• COUPONS
    Online coupon site RetailMeNot acquired for $630 million

    Harland Clarke, a payment and marketing services firm, will acquire online coupon site RetailMeNot in a deal worth $630 million in equity. Harland Clarke will pay $11.60 per share in cash, which is about 50 percent higher than the stock’s closing price of $7.75 on April 7. A subsidiary of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, the […]

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    20 Pinterest Plugins For Your WordPress Site

    The amount of people using Pinterest continues to grow. And if you’ve been maintaining your Pinboards, you’ll want to share your work with readers on your company’s website. Luckily, there are quite a few plugins that allow you to share your Pinterest work on your WordPress site. Likewise, these Pinterest plugins give your readers the […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Make Your Site Mobile-Friendly For The New Year

    With the rise of iPhone crazies, Blackberry geeks and Android fanatics, mobile search is finally beginning to experience the growth that search folks hoped it would. Services like FourSquare, Twitter geolocation and Yelp for Mobile will only intensify this growth over the coming year as they create new opportunities for search and users to go […]

  • CLOTHING
    Second-Hand Clothing Site ThredUP Gets $81M in Funding

    The second-hand clothing online marketplace is getting more competitive but one company, ThredUP, seems to have gotten ahead of the rest with a recent round of investments totaling $81 million. Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP) took the lead in the Series E investment in ThredUp. Existing ThredUP investors Trinity Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, […]

  • COUPONS
    StartupBuys.com Launches National Group Coupon Site for Small Businesses

    (PRESS RELEASE – April 28, 2011) – Small businesses, retailers and restaurateurs can get in on the group coupon craze with a new, national group coupon site called StartupBuys.com which was recently launched in all 50 states. The site will help mom-and-pop retailers, restaurants, salons, spas, home-based businesses, professional service businesses and other small businesses […]

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    StartupBuys.com Launches National Group Coupon Site for Small Businesses

    (PRESS RELEASE – April 28, 2011) – Small businesses, retailers and restaurateurs can get in on the group coupon craze with a new, national group coupon site called StartupBuys.com which was recently launched in all 50 states. The site will help mom-and-pop retailers, restaurants, salons, spas, home-based businesses, professional service businesses and other small businesses […]

  • CLOTHING
    Second-Hand Clothing Site ThredUP Gets $81M in Funding

    T he second-hand clothing online marketplace is getting more competitive but one company, ThredUP, seems to have gotten ahead of the rest with a recent round of investments totaling $81 million. Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP) took the lead in the Series E investment in ThredUp. Existing ThredUP investors Trinity Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Highland Capital […]

  • COUPONS
    StartupBuys.com Launches National Group Coupon Site for Small Businesses

    (PRESS RELEASE – April 28, 2011) – Small businesses, retailers and restaurateurs can get in on the group coupon craze with a new, national group coupon site called StartupBuys.com which was recently launched in all 50 states. The site will help mom-and-pop retailers, restaurants, salons, spas, home-based businesses, professional service businesses and other small businesses […]

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    YouTubers Are Accusing the Site of Rampant ‘Censorship’

    YouTubers Are Accusing the Site of Rampant ‘Censorship’ HIGHLIGHTS YouTubers posted videos and tweets accusing YouTube of “censoring” them Part of YouTube’s efforts to be transparent in its dealing with creators It demonetizes videos that concern controversial or sensitive subjects YouTube is the third-largest website on Earth, a behemoth viewed by millions each day. It’s […]

  • NEWS
    Thanks For Turning Yamuna Bank Into ‘Much Cleaner Site’: Uma Bharti To Art Of Living

    “We should thank Sri Sri for improving the ground which was inaccessible”, said Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti. NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Should thank Sri Sri for improving area: Union Water Resources Minister NGT told his foundation to deposit Rs. 4 crore environment compensation Compensation for damaging Yamuna’s biodiversity during 3-day festival Union Water Resources […]