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Ebay-owned StubHub acquires Zvents for event listings
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Hey, entrepreneurs, we’re living in a bubble
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Foursquare celebrates one billion check-ins with updated mobile apps
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Facebook makes a run at YouTube video dominance
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LocalResponse checks in to social TV advertising with Philo acquisition
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BuyWithMe acquires loyalty program service Edhance
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Foursquare finds revenue stream in daily deals partnerships
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Foursquare checks in with over half a million businesses
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Loopt lets local business customers request daily deals
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Ping Identity grabs $21M for cloud identity security
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Foursquare celebrates over 10 million users
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Pure Storage secures $28M more for enterprise flash storage
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Buzzlogic lands $7.8M more for socially targeted ads
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Textingly launches live chat tool for text campaigns
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Saygent raises $1M to analyze customer emotions
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Twitter introduces new restrictions for third-party apps
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Datameer snags $9.25M more to analyze massive amounts of data
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Official Foursquare Day proclaimed by New York City Mayor Bloomberg
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Scoutmob lands $1.5M more for location-based group deals
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nSphere snags deals application Peekaboo Mobile
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