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Zillow Acquires RentJuice for $40 Million in Cash

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 2 at 3:04 pm PT

Zillow has acquired RentJuice, a San Francisco-based company that provides rental relationship management software for landlords, for $40 million in cash. The announcement was made during the Seattle company’s first-quarter results, which included earnings of $1.7 million on record revenues of $22.9 million.

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Zillow to Open Southern California Sales Office

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 16 at 1:32 pm PT

Zillow, which aggregates real estate information online, said it is opening a new sales office in Irvine, Calif., later this summer, with plans to hire up to 100. The Seattle company said the employees will be focused on selling subscriptions to local agents. The office will also have 20 employees from Diverse Solutions, a company Zillow acquired in November.

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Amazon Picks Up Social Expertise Through Talent Acquisition

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 27, 2011 at 5:07 pm PT

Amazon has not been on the forefront of social shopping experiences, but that could change. Geekwire reports that the e-commerce giant has hired several team members from Quorus, a small Seattle start-up focused on building social shopping and marketing technologies for retailers and brands. Quorus co-founders Logan Bowers, who was previously at Zillow and Expedia, and Michael Dougherty, formerly co-founder of Redfin, have been hired along with other employees. An Amazon spokesperson has not replied to an email seeking comment.