O.co Shutters at Least Three Businesses, As It Questions New Commerce Models

O.co has shut down three of its product categories, and a fourth is on hold, after some of its experiments over the past couple of years have not penciled out.
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Real Estate Search Provider Trulia Sold on IPO Prospects

Trulia’s founder and CEO Pete Flint remains focused on taking his real-estate search company public, despite one of its closest competitors beating him to it this summer.
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Zillow’s First Quarter as a Public Company Also Marks First Profit

Zillow reported its first profit ever today as part of its second-quarter earnings release, only one month after raising more than $70 million in its public offering.
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Zillow’s Shares Double in Stock Market Debut

On Zillow’s first day of trading on the Nasdaq, its shares more than doubled, soaring to $45 today from its initial pricing of $20 a share.
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Demand for IPO Bumps Up Zillow’s Zestimate to $500 Million

Zillow is now hoping to raise up to $71 million in its IPO, according to an updated document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The Seattle-based company, which aggregates real estate listings online, was previously trying to raise $57 million. At the current price levels, the company would be valued at nearly $500 million, up from $400 million previously.

Tech Boom Drives Turnover at Popular SoMa Address

For a sign of how the region’s technology boom is progressing, consider the growth going on at just one San Francisco building that has attracted start-up tenants.

Zillow’s Valuation Nears $400 Million After Pricing IPO

Zillow expects to secure almost $60 million in its initial public offering, which will value the company at close to $400 million, according to documents filed with the SEC today.
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Zillow’s iPhone App Helps You Know If You are Qualified to Buy

If only it had been around during the bubble. Zillow’s new app helps you calculate whether you can afford the house you are looking at. The real estate listing company’s second app helps you search and compare loan offers, or calculate whether it makes sense to refinance. Zillow, which is pursuing an IPO, has identified mobile as a way to boost its traffic, like its competitors, including Realtor.com’s Move and Trulia.

Zillow Paid Only $1 Million in Cash for Postlets Acquisition

Zillow paid only $1 million in cash to acquire Postlets, a company used by real estate agents to get the word out on thousands of for-sale and for-rent listings.
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A Day in the Life of a Salesperson on the Front Lines of the Group-Buying Frenzy

Groupon and LivingSocial have ballooned into major corporations over the past year, hiring thousands of local salespeople who try to convince local merchants into participating in the latest fad: group buying. While other sales positions have been hit hard by the recession, it turns out not every one is losing out. The daily deal phenomenon is creating thousands of new sales opportunities–and the hunt is on for trained workers with the contacts and experience.

Inside Facebook's Big Move to Menlo Park

Fun With Mobile Stats: Holiday Edition

Real Estate Site Trulia Acquires Movity

Apple Buys Old HP Campus