a library of over 2,500 licensed videos. Additionally, early Facebook employee Chris Kelly has joined the company's board ...

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