Groupon

I’m Still Here: Stock Soars as Groupon Shows Stronger-Than-Expected Q1 Revenue

Kara Swisher in Commerce May 8, 2013 at 1:32 pm PT

Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners

Kara Swisher in News April 30, 2013 at 12:50 am PT

Kids These Days

I came to realize that there was a real need to present business wisdom in a format that is more accessible to the younger generation. It was with this in mind that I spent a week in LA earlier this month recording Hardly Workin’, a seven song album of motivational business music targeted at people newly entering the workforce.

– Andrew Mason, in a personal blog post about what he’s been up to

News Byte

Hedge Fund Investment Pulls Zynga, Groupon Shares Out of the Weeds

Eric Johnson in News on May 15 at 9:56 am PT

Zynga and Groupon shares shot up 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively, on news of an investment from hedge fund Jana Partners, first reported by Reuters earlier this morning. The long-term picture of both companies’ stock prices has been less than rosy. After peaking in March 2012 at close to $15 per share, Zynga hasn’t risen above the $5 threshold in nearly a year. Meanwhile, Groupon has similarly remained below $10 per share in the same time frame, peaking shortly after its November IPO close to $26 per share.

Go Far West, Young Startup: SoftBank Capital and Yahoo Japan in $20M Fund to Bring U.S. Entrepreneurs There

Kara Swisher in News on April 24 at 12:00 pm PT

Breaking into the Asian market is not easy.

An Amazonian Challenge: Jason Del Rey Joins All Things Digital, Covering Online Commerce

Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg in Commerce on April 15 at 7:06 am PT

As the Internet of Things escalates and the offline and online worlds continue to combine, this reporter will chronicle it.

Among Big Properties, Apple and Amazon Have Greatest Portions of Mobile-Only Users

Liz Gannes in Mobile on March 25 at 7:00 am PT

The folks who measure how many people visit websites have been slow to count up mobile Web, smartphone and tablet users. But comScore is catching up, with its new “Multi-Platform” rankings.

Voices

Groupon CFO: No Changes to Business Model

John Letzing, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on March 5 at 1:33 pm PT

Groupon Inc. Chief Financial Officer Jason Child said Tuesday the embattled daily-deals company won’t be shifting its business model as it seeks out a new CEO, and argued the firm is on the right track.