Posts Tagged ‘ amazon ’

BestVendor Raises $3M For Work App Recommendation Platform

BestVendor Raises $3M For Work App Recommendation Platform

BestVendor , which aims to create an online resource where business professionals can exchange recommendations for work-related software and services, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The financing round was co-led by RRE Ventures and SoftBank, with previous backer Lerer Ventures, Founder Collective’s David Tisch and Old Willow Partners participating. Founded...

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Amazon Extends Free Shipping Cutoff Through The Weekend Before Christmas

Amazon Extends Free Shipping Cutoff Through The Weekend Before Christmas

As more and more consumers are flocking online to shop for gifts this holiday season, Amazon has announced that it is extending the order deadline for its free shipping through the last weekend before Christmas. Amazon has been offering “FREE Super Saver Shipping” on eligible orders $25 and over. So now, customers can...

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Today Amazon Will Give You $15 To Use PriceCheck and Screw Local Retailers

Today Amazon Will Give You $15 To Use PriceCheck and Screw Local Retailers

Today, December 10th, Amazon is offering a very special deal you’re going to love and your local brick-and-mortar retailer is going to hate. Use its PriceCheck mobile app and get 5% off your purchase, up to $5 at a time, as many as 3 times. Why the discounts to use PriceCheck? The app...

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Jawbone Cancels All Pending Up Orders, Refunds Unhappy Owners (Even If They Keep It)

Jawbone Cancels All Pending Up Orders, Refunds Unhappy Owners (Even If They Keep It)

For a company that generally sticks to fancy-pants Bluetooth headsets and speakers, Jawbone has done a surprisingly good job of making their UP fitness-wristband-thing into a rather trendy item. Alas, there’s another trend going around that’s not nearly as beneficial: complaining that the UP is broken. Looking to fix things before the UP’s...

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How Neustar Plans To Make UltraViolet DRM Work, With or Without Apple (TCTV)

How Neustar Plans To Make UltraViolet DRM Work, With or Without Apple (TCTV)

There’s a lot of skepticism about the success potential of UltraViolet, a new cloud based digital distribution format designed to make digital rights management work across devices. That’s because people hate DRM, but also because the standard currently lacks support from Amazon and iTunes, the two biggest digital video sellers and renters. I...

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