Posts Tagged ‘LivingSocial’

The one you want is still a while off, but there’s plenty of action for you to drool over

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It’s a pretty wild question, given the tenor of recent news coverage. Former employees of companies still private, such as Facebook, have been moving to the likes of SecondMarket and SharesPost for some early liquidity. Many CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg, are said to be showing patience, instead of rushing to ring the opening bell. Yet, [...]

In the latest episode of MediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler sizes up Yipit, a daily deals aggregator that delivers promotions from places like Groupon and LivingSocial.

Could this affect the quality of talent social media companies can hire later?

When LivingSocial’s purchase of Ticket Monster is sanctioned, the social shopping platform will be operating in 23 countries. LivingSocial is in part owned by Amazon and already has a foothold in Asia. In June the company purchased Ensogo and DealKeren, creating a strong presence in Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Check out these 11 insights on companies that aren’t even public yet. The slideshow brings the numbers to life!

Being the community manager of a museum doesn’t mean that you can’t use modern technology to promote your place of employment. Just ask Josh Lawrence of the Penn Museum.

Foursquare co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that his company is passing on daily coupons from these marketing partners to Foursquare users while taking a cut of the revenue. “We are trying to see if our targeting works and how users will react,” Crowley told the Journal.

The social deals site is said to be talking to bankers about a $750 million capital raise … and a valuation of up to $15 billion!

The interest in these two social shopping platforms is obviously led by the tech boom created by Facebook, LinkedIn, Zynga, Twitter and others indicating their interest in going public. What separates Groupon and LivingSocial from the other daily deal markers is their aggressive advertising for new customers according to comScore. The theory is grab the new market now before it is all gobbled up by competitors.