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Jun 2
2010

Main Street Connect Raises $4 Million

Main Street Connect, a new hyperlocal network founded by former community newspaper executive Carll Tucker, former SmartReply exec John Falcone and others in the New York suburbs, notified the SEC on May 26 that it has raised $3.97 million for “working capital” from ten angel investors. The same form notes that the company will attempt …continue reading »

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Jun 1
2010

EBay Classifieds Seeks to Leverage the Mothership

eBay’s newly-branded “eBay Classifieds” – formerly known as Kijiji – is being repositioned to better leverage eBay’s capabilities, according to U.S. GM Martin Herbst, who spoke to us for a new report that we’ve just issued in BIA/Kelsey’s Marketplaces program. eBay potentially brings its vaunted user feedback system to the table, as well as its …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Shopping/Transactions

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