After Strong Quarter, Groupon Starts Looking Like a Deal Again

Even though Groupon continues to carry the warning that its financial processes are weak, a handful of analysts upgraded the company to a buy rating today, and investors sent the stock climbing.
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Party On … And On … And On, Geek (But Not Much Else): A Newbie Reflects on SXSW

Guess what? It was a party down there.
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Manual Typewriters, the Original Mobile Devices

Upon hearing manual typewriters are now “a thing,” AllThingsD’s Ina Fried dusts hers off and puts pen to paper extolling the virtues of the pre-computer keyboard.
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Vevo’s Rio Caraeff Profits From Ubiquity (Video)

Rio Caraeff doesn’t run a normal start-up. His two-year-old Vevo, which is a video distributor for the music labels, took in $150 million in the past year. Here are his highlights from D: Dive Into Media.
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ESPN’s John Skipper Loves Every Platform — As Long As He Gets Paid (Video)

Give ESPN President John Skipper points for consistency. He wants to make ESPN available on every device and screen. What he doesn’t want to do is give it away for free.
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Super Double Overtime

I thought this game was never going to end. Not football game. The “Will RIM CEOs ever Step Down?” game.

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Dynamic Dual Coverage: Ballmer’s Last Act in Vegas and the BCS Championship in 3-D

What? The biggest game in college football and the official start to CES are on at the same time? Fret not — AllThingsD had you covered with two live blogs in one.
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Steve Ballmer Gives Ralph De La Vega a Very … Vigorous Greeting (Video)

If you’re going to bring the Microsoft CEO on stage, better plant your feet.
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CES Notebook: The Constant Search for Power and Vegas’ Worst-Kept Secrets

AllThingsD is on the ground in Vegas, digging for dirt, wading through the crowd and already low on batteries.
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Huawei’s John Roese on the Telecom Giant That Wants to Roar: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

The Chinese company is the world’s second-largest maker of telecommunications and networking gear — and you’re about to hear a lot more from it going forward.
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Mobilized Gets Hands-On With the iPad 2