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LivingSocial is currently raising around $200 million in a deal that will value the company somewhere between $5 billion and $6 billion, according to multiple sources. JP Morgan Asset Management’s new Digital Growth Fund, as well as existing investors Amazon … Continue reading →

Groupon has a new deal on cheap meals. The daily deals site has partnered with Feeding America for a special charitable offer: For $11 you can feed a family of four for two weeks. “Feeding America — The Loop” aimed … Continue reading →

Target’s crazy Christmas fangirl in her signature red jumpsuit, also known as the Christmas Champ, is back on Twitter, where she is humorously chatting with followers about holiday advice and begging Target to let her in early. Although the Christmas … Continue reading →

The world has watched the lives of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore unfold on Twitter every day since January 2009. The couple are among the microblogging service’s most popular users; Kutcher’s @AplusK account has more than 8.3 million followers, while … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse! Walt Disney’s beloved icon turns 83 today and Disney Parks is celebrating at the Disney Store in Times Square with an innovative augmented reality installation. Running through Saturday at the Disney Store on Broadway and 45th … Continue reading →

Today’s Doodle on Google‘s homepage is a tribute to Louis Daguerre, the French physicist who invented daguerreotype, the first commercially successful form of photography. Louis Daguerre was born on Nov. 18, 1787 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. Today’s Doodle celebrates his 224th … Continue reading →

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and wife Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder of 23andme, have donated $500,000 to The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that funds Wikipedia. The donation comes at the start of Wikipedia’s annual fundraising drive that the site depends … Continue reading →

I scream, you scream, we all scream … like Justin Bieber’s loudest female fans? That’s the concept behind Macy’s new winter holiday commercial, which stars a ton of dudes reacting like teenage girls whenever the Biebz graces them with his … Continue reading →

If 2011 was the year of the tablet, 2012 may well be the year of the Ultrabook. Up to 50 new models of the extremely thin, lightweight laptops are going to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in … Continue reading →

Clyde McKendrick is founder and executive strategy director of innovations and insights lab Cultural Capital, an integrated advertising agency based within WDCW-LA. Clyde has spent the last 15 years guiding brands like Pepsi, Red Bull and T-Mobile to develop their … Continue reading →