7 posts and columns on Oodle

eBay, Others Trip Over Each Other to Define Social Commerce

in Commerce on June 15, 2011 at 8:45 am PT

On the same day a start-up is launching with the goal of being eBay with a social twist, the online auctions giant is also unveiling some of its own plans for social commerce.
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Redpoint's Geoff Yang Prefers Early-Stage Risk to Late-Stage Valuations (Video)

in Social on February 1, 2011 at 5:32 am PT

Redpoint Ventures founding partner Geoff Yang told us in a video interview he wants to invest in social media, gaming and digital living-room start-ups.

Classified Provider Becomes BFFs with Facebook

in Commerce on December 14, 2010 at 9:55 pm PT

The exclusive provider of classified ads on the Facebook Marketplace is revamping the way it does business to create an even tighter bond with the social network.

Weekend Update, 03.07.09

in News on March 8, 2009 at 12:00 am PT

Will [insert company name here] find a viable revenue strategy any time soon? Everyone’s hustling, that’s for sure. It’s this week’s theme.
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Buying and Selling Among Friends

in The Mossberg Solution on March 3, 2009 at 4:28 pm PT

Gone are the days when giving away your old stuff involved getting in the car and hauling bags to the local Salvation Army. Now, with a little Web know-how, you can find a number of ways to turn your trash into someone else’s treasure.
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"Has Your Head Exploded Yet?" BoomTown Queries TEDsters on What They Learned

in News on February 11, 2009 at 11:30 am PT

While at the TED conference last week, I asked a variety of people in attendance at the elite gathering which presentation had blown their head off–figuratively, of course! TED, which feels like a four-year college in four days, had an eclectic range of speakers, many focusing on the awful state of the earth. But there were also less-dire presentations, such as one on how Brad Pitt’s head and range of facial expressions are now stored in a Sony database for all eternity. That’s a cold comfort amid all the global melting down, but BoomTown will not refuse it. Here’s some more TED reaction from the digerati.