Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 3 at 10:10 am PT
For Uber, the start-up behind a smartphone app for requesting car service, raising fares on busy nights is a no-brainer. But for consumers, the premium pricing may put the service just out of reach.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 5, 2011 at 7:40 am PT
“We estimate that the company is losing $50-$75 per PlayBook sold.”
Kara Swisher in Media on September 22, 2011 at 12:06 am PT
And you thought the Netflix pricing drama was weird.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT
In an extended interview, the head of France’s largest telecom firm talks with AllThingsD about the wireless landscape, offering a pointed take on everything from phones and tablets to the need for tiered pricing.
And yes, his company is working with Apple on a standard for smaller SIM cards that could pave the way for a slimmer iPhone.
Kara Swisher in News on March 24, 2011 at 9:02 am PT
Pixazza, the Mountain View start-up that has nicknamed itself “AdSense for images,” has added someone who might know a thing or two about it.
Former Googler Elliot Schrage–who is now Facebook’s global communications, marketing and public policy head–is joining the start-up’s board as a strategic adviser and observer.
Kara Swisher in News on March 22, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT
Recently, BoomTown took a walk down digital Memory Lane with Bob Lisbonne, CEO of Pixazza, the photo-tagging service that has nicknamed itself “AdSense for images.”
That’s because Lisbonne used to be a big wheel at Netscape Communications.
We talked about the old days, of course, but more about the new days and his business focused on putting all kinds of advertising within online images.
John Paczkowski in News on February 16, 2011 at 8:14 am PT
The antitrust investigation Google is facing in Texas is quite a bit broader than originally thought. A civil investigative demand sent last July by the office of Attorney General Greg Abbott, and first reported by Bloomberg, reveals an inquiry not just into ad pricing, but site ranking and “the manual overriding or altering of” search results as well.
John Paczkowski in News on February 10, 2011 at 1:51 pm PT
It might lack a firm launch date and hard pricing details, and its application and content ecosystem might need further work, but Hewlett-Packard’s forthcoming TouchPad looks like it’s got a real shot at becoming the frontrunner in the massing horde of tablet hopefuls trailing Apple’s iPad. Certainly the hardware and OS seem formidable enough to at least differentiate the device in an increasingly crowded market.
