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Groupon possibly rethinking its IPO

US online deals giant Groupon is reportedly re-evaluating its plans to go public. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has become hesitant…

Facebook Deals shuts down

After five months of running its online deals program, Facebook is now shutting it down for good. Facebook Deals, which supplied users with online…

The group buying collapse is coming

Group buying. Daily deals. Social commerce. Call it what you will, but the sheer number of blatant knock-offs that have sprung up in global…

LinkedIn revenue doubles amidst uncertain global trading

Jittery global markets and the worst round of US trading since 2008 could not stop the surge of professional network LinkedIn. According to the…

Twitter confirms it will begin in-stream advertising

Twitter has confirmed that it will begin placing advertisements known as “Promoted Tweets” in the timelines of users who follow a particular brand or…

Yes there’s a tech bubble, but will it burst anytime soon?

“This time it’s different”. It’s always different. When Cisco hit US$80 a share in 2000, making it the most valuable company in the world…

5 chess principles for internet business practitioners

Gamification and how we can apply mechanics and principles from the world of games to our products is an idea on the rise, but…

Group buying in South Africa – all hype?

The online group buying industry (often called social buying, collective buying or even social commerce) has literally boomed in South Africa, as it has…

Your brand and mobile: How to make it all happen

Advertising campaigns used to be every marketers logistic nightmare. From the initial executive pitch to allocating resources, time, banners and newspaper ads, logos, video…

There are only nine Googles left in the world

There’s an interesting analysis of the advertising industry and Silicon Valley’s growing bubble in new media by Rick Webb. In his analysis, Webb argues…

Have you been fooled today? A roundup of the top seven April Fool’s pranks

April 1 is generally associated with hoaxes, false news, pranks, tomfoolery and (un)noteworthy nonsense. Over the years social media and tech news sites have…

Yuri Milner: Making billions in the new bubble

Craig Mellow, at The Deal Magazine has a fascinating profile of Yuri Milner, the Russian investment banker who runs Digital Sky Technologies(DST), a multi-billion…

Avusa joins the daily deals game with Zappon

South Africa’s group buying market adds another contestant with the launch of Zappon.co.za, just two and a half months after project initiation. The startup,…

Groupon SA CEO talks group buying

Like a real tech entrepreneur, Wayne Gosling rushes into Vida apologising for being late. It’s only a few minutes after 2pm. He plunks himself…

Bubbling in the cauldron: Is Twitter a sign?

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble,” chanted the witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, cooking up trouble. Similarly, are the VCs of…

Chrome and Groupon scoop big awards at South By Southwest

Google’s Chrome Web browser which backs a music and imagery website browser won top honours at a South By Southwest Interactive (SXSW). The Wilderness…

Groupon SA in gets new corporate office

Groupon SA, the recently acquired local operation of the global group buying powerhouse that was created from the of a local startup Twangoo, is…

Skype aims to boost revenue with ads ahead of IPO

Plans to introduce advertising to Skype in an effort to boost revenue ahead of going public is on the way. This according to the…

Evolution of social media in China [Infographic]

Six months ago Ogilvy‘s China social media team created an infographic to show some of the local platforms thriving in place of the major…

5 ways startups can cash in on the emerging markets wave

Africa is the final frontier. The subject rose quickly on CNBC after the Wall Street downturn. It has also been a major topic on…

7 things you should know before launching your startup

Startups are a tricky business to get right and it’s clear why most fail. For Henk Kleynhans, knowing how to price his product correctly…

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