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Apr 29
2011

Local Onliner Bookshelf: ‘The Information,’ by James Gleick

“The Information – a history, a theory, a flood,” the new master-work from science writer James Gleick, examines the origins of communications and its impact and integration into fields as diverse as physics, electrical engineering, mathematics and even biology. It’s a fascinating trip that takes the reader from the superior speed and clarity of Talking …continue reading »

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Apr 26
2011

Facebook Deals Launches in Five Markets

Facebook today launched its Deals product as an “Alpha” in five markets: San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Austin and Atlanta. The effort plays up Facebook’s social connectivity, making it simple to “like” and share deals, and promote throughout the site. The launch comes at a time of rapid expansion in the deals space. Google Offers …continue reading »

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Apr 26
2011

Pixelfish Buys Backyard, Evolves ‘Searchmercial’ Model into Local Offers

Pixelfish, armed with $3.5 million round of new capital raised since October, is evolving its model from a white label provider of affordable SMB video to a destination site for SMB offers. Today, it announced that it has acquired Steve Espinosa’s Backyard/CitySquares to act as its infrastructure. Pixelfish was founded in 2006 and has recently …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, HyperLocal, Newspapers, Social Media

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Apr 25
2011

Where 2.0: Facebook Places Focuses on ‘Pushing Up the Stack’

Facebook Head of Groups Justin Shaffer told attendees at Where 2.0 that one of Facebook’s goal is to develop the largest database of “interesting” places. The collection of places has “really been the focus” of his division for the past four-to-six months he said. At the same time, the database of places is probably something …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Mapping, Mobile, Money, Social Media, Verticals

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Apr 21
2011

Next Jump Touts Deals Database; Teams with Chicago Mag on VIP Shopping Night

Chicago Magazine will partner with NextJump April 28 for “Intersections of Style,” a “VIP Shopping Night” that will bring thousands of Chicago-ians to select stores offering exclusive discounts and perks (i.e. “Champagne check-in”). The event is being promoted by Chicago Shopping, a new shopping portal by The Chicago Tribune which partners with NextJump to provide …continue reading »

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Apr 21
2011

Groupon’s Mihir Shah at Where 2.0: Tech Unit ‘Deeply Integrated’

Chicago-based Groupon is pushing hard in Silicon Valley to build a major tech presence on the back of Mobility, a mobile services firm purchased last year. One piece of evidence: a billboard on the 101 touting the company as a place to work. At Where 2.0 today in Santa Clara, VP and GM Mihir Shah …continue reading »

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Apr 21
2011

Where 2.0: FourSquare’s Crowley Envisions How Service Grows to 50 Million Users

FourSquare now has over seven million users and a half billion check ins a year. But founder Dennis Crowley has a vision for how the service might use the fact of “being in your pocket” to eventually reach 50 million users. Speaking at O’Reilly’s Where 2.0 online mapping conference in Santa Clara, Crowley said the …continue reading »

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