Tumblr: 108M blogs and 51 billion posts are worth more than $1.1B

May 18, 2013 9:59 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Tumblr, which famously hates advertising and only started trying to make money after five years in existence, is in a bit of a pickle, as its $125 million in funding is running out, giving the service only a few-month window in which to raise a new round or find a sugar daddy.

Groupon stock surges 10% on strong earnings, company says it’s ‘still a toddler’

May 8, 2013 2:53 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Groupon has had a tough past few months, but at least today's Q1 earnings beat expectations.

TikTakTo debuts its all-in-one approach to e-commerce

April 26, 2013 11:48 AM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

TikTakTo combines flash sales, product search, social features and daily deals to create "the ultimate online shopping experience."

Founders of German deals site DailyDeal buy the company back from Google

February 22, 2013 7:06 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

The founders of German coupon and deals site DailyDeal have purchased their company back from Google about 17 months after it was acquired.

LivingSocial investors pump another $110M into the ailing deals service

February 20, 2013 10:10 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Think the group-coupon craze is nearing the end of its life cycle? Tell that to LivingSocial's investors.

Groupon stock is downgraded after hitting all-time low

August 17, 2012 1:01 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Groupon stock fell to the lowest it has ever been today, under $5 a share. The daily deals company reported poor earnings last week, causing one financial advisory firm to downgrade its stock.

Groupon’s battle-weary sales force is an easy target for competitors

August 13, 2012 3:29 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

The deals provider fell short of its Wall Street's top-line estimate, and it's facing rumors that its sales force are abandoning ship.

Ford and Roximity team up to bring daily deals to your car

August 8, 2012 12:38 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Today in "Something we really didn't need, but here it is anyway": Auto powerhouse Ford and app maker Roximity have teamed up to bring location-aware deal alerts to consumers while they drive.

HotelTonight opens shop in London, offers last-minute hotel options for Olympics

June 20, 2012 4:15 AM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Tourists who find themselves stranded in London without a hotel room will have a new friend in last-minute stay startup HotelTonight, which has made its mobile hotel-booking apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android available in the UK today.

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