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Yelp Sale Comes To A Screeching Halt
July 03, 2015

Earlier this year consumer review site Yelp was reportedly exploring a sale as it continued to struggle with sluggish user and advertiser growth. Despite the popularity of the site and its position at the top of many web searches, the San Francisco-based company was rumored...

Facebook And Google Neck And Neck In User Facetime
June 30, 2015

Forrester Research announced a study that showed the notion that Google should be suffering from smartphone users opting for time with apps rather than Web surfing does not in fact jibe with reality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Australians At The Forefront Of Digital And Social Money
June 22, 2015

Australians are banking on their smartphones and plan to ditch their debit and credit cards for their mobile device within 18 months, according to a recent Australia-based Fair Go Finance survey, conducted between March 30-April 15, 2015. And around 11 percent said they would use...

Barneys Flips The Social Commerce Switch
June 22, 2015

Barneys is gearing up to join the next trend in retail fashion: shoppable social commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Twitter Gets A Buy Button
June 22, 2015

Twitter has taken another big step into the realm of commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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Why Jack Likely Won’t Be Back At Twitter For Long
June 16, 2015

When it was announced last week (June 11) that Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo would be stepping down and Twitter-co founder Jack Dorsey would be stepping in as interim CEO, the Twitter community embraced the announcement with mixed reactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

International
Stripe Swipes Its Expansion Plans Across Europe
June 16, 2015

Stripe, the digital payments company, has its sights on global ambitions as it looks to soon launch in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, the International Business Times reported yesterday (June 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Etsy Eases Into Crowdfunding
June 16, 2015

Brooklyn-based arts and crafts marketplace Etsy is adding something new to their platform to live alongside the custom-made mohair hamster sweaters now on offer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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What Costolo’s Departure Means For Twitter
June 12, 2015

Although Twitter CEO Dick Costolo had already announced internally at the end of last year that he would soon leave his post, Costolo’s resignation yesterday was anything but expected. Twitter is overflowing with #ThankYouDickC tributes by colleagues still in shock. Two years of stalled user...