Google’s Punit Soni: We’re Not Just Playing Around When It Comes to Social Gaming

After finding out yesterday that games contribute a staggering amount to Facebook’s top line, we now know exactly how important the category is to the success of Google’s social plans.
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Travelzoo’s Stock Tumbles After Q4 Results Disappoint

Travelzoo’s stock is down almost 10 percent, or $3 a share, in late trading after its fourth-quarter revenues disappointed analysts.
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eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

In an interview, eBay’s CEO provides a few details about the company’s mobile payments trial with Home Depot, and how it would expand from five to 51 stores across the country over the next week.
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eBay Predicts Mobile Commerce Will Grow 60 Percent in 2012

EBay’s John Donahoe has drawn his mobile prediction line in the sand for 2012, and it is pretty jaw-dropping.
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Gilt Groupe CEO: Restructuring Rumors Overblown, IPO Still on Track

Kevin Ryan is denying rumors this morning that the luxury e-commerce company is undergoing a massive restructuring; nearly all of its 900 employees and business units remain intact.
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Trunk Club Appoints Former eBay Executive as COO

Trunk Club, an online shopping service for men who don’t like to shop, has hired Rob Chesney as COO. Most recently, Chesney was an entrepreneur in residence at Greylock Partners. Before that, he served as VP of eBay’s Buyer Experience team, overseeing fashion, technology, media and home. Trunk Club, which has about 60 employees, is projecting revenues of $5.5 million this year and raised $11 million in capital back in September.

Zynga Makes Big Claims With IPO Only a Week Away

How about doubling the number of paying gamers? Done!
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CafePress Updates IPO Filing With Q3 Results

CafePress, which has filed to raise $80 million in an initial public offering, reported $105.9 million in revenue for the first nine months of 2011, an increase of 45 percent from the same period in 2010. Losses for the same period widened to $1.5 million, or 17 cents a share, from the same period earlier, when it lost $482,000, or 6 cents a share. The company also said that in early October, it acquired L&S Retail Ventures, which manages a custom online stationery site, for $4.5 million, with an additional $8 million in future performance-based payments.

OpenSky Raises $30 Million for Twitter-Inspired Shopping Site

OpenSky is e-commerce with a Twitter twist: Follow celebrities and experts to get recommendations on the latest food, fashion, design and style.
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The Future of Social Gaming Isn’t All About Facebook

In fact, other platforms are slated to represent much larger opportunities than Facebook, according to a recent study.
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