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Groupon Acquires Daily Deal Sites For International Expansion

Groupon has identified three international daily deal sites to acquire that will help Groupon grow in India, Isreal, and South Africa. Groupon has just received a $950 million round of funding that will help it move deeper into the International market space. Based on information from Rob Solomon, Groupon president and COO, Groupon is specifically […]

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‘Facebook’ Dominates Searches For Second Year In A Row

According to search volume research, Facebook was the number one searched phrase in 2010, with phrase variations of Facebook dominating the top 10 spots. Experian Marketing Services has analyzed the top 1000 search terms for 2010 and found something that might, or might not, surprise you. Based on their research, the word “Facebook” was the […]

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The iPhone Is Old Technology, That’s Why Verizon Shares Are Down

Verizon announced the iPhone today at a press conference in New York City, and Verizon’s stock price has been falling ever since. Sure, back in 2007 the iPhone was a revolutionary product and smartphone concept. Just like the iPad is a today – the iPad has basically created a new paradigm in personal computing. But […]

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Verizon iPhone Release Date Is February 10th, Pricing Starts at $199

Verizon announced today that they will start selling the Apple iPhone starting February 10th with both the 16-gigabyte and 32-gigabyte models being available. The long anticipated wait is finally over – Verizon announced today that it will start selling Apple’s iPhone starting February 10th, 2011. The price for the Verizon iPhone starts at $199 for […]

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Twitter Smartphone Use Exploded During 2010

Twitter use via mobile phones has increased dramatically during the second half of 2010, according to numbers released by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. The number of Twitter users sending updates via smartphones exploded during 2010, especially during the last half of the year. According to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, “40 percent of all tweets were […]

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Google TV Has Been Hacked, And Google Is Excited About It

Google to pay hackers $1000 for successfully hacking the Android OS running on Google TV. Google TV, and the Android OS running it, has been successfully hacked, and Google is actually excited about it. According to Google developer Howard Harte, “this means we now have a complete Android development environment for the Google TV.”  And […]

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Delta Cancels 1,450 Flights in Atlanta Due To Snow Storm

It’s a winter wonderland here in the Atlanta area with over 5 inches of snow falling, and more in some of metro Atlanta areas. Because of the snow storm, Delta airlines says that it has cancelled nearly all of its flights out of and in into Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport on Monday. The total number […]