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Twilio Taps Say Media Vet Kirkpatrick as CFO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 14 at 5:00 am PT

Global expansion means it’s time to get serious about managing the finances. But first? Build a Twilio app.

ScoreBig Uses Priceline’s Model to Name Your Own Price for Live Events

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 16 at 8:58 am PT

Here’s a little secret that sports teams and music venues don’t want you to know: They are quietly unloading tons of tickets online for up to 60 percent off. And, now there’s an app for that.

Spreecast and LiveLead Tackle Social Video From Different Angles

Liz Gannes in Social on November 10, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

A couple of new start-ups, Spreecast and LiveLead, are focused on the social side of video, working on helping groups of people broadcast themselves or enjoy videos together, respectively.

Ticket Search Expert SeatGeek Gets Front Row Seats on Yahoo

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 22, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

SeatGeek, a two-year-old New York-based start-up that aspires to be the Kayak of sports and concert tickets, has signed a multiyear partnership with Yahoo Sports to drive traffic to its site.

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Pocket Gems Raises $5 Million from Sequoia, Others

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 15, 2010 at 10:32 am PT

Pocket Gems, the maker of mobile social games, such as Tap Store, Tap Jungle and Tap Zoo, has raised $5 million in venture capital. The round was led by Sequoia Capital. Other investors include Michael Dearing, an eBay veteran; Jeff Fluhr, co-founder of StubHub; and Omar Hamoui, founder of AdMob. The funding will be used to hire more engineers. Pocket Gem’s free games have been downloaded more than 15 million times from the iPhone App Store and are supported by virtual goods.

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EBay's Marketplace Chief Leaves in Midst of Revamp

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 22, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Top eBay Inc. executive Lorrie Norrington announced her departure from the Internet company at a critical time in its turnaround effort. Ms. Norrington, who runs eBay’s marketplace business—which accounts for more than half of its revenue—decided to leave for “personal family reasons,” the company said.

EBay CEO John Donahoe at D8: More Mobile Shopping and Payment Options

John Paczkowski in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 11:25 am PT

A few years back, John Donahoe’s position was an unenviable one. As incoming CEO of eBay, he was taking the reins of a company that, while the clear leader in the online auction space, had seen its growth stall amid increased competition from formidable rivals like Amazon.com, as well as from upstart auction sites like Etsy.

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ThredUP: Making Hand-Me-Downs Go Viral

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 9, 2010 at 9:01 am PT

Moms have swapped hand-me-down clothes with friends and relatives for years. Now a startup called startup ThredUP is trying to use the Internet to automate the process of sharing used kids’ clothes between people who don’t know each other.

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EBay Q4 Revenue, Earnings Per Share Edge Estimates

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on January 20, 2010 at 2:51 pm PT

EBay this afternoon posted slightly better-than-expected Q4 financial results. Revenue for the quarter was $2.37 billion, up 16 percent year over year, and ahead of the Street at $2.29 billion. Non-GAAP EPS of 41 cents beat the Street by a penny.