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New EA Sports Subscription Service Lets You Play Before You Pay

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 2, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Electronic Arts is trying out a new subscription service that will, for a small annual fee, give members early access to the company’s major sports releases before they hit store shelves.

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Angie's List Reviewing Options, Including an IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 28, 2011 at 1:30 pm PT

Angie’s List is considering filing for an IPO as early as this year, CEO Bill Oesterle told Bloomberg. Indianapolis-based Angie’s List, which provides consumer reviews to 1.5 million members, has hired advisors to investigate its options, which could also include a sale. The site charges members between $40 and $70 a year to belong. In preparation for the company’s next stage, it has appointed Keith Krach as chairman and Robert Millard as CFO. Oesterle said revenues jumped 40 percent in 2010 and the company expects to end the year with 1.8 million members. Last month, it reportedly raised more than $50 million.

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LivingSocial Fuels Aggressive Growth Plans With $400 Million in Financing

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 6, 2011 at 12:59 pm PT

As expected, LivingSocial has raised $400 million in funding, bringing the company’s total raised to date to more than $600 million. The round included new and existing investors, such as Amazon.com. As we reported on Monday, LivingSocial has added Neil Ashe, former president of CBS Interactive, to its board. LivingSocial now has 26 million members signed up for its daily deals service in 206 markets. It employs more than 1,300 people and expects to reach 400 markets in 2011.

Gilt's Jetsetter Expands Travel Discounts to Third Parties

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 15, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Jetsetter, the Gilt Groupe’s foray into into the travel world, is partnering with ASmallWorld, an invitation-only social networking site, to expand its audience beyond its own membership base of two million users.

Enswers Acquires Soompi Korean Entertainment Community

Liz Gannes in Social on February 6, 2011 at 11:24 pm PT

Korean video fingerprinting company Enswers has acquired Soompi, a San Francisco-based company that runs the largest English-language Korean pop culture site.

How Lockerz Is Making Shopping a Lot More Fun for the 19 & Under Crowd

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 3, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Seattle-based Lockerz is trying to build an all-new e-commerce experience for Generation Z. Here’s how it plans to do that using techniques from FarmVille and Facebook.

Trying Out a Revamped Myspace

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on December 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT

Katie reviews the revamped Myspace, with its focus on topics in popular culture, including television, music, movies, celebrities and comedy.

Gilt Groupe Leans on Mixture of Equity and Debt to Fund Growth

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 15, 2010 at 3:55 pm PT

Gilt Groupe has secured about $15 million in a line of credit, which we’ve learned was primarily used for building out a new warehouse in Louisville, Ky.

"Hit Me Up" Was Facebook's Breakout Slang in 2010

Liz Gannes in Social on December 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Other items besides Justin Bieber made it onto Facebook’s list of 2010 trends in status messages. But don’t think for a second that Bieber didn’t earn his spot on yet another year-end roundup.

CTIA Boss Steve Largent Goes Deep With Mobilized

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 4, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

To wrap up the first week of Mobilized, I had a chat on Friday with CTIA chief Steve Largent about net neutrality, the need for more spectrum and why his member companies spend so much time bashing one another. Yes, that Steve Largent. For those who have been in a dead zone for the past two decades, the former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver went on to become a congressman and has spent the last seven years heading up the wireless industry’s trade association.

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