December 05, 2011
Social Commerce Strategies 2012
We’re living and working during an unprecedented time of activity in social media. IPO’s on social commodities are in the billions. The “Arab Spring” brought to life the power of Twitter and...
October 26, 2011
Toys”R”Us: Holiday Cheer Officially Arrives
WAYNE, NJ – Toys“R”Us® is delivering toys to the world as The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book, the ultimate guide for holiday toy shoppers filled with hundreds of deals on today’s...
October 20, 2011
Groupon & LivingSocial May Inflate Merchant Prices
Are daily deals actually bad deals for consumers? A recent case study by community marketplatce Thumbtack.com found that the “regular prices” quoted by Groupon and LivingSocial often were higher than...
October 12, 2011
Analysis: Zynga to Launch Own Game Platform after Facebook Credit...
CityVille and FarmVille developer Zynga announced Tuesday that it will be developing an independent game platform. It’s a move, MarketWatch’s John Shinai speculates, designed to recoup revenue after the company...
September 27, 2011
30M U.S. Teens Wielding More than $200B in Buying Power
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a1c416/teen_spending_be) has announced the addition of the “Teen Spending & Behavior” report to their offering. The 30 million U.S. teens aged 13-19 wield more than $200 billion...
September 06, 2011
Groupon IPO Delay: Is a Strategic About-Face Next?
OK, having just written a little analysis on the deal space, I was feeling pretty prescient about the Groupon IPO delay story that popped up literally hours after my story...
August 25, 2011
Prof. Steve Jobs: Lessons from His Legacy for the Payments...
(Editor’s Note: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5. He was 56. “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human...
August 22, 2011
Groupon Gone Wrong! A Warning to Investors
After Groupon’s IPO announcement earlier this year, Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster wrote that the company’s valuation is extraordinary for an organization that is essentially a huge email list...
August 09, 2011
Heartland Launches Mobuyle mPayment Acceptance
Heartland Payment Systems® (NYSE: HPY) launches Mobuyle™ (pronounced MO-buy-uhl), a comprehensive mobile solution that enables merchants to accept credit, debit and gift card payments through their smartphones or mobile devices....