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PayPal Says It’s Full Speed Ahead on Mobile Payments After President Resigns

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 6 at 7:00 am PT

PayPal’s VP of Mobile David Marcus makes the case for why its mobile payments strategy will prevail in a market surrounded by incumbents.

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Apps for Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers

Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm PT

Here are 10 mobile shopping apps for the holiday procrastinators out there.

Coupon Craze Continues With CouponCabin Raising $54 Million

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 19, 2011 at 8:55 pm PT

Investors are seeing a smart buying opportunity in the age-old practice of saving and redeeming coupons. This time, it’s CouponCabin that has raised a hefty round.

Groupon’s Third (And Quieter) Co-Founder Brad Keywell Talks About Chicago Ideas Week (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on October 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT

Never heard of Chicago’s Brad Keywell? No longer!

Even More AsiaD Speakers: Yahoo’s Yang, HTC’s Wang, Samsung’s Hong and More!

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on September 12, 2011 at 10:08 pm PT

You want more AsiaD speakers, we got more. And there are more to come, too!

Facebook Kills Deals After Just Four Months

Liz Gannes in Social on August 26, 2011 at 3:18 pm PT

Tech is going through a late-summer cleanup: Apple’s killing rentals, Google’s dissolving Slide, and now Facebook will discontinue its deals product.

Exclusive: Groupon’s Mason Tells Troops in Feisty Internal Memo: “It Looks Good.”

Kara Swisher in Commerce on August 25, 2011 at 3:02 pm PT

Facing a barrage of negative press about its upcoming IPO, Groupon CEO and co-founder Andrew Mason took up a pen to counter critics of the social buying service in a pugnacious email to employees.

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Time Warner Cable Nears Insight Deal

Anupreeta Das And Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on August 14, 2011 at 5:55 pm PT

Time Warner Cable Inc. is nearing a deal to buy Insight Communications Inc., the cable operator controlled by private-equity firm Carlyle Group, for about $3 billion including debt.

Foursquare Finally Adds Groupon Deals

Liz Gannes in Social on July 29, 2011 at 9:21 am PT

Foursquare has started featuring Groupon deals, as we first reported the two companies had been discussing in May.

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Travelzoo's Stock Takes Off After Stellar First-Quarter Results

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 21, 2011 at 9:52 am PT

Travelzoo, which publishes travel deals after validating their true value, reported stellar first-quarter results today, leading its stock price to jump by $17, or 23 percent, to about $91 a share. The New York company said first-quarter revenues were up 30 percent over last year, with North American sales growing at its fastest pace in four years. Europe saw the highest quarterly subscriber growth ever and returned its first significant quarterly profit. Excluding a one-time cash expense of $20 million, Travelzoo reported a profit of $6 million, up 144 percent year over year.