- Groupon Finally Files IPO
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, June 2, 2011
Daily deals site Groupon filed for an IPO Thursday with the intention of raising an estimated $750 million. Although still struggling to turn a profit, the company reported revenue ...
- In the First Wave of Social Media IPOs, Advertising Takes a Back Seat
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Wednesday, May 25, 2011
LinkedIn ventured forth into the public markets with great success earlier this month and now comes word that Zynga, the casual game juggernaut, is preparing to go public sometime ...
- LinkedIn IPO Exceeds Optimistic Forecasts
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Thursday, May 19, 2011
After raising the low end of its stock price in the days before the IPO, "early indications and the investment community's keen interest in the offering had pointed to ...
- As IPO Nears, How Does LinkedIn Make Money?
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, May 17, 2011
If all goes according to plan, on Thursday LinkedIn will become the first major social media company to stage an initial public offering. Currently the company is planning to se ...
- Pre-IPO: LinkedIn Sales Execs Change, Ad Rev Doubles
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Thursday, May 5, 2011
LinkedIn is making a number of staffing changes in its advertising business as it prepares for an IPO. Jonathan Lister, promoted to vice president, North America, for Marketing Solutions, replaci ...
- Ad Industry: The Year Of The IPO
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, April 21, 2011
The advertising industry likes to think 2011 will be the year of mobile, but with improving economic conditions and a crop of companies bringing in new clients and better-than-expected earning ...
- Envivio Files For $69 Million IPO, Targets Sales, R&D
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Monday, April 18, 2011
Broadband video provider Envivio has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $69 million in an IPO. The company's technology powers live and on-demand video f ...
- LinkedIn Hits 100 Million Users
Online Media Daily, - Tuesday, March 22, 2011
As it gets closer to an IPO, LinkedIn announced that it hit 100 million users. ...
- Groupon's Big IPO Plans
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, March 18, 2011
Bloomberg Business devotes over 3,000 works to Groupon and its wily young founder and CEO Andrew Mason. After all, the group-buying leader is reportedly eyeing a $25 billion IPO. ...
- Groupon IPO Valued Higher Than Google
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, March 17, 2011
To stay ahead of the group-buying fray, Groupon has reportedly held talks with several banks about an IPO valuing the company at a jaw-dropping $25 billion. Just 2-years-old, Groupon's I ...
- Pandora Files IPO
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, February 14, 2011
Showing the resilience of ad-supported streaming media -- and perhaps the over eagerness of investors -- Pandora has filed an IPO and plans to raise $100 million. As
Bloomberg ... - Digital IPO Hunger Resembles Dot.com Boom: Frenzy Before Fiscal Sense
On Media, Diane Mermigas - Friday, January 28, 2011
The stock market is getting frothy again over hefty bets being placed on the exploding value of companies poised to capitalize on an improving economy and the rousing digital revolutio ...
- LinkedIn Is About To Go Public
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, January 28, 2011
Finally set to go public, LinkedIn on Friday had everyone asking why now, what it means for the social network, and which social-centric companies could follow suit."The decision by Linked ...
- Demand Media Shares Exceed Demand, Spike 35% In First Day Of Trading
Online Media Daily, - Thursday, January 27, 2011
Robo publisher Demand Media began trading shares as a public company Wednesday, and based on its initial day of trading its shares soared 35% over their initial offering to clo ...
- Goldman's Facebook Folly
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Coming as a surprise to Goldman Sachs -- if on one else -- the bank's top U.S. clients are fuming over losing their chance to invest early in Facebook. "Goldm ...
- Groupon's Swift Move Towards IPO
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, January 14, 2011
Cementing the perceived power of social buying, Groupon is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering as soon as mid-year. What's more, "The offering may value the company at $ ...
- Demand Media Raises $112M IPO
Around the Net In Media, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Demand Media Inc, which relies on search engine data and thousands of freelancers to churn out low-cost articles and video, set terms on Wednesday for a $112.5 million initial publ ...
- Demand Media Approaching IPO
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Demand Media is one step closer to going public, reports
AllThingsD's Kara Swisher, citing an amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With shares priced from $14 ...
- LinkedIn IPO, Dead Ahead
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, January 6, 2011
Sure to upset the social networking ecosystem, LinkedIn is reportedly planning to go public before the end of the year. Sources
tell Reuters -- which broke the news ...
- SEC Looking Into Private Trading Activity In Facebook, Other Social Nets On Emerging Exchanges
Around the Net In Online Marketing, John Capone - Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Action at under-the-regulatory-radar exchange markets trading shares of hot private tech companies such as Facebook has raised a few eyebrows at the SEC. It's unclear what specific activity has caug ...
- Demand Media's Accounting Practices Questioned
MediaDailyNews, - Monday, December 27, 2010
Demand Media's IPO plans are going ahead, but the timing is stalled by upcoming concerns about the company's accounting practices. ...
- Nielsen Targeting January IPO Date
Around the Net In Media, Fern Siegel - Sunday, December 26, 2010
CNBC's "The Strategy Session" reported that Nielsen Holdings, the global TV rating and consumer measurement company, is looking to go public as early as January. The company back in Ju ...
- Chinese Tech IPOs Roar
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Capturing the business world's attention, Chinese video site Youku.co and E-Commerce China Dangdang soared over 90% after their U.S. initial public offerings. According to
Bloomberg, Youku raised $203 milli ...
- Nielsen Promises Multimillions To Re-up CEO Calhoun
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Monday, November 29, 2010
As it moves toward an IPO, Nielsen has added three years to CEO David Calhoun's contract. In the process, Calhoun gets a hefty signing bonus -- $6 million -- a ...
- Everyday Health Raises $20M, Drops Planned IPO
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, November 12, 2010
Shelving previously announced IPO plans, content network Everyday Health on Friday said it raised $20 million. Technology Crossover Ventures led the Series G round -- which has the potential ...
- Mail.Ru Hits IPO 'Sweet Spot'
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, November 5, 2010
It looks like the heady days of skyrocketing tech IPO's are back -- or at least for some international investors. On its first day of trading, investors sent the new ...
- Anticipating IPO, Demand Reports Climb Out Of Red
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, October 29, 2010
For the most recent quarter ended September 30, Demand Media posted a net loss of $305,000 -- far more modest that its loss of $4.2 million the previous quarter, a ...
- Is LinkedIn Gearing Up For IPO?
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, October 28, 2010
Continuing to flesh out its board of directors, LinkedIn just announced the appointment of a seventh member, investor Stan Meresman. In a statement, LinkedIn says it opted to expand i ...
- Facebook Investor Mail.ru Files IPO
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, October 25, 2010
As many expected, Russian Internet company Mail.ru Group has filed an for an initial public offering in London,
Bloomberg reports. Who cares? Well, for one, it's seeking as mu ...
- Brightcove Names Menard New CFO
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, October 18, 2010
Online video platform Brightcove on Monday named Christopher Menard as its new chief financial officer. Menard comes to Brightcove after more than nine years at Phase Forward, a provider ...