Boston-based Retail Convergence Incorporated (RCI) who operates the rapidly emerging Rue La La web store is being acquired by GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC), for $180 million in cash and stock and up to $170 million in follow-on payments, depending on RCI’s performance.
Oo La La!!!
RCI owns and operates both Rue La La, a private website that sells [...]
I am a believer in the power of social networking to connect people – friends, family, long lost friends, alumni, co-workers and new acquaintenances.
Once you are networked I am even a more fervent believer in these networks powering the sharing of valuable information – where you are, what you are doing, why you bought that [...]
DailyGrommet, the cool site that features hard to find products daily has launched a new site. I have posted several times about DailyGrommet in the last year. I believe Jules Pieri and her team are doing some great things with their unique brand of social commerce.
Best to start with a basic question – what is [...]
When I was growing up if we needed a household or hardware item we went to Aubuchon Hardware. Aubuchon Hardware was founded in my hometown of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1908. Now just over 100 years old, Aubuchon Hardware is still a family operated business with 130 stores spread across New England. I still go to [...]
Apple Inc said on Monday that downloads from its iTunes applications store had passed 2 billion. The number of apps has also ballooned to more than 85,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
It was just April that I posted about 1 billion apps dowloaded.
There are some great apps available that is for sure, [...]
Twitter has taken the world by storm and really transformed one-to-many communication. Twitter has allowed you to inform your friends what you are doing. Twitter has allowed traveling food trucks to let their loyal followers where they will set up shop. Twitter has allowed teachers to connect to their students for collaborative projects. Twitter has [...]
NameMedia’s network of niche web sites were in the #2 spot in the comScore’s Top Ten Gaining Sites for August 2009!
The NameMedia network includes many niche web sites that include: Photography.Com, Photo.Net, Gardens.Com, DavesGarden.Com, Tarot.Com, DailyHoroscope.Com, Geek.Com, Stampers.Com, Craftster.Org, RockClimbing.Com and many more.
NameMedia was second to the surging NFL sites for August atop the comScore growth [...]
Two sites that I like alot are SwapTree and DailyGrommet. Both of these sites have been featured as “cool sites” on this blog.
Great to see both of these emerging companies working together. DailyGrommet has featured SwapTree as it’s Grommet of the Day.
Spy Optic, Inc., a leading action sports eyewear brand, has become well known for running an annual “Spy Boot Camp Contest.” Spy Boot Camp offers contestants the opportunity to share the experience of a lifetime with Spy world-renowned action sports athletes in their environments.
This year Spy had thousands of entries pour in from all over [...]
