LivingSocial.com is bringing the deals right to your doorstep. Bloomberg reports that the company has acquired ONOSYS, an online ordering system based in Cleveland, OH that facilitates pizza deliveries and other takeout services.
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Star-struck Japan PM Befriends Facebook’s Zuckerberg (Reuters)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda frequently entertains dignitaries from all over the world, but he was a touch star-struck on Thursday when he hosted a young billionaire with a whiff of celebrity: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. As cabinet ministers filed through Noda’s residence for a late afternoon meeting, it was Zuckerberg who drew a fusillade of camera flashes from a hefty media contingent as he strode through the entrance like a movie star. ZDNet It is still not clear exactly what Zuckerberg’s visit to Japan will entail, but it is already appearing more business orientated than his holiday in China. AllFacebook The International Herald Tribune’s Rendezvous blog reported that Zuckerberg and girlfriend Priscilla Chan were spotted in Shanghai Tuesday, immediately fueling speculation that Facebook was making another attempt to gain a foothold in a market where access to the social network is severely restricted. Read more
The one you want is still a while off, but there’s plenty of action for you to drool over
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, this might not be characteristic of the tech sector as a whole. The recent wave of S-1 filings might indicate that something else is amiss.
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.
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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.
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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.
