Kara Swisher in News on February 6 at 5:45 am PT
Here’s a big, honking update on the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s various machinations for you!
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 9 at 6:00 am PT
TripAdvisor’s co-founder and CEO Stephen Kaufer talks to
AllThingsD about the media company’s prospects for growth now that it has broken off from Expedia and is an independently traded company.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 6 at 12:06 pm PT
Microsoft has inked a new partnership with 8coupons to replace The Dealmap, which had been providing local offers to Bing Deals for about nine months.
Liz Gannes in News on December 16, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
In recent weeks, I’ve stumbled onto a few fresh new start-ups from the departed co-founders of current influential tech companies.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 12, 2011 at 3:02 pm PT
Yext wants to be a one-stop shop for keeping business listings updated across multiple services.
News Byte
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 15, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
Online stationery store
Minted has secured $5.5 million in a second round of venture funding today. The round was led by Peter Fenton of Benchmark Capital, with IDG Ventures and Menlo Ventures, Marissa Mayer of Google and Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp also participating. The capital will be used for recruiting and for new product lines. Minted is focused on printing custom greeting cards, wedding cards and other paper products, sourced from a community of independent graphic designers.
Tricia Duryee in News on November 14, 2011 at 12:18 pm PT
Angie’s List has built a platform for consumers to review all kinds of home improvement services. Now, the company will face its own public scrutiny, starting as soon as Thursday.
Vauhini Vara, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 7, 2011 at 2:00 am PT
In Tuesday’s mayoral election here, 16 candidates will battle in one of the most competitive contests in years. And to influence the race’s outcome, Silicon Valley technology players are getting involved in the election to an unprecedented degree.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 3, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
The low profile of online luxury marketplace 1stdibs evaporates today, with the appointment of David Rosenblatt as CEO and an injection of capital from high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark.