Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 31 at 7:00 am PT
Visa, Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and others are pouring $40 million into TrialPay, which helps companies like Facebook, Gap and Fandango increase sales through the use of incentives.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 30, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
CEO Doug Bergeron says VeriFone has spent more than $1 billion in acquisitions to take advantage of emerging technologies, such as mobile payments, on a global basis.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 6, 2011 at 5:56 am PT
Today Apple faces its first full day without Steve Jobs. His greatest legacy may be the potential that still lies ahead.
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.
Kara Swisher in News on January 23, 2011 at 7:02 pm PT
Mike Murphy–Facebook’s first head of advertising sales, who left the social networking giant in October to take some personal time off–seems done with relaxing.
He is now taking a part-time, but significant, role at online gaming phenom Zynga to help formulate its advertising strategy.
In addition, though, Murphy is also close to formalizing an additional consulting relationship with Facebook.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 21, 2011 at 10:45 am PT
More advertising and sponsorships will be inevitable this year in Zynga’s popular Facebook game titles as the privately held company attempts to diversify its revenue stream.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 29, 2010 at 10:25 am PT
If you drive a Honda, be wary of emails asking personal questions. The carmaker says a list containing names, email addresses and vehicle identification numbers has been stolen.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 15, 2010 at 7:40 am PT
The hacking incident that affected McDonald’s appears to have wider implications for users of scores of other Web sites, and it may be connected, though indirectly, to the weekend attack on Gawker.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 14, 2010 at 12:43 pm PT
The residual effects of the Gawker password kerfuffle continue to spread to other sites. The lesson in all this? Don’t re-use passwords!
Peter Kafka in Media on September 21, 2010 at 4:04 am PT
Brands are flocking to Facebook because their users are flocking to Facebook. But the more crowded it gets, the harder it is to get people’s attention. Some tips to stand out.
