SAN FRANCISCO - In a landmark decision that could redefine how mobile apps handle payments, a U.S. federal court has ruled that Apple must allow developers to direct users to external websites for purchases - a major blow to the company’s long-standing control over App Store transactions. The ruling stems from ongoing litigation in the Epic Games v. Apple antitrust case and enforces an earlier injunction that Apple was found to have violated. Effective immediately, apps on … [Read more...]
Ticket Marketplace Announces Acquisition of Vegas.com Travel Company for $240M
CHICAGO, IL - Vivid Seats Inc., a ticket exchange and resale company, announced during an earnings call with investors on Tuesday the acquisition of the Vegas.com internet domain in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $240 million. In a press release, Vivid noted that the Vegas.com domain provides the “most comprehensive event inventory of shows, attractions, and tours in Las Vegas, one of the world's most desirable destinations for leisure and … [Read more...]
“Strategic” Small Business Financing Opportunities for Growing Your Business
PALM BEACH, FL – Over fifteen years ago I founded my business as your average hopeful entrepreneur and created it without any startup capital at all. I didn't even really have any experience in the market I was entering but I was determined. Within the businesses first few years I was able to grow the business mostly on my credit cards which helped me put in place the foundation, processes and systems that were required to get the business off the ground. At some point within … [Read more...]
EFTY: Your Own Domain Store Without Having to Build It Yourself; Seems Good
NEW YORK, NY - About a week or so ago I signed up for an EFTY (https://www.efty.com) 30-day trial account to test the platform as a way to have a domain store for some of the domains I would like to eventually sell. I already tried SEDO to sell names as well as DomainNameSales.com and some other places too but what I found interesting about EFTY was the store portion of the platform - and it is responsive (mobile friendly). As a side-note: Back in the old days when the … [Read more...]
Who Needs Domains and Websites Anyway? Google Say’s “You’re A Loser”
NEW YORK, NY - It started way-back years ago when business directory owners noticed that Google looked like it may be starting to get into the local directory game. These cool little listings with pointers on helpful maps started to show up on Google with phone numbers, addresses and links to websites. After a while webmasters started to say “Hey, this is diverting traffic away from my business directory… what’s going on here?” Further down the road, Google began to use not … [Read more...]