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Nov 22
2011

Reading Yelp’s S1: Rapid Growth, Amidst Challenges

Yelp’s S1, which was issued last week as a run-up to a $100 million IPO, reveals a lot of new data about the reviews leader. The big question about Yelp has been whether it can grow against increased pressure from Google, and also begin to take market share away from traditional media players such as …continue reading »

Categories: Google, Local Search, Money, Sales Channels, Social Media

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Nov 15
2011

Matchbin Becomes Radiate Media; Focuses on Ad Network & Services

Matchbin has spent $10 million to acquire 800 radio and TV accounts from Navteq’s Radio and TV Group (formely Traffic.com). It has also raised $12 million for working assets from Silicon Valley Bank, and is rebranding the combined entity as Radiate Media. The money to acquire the Navteq broadcaster accounts came from Level Equity, Greycroft …continue reading »

Categories: Mobile, Money, TV/Radio

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Nov 15
2011

Angie’s List Seeks $113 Million from IPO

In the wake of Groupon’s successful IPO, Angie’s List is apparently set to issue its own IPO on Thursday. The offering would raise up to $113 million for the Indianapolis-based company which provides members-only reviews of services and medical providers For us, the big question is whether consumers will continue to be willing to pay …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Social Media

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Nov 4
2011

Groupon’s Successful IPO

Image Source: Reuters via New York Times Groupon’s final IPO price went from dank estimates of $10-12 to $20 by the time it was priced, raising $700 million on a relatively small offering of its shares. That puts the company’s value at around $20 Billion, by some estimates. As it turned out, the price could …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Money

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Nov 2
2011

Reassessing Groupon Prior to Its IPO

Image Source: Mashable Groupon’s greatly reduced IPO is apparently set to take place on Friday, November 4 in an environment much less friendly than originally envisioned last spring. The bloom has come off for a number of reasons. Groupon has almost no barriers to entry and has had to contend with dozens and dozens of …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Money, Shopping/Transactions

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Oct 12
2011

NeuStar Buys TargusInfo, Parent of Localeze, for $650 Million

TargusInfo, a major direct marketing tools provider and the parent company of Localeze, a “Big 3″ provider of business listings, will be acquired by NeuStar for $650 Million in cash. The deal enhances NeuStar’s positioning as a leader in authentication services across the Internet and voice networks, whether fixed-line, cable, or mobile. Authentication is expected …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Shopping/Transactions, Yellow Pages

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Sep 2
2011

Angie’s List Provides New Details in S1; 820,000 Members

Angie’s List issued an S1 this week as it seeks to raise $75 million from an IPO. The S1 is full of details about the 16 year-old service reviews company. Its massive, $60 million national ad campaign over the past 18 months, for instance, has produced a membership roster of 820,000 paying households in 170 …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Money, Social Media

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