April 30, 2012
Citi’s Banking App Works For Apple and Amazon ― But Not...
A new update to Citi’s tablet banking app includes support for Apple’s iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire, but not Google tablets, AppleInsider reports. Citi’s smartphone apps are available on...
April 29, 2012
Real estate investor to serve one year in prison for...
Steven J. Cox, a Mobile, Alabama real estate investor, has agreed to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging conspiracy at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Alabama. The...
April 28, 2012
Groupon’s New SVP Americas is a Former eCommerce CEO
Groupon named Kal Raman its new senior vice president for the Americas late last week, shifting responsibilities for operations in North, Central and South America away from CEO Andrew Mason....
April 26, 2012
Amazon Starts Asking Users Which Deals They Like
The newest user tool at AmazonLocal lets consumers pick which deals they get to see. Dubbed Deals Preferences, shoppers can choose whether they “like,” “dislike,” or are “neutral” about certain...
April 26, 2012
CPI Blog o’ blogs April 2012
April 2012, Volume 2, Number 4 Two stories dominated this month’s blog sphere. The DOJ’s case on eBooks is becoming a Medusa-like story — issues that just won’t be...
April 25, 2012
Catalyst Course: Ready, Aim, Ignite!
The most innovative firms these days seem to all have one underlying characteristic – they either are or are doing business with a catalyst. Catalysts are firms whose success is...
April 23, 2012
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?
Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or e-commerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...
April 20, 2012
Well, That Was Fun: Pinterest May Already Be Fading
It was being heralded as the next big social network — even Amazon and eBay had published new “buttons” on their product pages to connect their users to it. The network:...
April 14, 2012
Apple’s statement on DOJ eBook lawsuit
Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr has responded to the DOJ’s lawsuit by denying the charges and emphasizing Apple’s innovation in the industry: The DOJ’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simply...
