Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend about daily deals sites, specifically Groupon, when it sort Read More
83% of users open daily deal, many can’t wait
As Amazon’s game of musical states axes more states demanding the Internet retailer pay state taxes like brick-and-mortar stores Read More
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What you need to know – 04/12/11
Amazon announced its cheapest Wi-Fi Kindle yet–one for $114 ($25 off) but supported by ads. Leading book Read More
Stylistpick, a personalized women’s fashion e-commerce site, announced Tuesday morning that it has secured £5 million, or $8 Read More
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Lashou gets $110 million to keep Groupon down
Chinese group buying site Lashou announced Monday that it has closed a $110 million Series C funding round Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 04/08/11
Early-stage Mpire, provider of verification and optimization technology company, changed its company name to AdXpose and raised a Read More
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What you need to know – 04/08/11
Chirply, a community of artists and designers, raised $1.1 million from several investors, including Keith Rabois, Warren Hellman, Read More
I never really think about Expedia until they screw me over, like recently, when I booked a hotel Read More
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What you need to know – 04/07/11
500 Startups held one demo day yesterday and is holding one today, where 22 startups are unveiling what Read More
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GameStop launches Facebook storefront
Whenever I talk about social commerce on Facebook, I find myself returning to that overused phrase “fishing where Read More
Chinese high-end fashion site Xiu.com on Wednesday announced the close of a $20 million round of funding led Read More
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Dish Network acquires Blockbuster for $320M
Blockbuster has a new owner. Dish Network announced Wednesday morning that it has agreed to acquire all of Read More
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The buzz on curation… can VCs capitalize?
Yuri Milner, the VC whose Russian Digital Sky Technologies (DST) group has put money into Facebook, Zynga and Read More
Long ranked as the number two daily deal provider at best, and just another Groupon clone at worst, Read More
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What you need to know – 04/05/11
Experience Project, the social network for shared life experiences, launched BroadCause, a platform for “social good” where Internet Read More