GM stops all Facebook advertising for its cars, says waste of money

WSJ: “General Motors Co. plans to stop advertising on Facebook after the auto maker’s executives determined their paid ads had little impact on consumers’ car purchases, people familiar with the matter said.” Link

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One of the toughest careers out there is being an entrepreneur

VentureBeat.com: “How JackThreads grew from a bootstrapped bedroom startup to 2M members” Link

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Research: Pinterest delivers more revenue per click than Facebook and Twitter

VentureBeat: “If you’re an e-commerce marketer and you’re not already on the Pinterest bandwagon, you need to hop on it as soon as you can. Pinterest is the first social network that’s delivering not only lots of traffic but also real revenue and lots of new customers.” Link

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Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion

VentureBeat: “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced Facebook is acquiring Instagram. The photo-sharing startup recently passed 30 million members. Particularly since picking up a slew of new users with its Android app launch, Instagram has become one of the most important for taking and sharing photos on mobile devices, so it makes perfect sense that Facebook would want the company.” . . . → Read More:

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New York Times has over 500K paying subscribers after introducing a paywall last year

A year after launching a controversial pay wall, The New York Times revealed Tuesday that it has nearly half a million paying subscribers for its flagship paper. The company also said it will make it harder for people to read web publications without paying up. Link

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Our BabyBluu.com gets its first star on eBay for superb customer service

Our daily deals division – BabyBluu.com recently got its first (yellow) star for the superb customer service. While other daily deals companies are closing down their doors, BabyBluu.com has finished 2011 on a very positive note. The revenue growth is currently over 300% a month. The company trades in luxury fine jewelry and it’s new . . . → Read More:

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Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform

Zynga Inc is launching a new games service that allows users to play on the company’s website instead of Facebook, potentially driving traffic away from the world’s No. 1 social network that is its biggest partner. The service is the online game company’s boldest move yet to create a presence outside of Facebook, where it makes 93 . . . → Read More:

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Yelp Prices IPO Valued at $900M

Yelp Inc priced its initial public offering of class A common stock at $15 a share, above the expected price range, valuing the U.S. consumer review website at nearly $900 million. Link

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2012 Race on Twitter

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