Facebook announced today that it will sell 25% more shares of the company than previously planned. The additional shares were disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and could easily add an additional $3 billion to the total amount being raised. The new number on the offering is 421.2 million shares; [...]

Once derided as a trivial waste of time and a sad replacement for human-to-human interaction, millions have changed their tune about the role of social media in modern society. Without question, social media – like email and texting – has become one of America’s preferred methods of communication. And wherever the masses go, the advertising [...]

Pinterest has been the social buzzword for a couple months now. The site has become exponentially popular and sprouted a multitude of copycat sites with emphasis on social commerce sales. Boticca is a London e-commerce site which has conducted research and has found that when it comes to the amount of sales/advertising via user referrals [...]

UK-based BagThat has just snagged a neat $3.2 million in funding in a round being led by Oxford Capital. The combination auction and group buying site says it will use the new funds to enhance its services. Daily Deal Media’s own Stephanie Taylor introduced BagThat earlier this month following the company’s launch in London. BagThat [...]

A large congratulations are in order today as media expert, Larry Kramer, is named USA TODAY‘s newest president and publisher. In this role, Kramer will take the place of Dave Hunke, now Chairman of USA Today, and will lead the media company as it reaches a landmark 30th anniversary this September. “We wanted a great [...]

Facebook Incorporated has raised the bar and the price range for what appears to be Silicon Valley’s largest IPO. The new and improved range places a value on the company between $93 billion to $104 billion. The pricing also means that Facebook will raise about $12 billion which would knock Google Incorporated’s 2004 IPO down [...]

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Marc Horne.  Marc is a co-founder of DailyDealBuilder.com, provider of customizable deal software solutions and training. The barrier to entry to get involved in the deal industry is rather low and as more niche specific sites are opening their doors, it begs the question, “what makes [...]

Social Media is on the rise and businesses need to assess their marketing strategy to improve their online presence. So says a recent infographic by Moore Consulting Group, a Tallahassee, Florida-based company that offers public relations, advertising and marketing services. But these insights go beyond just their relationship to marketing PR. Earlier this year, Facebook [...]

According to All Things D’s Liz Gannes Google is looking to buy Meebo, a social sharing site for upwards of $100 million. The information is from two undisclosed sources that say Google is currently in talks to acquire the site but  little else is known since neither company has made comment. The company has dedicated [...]

No need for the CDC Before you check the kids ears and hair or command your smart device to “call CDC’, just remember that every industry has its own acronyms. Social media and mobility and all that the two encompass continues to add to the plethora of abbreviations and phrases with one of the latest [...]