China's Groupon files for $100 million U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - China's leading daily-deals website Lashou Group plans to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering on the Nasdaq to expand its marketing efforts and delivery systems,...
View ArticleRakuten buys e-reader Kobo for $315 million
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian-based e-reading service Kobo Inc will be acquired by Japan's Rakuten Inc for $315 million, the companies said in a release on Friday. Rakuten, an Internet...
View ArticleApple corners e-commerce, or just revamps iTunes gift cards?
Back in May of 2006, Apple drew up a patent application about a method to improve the way that free song credits were being handled at the iTunes store. Nearly six years later, the USPTO granted...
View ArticlePinterest uniquely challenges the pay-per-click online business model
Business models are the underlying and sometimes hidden rationales that describe how an organization creates, delivers and captures value. Start-up companies often spend large sections of their...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/20-2/24
Let's take a look at what high-tech innovation trends shaped the industry this week! Unauthorized User Tracking While we've all grown essentially numb to the constant use of our own personal data for...
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