Phil Gordon’s startup Chatbox names former LivingSocial exec Doug Miller as CEO Chatbox, the Seattle-based startup founded last year by professional poker veteran Phil Gordon, has hired Doug Miller, formerly chief revenue officer of… Read More
Groupon’s deal of the day: Sell Ticket Monster stake for big bucks after buying it from LivingSocial Groupon confirmed today it will be selling a stake in Ticket Monster, the Korean-based e-commerce company it bought more than a year… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Forks offers instant ways to save money on food in a crowded coupon space Juggernauts like Groupon and Living Social certainly have a strong presence in the digital coupon space. But one Seattle-based company… Read More
No coupon? No problem: Microsoft linking daily deals directly to credit card Microsoft Bing is launching a test program in Seattle this week that aims to overcome one of the challenges of… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The latest in digital security, and protecting yourself online This was the tweet from the Associated Press on April 23: “Breaking: Two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is… Read More
Amazon boosts AmazonLocal with $10 gift card for $5 Many companies are still trying to make it in the market for daily deals, competing with giant Groupon and a… Read More
Report: LivingSocial is raising $200 million at a $5 billion valuation Groupon has already taken the public markets by storm, with the Chicago-based daily deal site posting a massive $16 billion… Read More
Morning Radar: Goldberg’s Fab.com is raising a big round; Kindle Fire apps; and more A quick rundown of stories catching our attention this morning … Jason Goldberg’s Fab.com, the New York-based daily deal site led… Read More
One place for daily deals: Microsoft Bing’s new aggregation site Microsoft this morning launched Bing Deals, aiming to make its search engine a destination for the wide variety of daily… Read More
Here are the problems facing Groupon and Living Social: Scale, repeat customers and targeting Are Groupon and Living Social the next great things in online advertising? Or, are they just a flash in the… Read More
