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HP Hires New EVP From Boeing, Names New CIO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 3, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

After a long string of executive defections at HP, CEO Meg Whitman names her first senior hire since taking over in September, and promotes a new CIO from within.

Attention Shoppers: Coupons.com Grabs $30M in Funding From Greylock

Kara Swisher in Commerce on October 3, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

VCs search for a bargain in longtime digital promotions site.

Apple, Starbucks Expanding iTunes Giveaways to Include Apps, Books and TV Shows

Ina Fried in Mobile on September 15, 2011 at 4:46 pm PT

The program, which traditionally has given coffee-shop customers a free song, has expanded in recent weeks to include apps and book samples; TV shows are expected soon.

T-Mobile’s Father’s Day Deal Gives Dads Free Data for a Year

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 14, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The wireless carrier is running a one-day sale on Saturday, offering a year’s free entry-level data plan for customers who sign up for a new contract. Those who opt for a higher-end contract can get $10 a month off their bill for a year. It’s not technically limited to dads, but does require a new two-year contract and is available only this Saturday.

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EBay Drops the Price to Free for Up to 50 Auction Listings

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 15, 2011 at 9:25 am PT

EBay said Tuesday that for the first time ever, it is making it free to list up to 50 items a month on its auction site and that it will be free to add the “Buy it Now” option. Prices will be effective starting April 19. The promotions are designed to drive increases in both new listers and listings. Currently the prices for the service vary by the starting price of the item. If someone were listing 50 items a month at the highest price and added Buy It Now to all of them, the current cost would be $112.

TrialPay Brings Advertising to the Online Checkout Line

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 15, 2010 at 5:55 am PT

Here’s a company that is bringing the concept of enticing shoppers with the latest tabloid magazine, a pack of gum or a Snickers bar from the line at the grocery store to the online checkout world.

Gawker Password Mess Spreads to World of Warcraft, and Apparently to Yahoo

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!

Windows Phone 7 Prices Quietly Dropping

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 9, 2010 at 7:45 am PT

Although the official prices of the initial Windows Phone 7 devices remain the same, various promotions are heavily discounting the month-old models, with Amazon offering three AT&T models for just a penny.

When the Customer Is in the Neighborhood

Diana Ransom, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 17, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Restaurant promotion is going high-tech. Franchise restaurants have long tried to drum up business on the local level with newspaper ads and with mass mailings of coupons and other promotional offers. But now franchisers have a host of new ways to drive business to individual stores, thanks largely to the explosion in recent years of technologies that recognize a user’s location.

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