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Snapchat adds chat as messaging space heats up
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Thu May 01, 4:44PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat is adding a chat feature to its ephemeral messaging service.

Global Citizens Summit is Turbo Charged With a $50K Donation From Rakuten
GlobeNewswire - Tue Apr 29, 9:29AM CDT
Global Citizens Initiative (GCI) announced today the launch of its August 2014 Global Citizens Summit for Youth (GCSY) program. Hosted at the Harvard University Faculty Club, 24 high school scholars from around the globe will gather to discuss global citizenship with a focus on "Freedom and Fairness." Generous program contributions include a $50,000 grant from Rakuten, Inc., a matching-grant from Cook Pine Solutions LLC as well as additional gifts from individuals and global organizations.

Rakuten.com and First Bankcard®Launch New Rakuten Rewards MasterCard®
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 08, 7:00AM CDT
Rakuten Inc., one of the world's largest Internet services companies and First Bankcard®, a leader in the U.S. credit card partnership arena and a division of First National Bank of Omaha, have launched the Rakuten Rewards MasterCard® Program, which provides cardholders with reward points for using their credit card to shop on the Rakuten.com website and elsewhere.

Tech stock sell-off spreads through world markets
Associated Press - AP - Mon Apr 07, 11:31AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Mounting concerns over technology stocks weighed hard on stock markets around the world on Monday.

Alibaba investment gives Tango a reason to dance
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Mar 20, 5:50AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tango is joining the conga line of mobile messaging services that have turned into hot commodities as more people use them to communicate and share photos, music and other content.

Global Online Retail Industry Report: Featuring Major Industry Players and Gives Forecasts up to 2017
M2 - Tue Mar 18, 9:45AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99d7jt/global_online) has announced the addition of the "Global Online Retail Industry - Forecast, Opportunities & Trends 2013-2017" report to their offering. This report analyzes this high growth industry in its research report Global Online Retail Industry - Forecast, Opportunities & Trends 2013-2017. The report covers the following: - An analysis of the Global Online Retail Industry through industry definition, industry overview, value & segmentation analysis, industry sales analysis by product categories, region-wise analysis and country-wise sales analysis. An analysis of the global online retail industry through geography and category-wise analysis as well. Growth in mobile online retail is also analyzed along with the impact on store retailers and consumer issues. - An analysis of industry trends such as logistics and infrastructure, the emergence of China in the global online retail industry and others. - A Porter's Five Forces analysis on the Global Online Retail Industry. - An analysis of the major markets such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States through industry overview, industry value & segmentation analysis and an industry forecast. - Forecast of the global online retail industry till 2017. - An analysis of the major industry players such as Amazon.com, Apple Inc, eBay Inc, Staples Inc and others. This analysis of the Global Online Retail Industry is a comprehensive statistical and analytical study of this highly competitive industry. Companies Mentioned: - eBay Inc - Amazon.com - Apple Inc. - Barnes & Noble, Inc. - Best Buy Co., Inc. - Carrefour S.A. - Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. - Conrad Holding SE - Dixons Retail Plc - Home Retail Group Plc - Mercadolibre Inc - Otto (GmbH & Co KG) - Rakuten, Inc - Staples, Inc. - Tesco PLC - Verlagsgruppe Weltbild GmbH - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99...bal_online About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.

WhatsApp deal highlights suite of similar apps
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Thu Feb 20, 6:52AM CST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Facebook's announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps. Hundreds of millions of people have downloaded such apps to their smartphones and tablets to chat and share photos and videos for free, making them potent rivals to Facebook. WhatsApp alone has 450 million active monthly users.

ViSenze Announces US$3.5 Million Series A Funding
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 18, 11:00PM CST
ViSenze Pte Ltd (www.visenze.com) today announced it has closed a US$3.5 million Series A round of financing led by Rakuten Ventures (the corporate venture capital unit of Rakuten Inc), with participation from new investors Walden International ("WI"

and UOB Venture Management ("UOBVM"

. The investment comes within 7 months of the company's first announcement of its collaboration with Rakuten Taiwan.

Japan net retailer Rakuten to buy Viber for $900M
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Fri Feb 14, 5:23AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Rakuten Inc. is buying Cyprus-based Viber Media, which operates a popular Internet phone application, for $900 million, fortifying the online retailer's social networking footprint.

Rakuten Acquires Viber for $900 million
Business Wire - Fri Feb 14, 12:40AM CST
Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration of $900 million. The acquisition represents another bold step for Rakuten into the digital content space, following its acquisitions of Kobo, Wuaki.tv, and Viki.

Morning Buzz: Tesla Motors Inc, Baidu Inc, Twitter Inc, EMC Corporation
ACCESSWIRE - Fri Dec 20, 9:32AM CST
New York, December 20, 2013 / Accesswire / - Market Buzz Report, which provides live alerts on penny stocks, issues critical stocks analysis for Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), EMC Corporation(NYSE:EMC).

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