To survive, traditional news organizations need to figure out how to become real marketplaces of ideas, not just part of a metaphoric one. Ebay is not be a terrible model to riff on as they try to figure it out.…
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Fashion apps Pinterize the real world to drive in-store sales
Pinterest, Fancy and plenty of other websites help shoppers find deals and inspiration for clothing they can buy online, but some early startups are developing mobile apps that encourage shoppers to make their fashion purchases in stores.…
Read MoreThe local farmstand goes online with pilot launch of GoodEggs
Starting Thursday, San Francisco-based GoodEggs is piloting the launch of its online marketplace that lets farmers, ranchers, bakers and other foodmakers sell produce, meat, baked goods and other locally-sourced food products directly to people in their communities.…
Read MoreHipSwap wants to be a Craigslist for the Pinterest set
Thanks to a redesign rolling out Thursday, HipSwap, an online marketplace for local goods, is now like a Craigslist re-imagined for Fab and Pinterest fans.…
Read MoreSAP buys Ariba and its online marketplace for $4.3B
Enterprise software giant SAP is buying Ariba in a $4.3 billion move that will give it control of what may be world's largest online marketplace. Businesses worldwide use Ariba's e-commerce and procurement services to buy and sell all sorts of goods and services.…
Read MoreChicago’s new incubator Catapult stocks up on startups
The Windy City is famous for one big giant startup Groupon, but the folks at Chicago’s newest incubator Catapult believe there will be many more, and -- for a short while at least -- it hopes to play host to the next big Web sensations from the Midwest.…
Read MoreFab.com makes first acquisition: indie market FashionStake
Online design store Fab.com is just seven months old, but it's showing all kinds of momentum, racking up 1.65 million users and 750,000 items sold so far. Now, the company is making its first acquisition, buying up FashionStake, an online marketplace for independent fashion.…
Read MoreRedbeacon comes to iPhone to make good help easier to find
Redbeacon, the web marketplace that connects people with professional home service providers such as plumbers, painters, and yard workers, has launched its…
Read MoreMeet Copious, the eBay for a social world
In the web's most popular marketplaces, such as eBay and Craigslist, anonymity is still the norm. A new San Francisco-based startup called Copious is looking to change that. Copious has built an online marketplace in which all buyers and sellers are linked to their Facebook identities.…
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