17 posts and columns on Inc.

Realty Bites: Agents Face Off Against Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com

in Commerce on March 27 at 7:00 am PT

The Internet has forever changed the newspaper industry, the music business and travel agencies. Now it’s real estate’s turn.
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Zillow’s Valuation Nears $400 Million After Pricing IPO

in Commerce on July 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm PT

Zillow expects to secure almost $60 million in its initial public offering, which will value the company at close to $400 million, according to documents filed with the SEC today.
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Greystripe Targets Regional Mobile Ads, Not the More Trendy Hyper-Local Ads

in Commerce on January 26, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

If there’s one area of mobile advertising that’s hot right now, it’s hyper-local, or the ability to target coupons, offers or recommendations within a block or two of a person’s location. So, what about regional ad plays?

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Playdom Investor Tim Chang on Why Social Gaming Is Hot

in News on November 12, 2009 at 12:09 pm PT

Interest in social gaming is jumping to new heights. One of the players in the space, Playdom Inc., just raised a giant-sized $43 million round from Lightspeed Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners and Rick Thompson, one of the co-founders and an existing angel investor in the company.

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Qualcomm Makes Bet on Mobile TVs

in News on October 7, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

Qualcomm Inc., which is known more for cellphone chips than products sold to consumers, is betting that a new pocket-sized device will spur more interest in mobile TV. The San Diego-based company late Tuesday announced that a subsidiary will begin offering what it calls FLO TV Personal Television. Qualcomm said U.S. retailers are expected to offer the device over this holiday season at a suggested price of $249.99.

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Entrepreneurs "Tweet" Their Way Through Crises

in News on September 15, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Twitter has turned out to be a useful tool for some small businesses coping with customer-service or public-relations crises. The social-media service–where users send short “tweets” to followers who have signed up to receive the messages–came in handy for Innovative Beverage Group Holdings Inc., whose drankbeverage.com site crashed last month after a surge in traffic following a segment on Fox News for the company’s so-called relaxation beverage, which contains “calming” ingredients like valerian root and melatonin.

Liberty Media Chairman John Malone: The Full D7 Session

in D7 on June 18, 2009 at 9:58 pm PT

As many already know, John Malone has been a cable legend since he first ran Tele-Communications Inc. back in the early 1970s. His influence put most cable channels on the map and his forceful business skills willed cable into becoming a key consumer medium for entertainment and news. Malone talked about that experience onstage at the seventh D: All Thing Digital conference and how it mirrors what is going on now as more content is being distributed on the Internet. You should listen, because Malone is a genuine media pioneer who could teach Web players a thing or two.
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Apple Apps Ahead

in News on April 20, 2009 at 3:01 am PT

Apple is about to remove the shackles from developers of applications for the iPhone. While iPhone users have mostly praised the steady stream of games, guides and other programs released thus far, many developers have been frustrated by their inability to do more, such as allow users to purchase digital content within an application.

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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