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L.A. Stories: HipSwap Tries to Take the Creepy out of Craigslist (Video)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on April 2 at 10:56 am PT

The mobile app-heavy service allows anyone with stuff, including boutique merchants with quirky stuff to move, to quickly snap photos of items, price them and then — presumably — sell.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Zynga IPO (Insider Selling, Natch!)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on June 29, 2011 at 8:07 am PT

So exactly how fecund is “FarmVille”? If reports hold, we’ll all find out today what the yield is from the online gaming phenom Zynga, which will finally be filing its regulatory documents sometime today. Here’s what to watch out for.

Nondeal of the Day: Microsoft Says It’s Not Buying Electronic Arts

Peter Kafka in Media on September 24, 2009 at 4:25 am PT

There’s going to be a lot of buying and selling in the coming months, but here’s one deal that’s not happening: Contrary to market-moving rumors, Microsoft isn’t acquiring videogame giant Electronic Arts. Anyone else want to take a shot?

Spidey, Meet Mickey: Disney Buying Marvel for $4 Billion

Peter Kafka in Media on August 31, 2009 at 6:32 am PT

Get used to headlines like this: Disney is buying up comic powerhouse Marvel for $4 billion. The cash and stock deal values Marvel at $50 a share, up almost 30 percent from its Friday close. We’ll get more details during a conference call later this morning, but if you want to kill time until then, you can play amateur M&A guy and draw up your own list of big media companies that will be buying or selling in the next year or so.