5 posts and columns on gift card

YooMee Games Opens the Chuck E. Cheese of Online Arcades

in Commerce on February 8, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

What do you get when you give casual game players the chance to compete for cash and prizes? A really addictive experience. Or at least that’s the hope of YooMee Games.

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Take That! Groupon Fires Back at LivingSocial With Discounted Barnes & Noble Gift Card

in Commerce on February 4, 2011 at 2:32 pm PT

Not to be outdone by LivingSocial, which darn near caused a riot when it announced it was offering $20 gift cards to Amazon.com for only $10, Groupon has a deal of its own–with Amazon’s competitor, Barnes & Noble, no less! For the next three days, it is offering $20 gift cards for 10 bucks for most items available in the bookstore. But watch out–the expiration date is only two months away. By afternoon, Groupon had sold 2,412–far fewer than the 1.25 million LivingSocial ended up selling in just over 24 hours.

Apple Hits New Milestones: 10 Billion Apps Downloaded, 160 Million iOS Users and More

in Commerce on January 22, 2011 at 11:30 am PT

Apple said today its App Store has hit more than 10 billion downloads worldwide, equating to roughly 62 apps for each one of its 160 million iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users.

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GameStop Swoons as Walmart Chops Video Game Prices

in News on December 2, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

GameStop shares are trading lower after Walmart this morning announced price cuts on many video games. Walmart also unveiled a plan to offer $50 gift card to customers who buy a $199 Nintendo Wii. Walmart said it will discount the top 25 video games by 15-20 percent through December 24.

Where Your Old Gadgets Find a Second Life

in The Mossberg Solution on August 12, 2008 at 2:32 pm PT

Digital electronics will eventually break or get replaced. It’s hard to know what to do with the gadgets that get left behind. But there are Web sites that make it easy to get rid of old electronics — and some offer cash for them, too.
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