As more consumers turn to services like peer-to-peer rental-car outfits rather than Hertz, local authorities are penalizing participants with fines and ordering the companies to cease operations. Is it still safe to share?
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Superman the Sellout? Man of Steel Has Over 100 Promotional Partners
Movie fans are surely excited by the soon-to-be-released Superman reboot, Man of Steel. But the film might be even more eagerly anticipated by its 100-plus corporate promotional partners, which are using the movie to help sell razors, cell phones, fast-food burgers, Twizzlers, a career in the armed forces and more.
AT&T’s New 61-Cent Fee Highlights Wireless Nickel-and-Diming
AT&T wireless customers have to dig a little deeper into their pockets starting this month after the carrier implemented a 61-cent “administrative fee.” It’s literally pocket change, so this change is unlikely to break the bank for customers, but it’s the latest manifestation of an annoying trend. Wireless carriers are taking a page from …
Teens Tire of Facebook — but Not Enough to Log Off
Has Facebook lost its cool? That’s a question TIME posed earlier this year to dozens of teenagers, who mostly insisted that newer social networks like Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter were more engaging, even if (and partially
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‘Big Gas Savings’: Kmart’s Funny Followup to the Viral ‘Ship My Pants’ Ad
The all-purpose discount retailer appears to have struck viral goofy gold yet again, with an online ad promoting “big gas savings.”
Google Faces Fresh U.S. Scrutiny Over Market Power
Google is said to be facing a new antitrust probe, this time into its dominant position in the market for online display advertising
Lyft-Off: Car-Sharing Start-Up Raises $60 Million Led by Andreessen Horowitz
Popular car-sharing start-up Lyft has raised $60 million in a major new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, the influential Silicon Valley venture-capital firm started by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen. The new …
Inside Yahoo!’s Tumblr Deal: Here’s Who Hit the Billion Dollar Jackpot
It will likely be years before we know if Yahoo!’s blockbuster $1.1 billion deal to buy social blogging platform Tumblr was a success. But 24-hours after the deal was officially announced, a few things are certain: The deal …
Car Sharing: Future Looks Bright, Even With Some Cloudy Legal Issues
There’s just no stopping the sharing. Despite recent legal challenges to certain “peer to peer” car-sharing services, the range of sharing options keeps on expanding, making it easier and easier for consumers to skip taxis, traditional car rentals — and car ownership in general.
Gambling on Tumblr: Marissa Mayer’s Billion-Dollar Bet to Make Yahoo Cool
What’s the price of “cool”? For Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, the number appears to be $1.1 billion
Yahoo Acquires Tumblr: Initial Reactions From Around the Web
Key players in the tech and business worlds weigh in on Yahoo’s latest acquisition
Report: Yahoo! Board Approves Billion-Dollar Tumblr Deal
Updated May 19, 1 p.m. EST: AllThingsD reports that the Yahoo! board has unanimously approved a deal to purchase Tumblr for $1.1 billion. More updates to follow.