The LivingSocial website and mobile apps went down and have not been back up since Tuesday 2:45 pm ET, but the site said this outage was not caused by a malicious attack.
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Over 320 companies to advertise fundraising - US SEC filings
An analysis of the filings made by small businesses with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that more than 320 of them would want to raise funding via social media, and a handful had already raised funding.
Estancia Capital invests in Snowden Capital
New York-based wealth advisory firm Snowden Capital Advisors LLC entered into an agreement with private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners LP for a strategic growth capital investment.
Advent to buy USD1.1 billion stake in Ocensa oil pipeline
US-based global private equity firm Advent International signed an agreement to purchase a USD1.1 billion minority stake in Ocensa, Colombia's biggest oil pipeline in terms of capacity.
Relaxed JOBS Act still hinders startups to raise funds via social media
Additional requirements on the amended Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) of 2012 would still hinder entrepreneurs and companies to secure funding via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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California-based company Selligy raised USD2.8 million in a Series A round to fund the integration of its customer relationship management (CRM) app with iPad and Android devices.
Online real estate company Redfin said it has raised $50 million from investment companies Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe Price Associates, making it the latest venture capital-backed company to look to nontraditional backers for venture funding
New York-based online shop and gadget developer Quirky scooped up USD79 million in a Series D funding round to be used for building more strange connected devices.
Troubled delivery service US Postal Service said it is hoping the surge in 2013's holiday online shopping and gift-sending would generate more revenue for the company through its partnership with Amazon.com and Sunday package deliveries.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co, the textbook publisher that emerged from bankruptcy last year, priced its initial public offering at $12 per share, below the range it guided towards earlier this month.
Popular photo sharing service Snapchat turned down a USD3 billion acquisition bid from social media giant Facebook, saying the company will not start considering offers until next year.
New York-based International Business Machines (IBM) bought mobile security firm Fiberlink Communications for an undisclosed amount to amp up its poorly-rated mobile device management (MDM) solution.
Fairholme Capital Management announces proposal for purchase of insurance businesses from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The world's largest retailer is likely to provide an update on its layaway program's results and on early indications of whether shoppers are taking to its first holiday specials. Wall Street is waiting to see whether Wal-Mart again cuts its fiscal year forecast.
