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Etsy files for an IPO with plans to raise up to $100 million

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 10:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Etsy, the platform for buying and selling handmade goodies, is filing for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a blog post. The proposed offering is $100 million, according to the filing. Reports that Etsywould be filing for an IPO first appeared in January, initially suggesting the company was looking to raise $300 million. The company reported $1.35 billion in gross sales on its marketplace in 2013. Etsy intends to list on NASDAQ as – predictably – ETSY. ➤ Etsy Has Filed a Registration Statement for an IPO  

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Babble will help you stop using Lorem Ipsum in your designs

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 10:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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A tiny new OS X app wants to help you stop using Lorem Ipsum in your designs. Much has been written about how Lorem Ipsum is killing your designs and why not to use it, so this app will help you break the habit. Babble lives in your menu bar and generates… well, babble. It’s got a bunch of powerful options like generating a bunch of random single words or entire paragraphs and can be extended to deeply integrate into other apps. At the touch of a button or a quick keyboard shortcut, you’ll get useful (and weird) filler text like…

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EA is shutting down Maxis Emeryville, the studio that brought you SimCity and The Sims

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 8:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Sad news, fans of Maxis’ simulation games: EA today suddenly closed Maxis’ Emeryville office. The company was behind many popular games like the latest ‘SimCity’, ‘Spore’ and even ‘The Sims’. In a statement to Polygon today, EA said that the changes “do not impact our plans for The Sims” as it is “consolidating Maxis IP development” to other studios and other DLC is still on track for the recently released Sims 4. Guillaume Pierre, lead gameplay scripter and designer for ‘SimCity’ and long-time Maxis employee, tweeted the sad news. Well it was a fun 12 years, but it's time to turn…

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HBO is reportedly launching its cable-free streaming service in April for $15 a month

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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If you’re a cord-cutter that likes ‘Game of Thrones’ you’re about to get really excited. International Business Times reports that HBO will be launching its stand-alone streaming service HBO Now in April for $15 a month. IBT also reports that Apple will be a launch partner which should makes owners of the Apple TV very excited. The $15 monthly fee will be paid directly to HBO and is on par with what most pay-TV subscribers shell out to cable and satellite TV providers like Comcast. HBO hasn’t confirmed a date or price, but launching before the premiere of one of its…

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The real reason why Net Neutrality matters

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 8:29 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

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Roger Huang is an entrepreneur who is working on his next venture, and advising several others on growth. This post originally appeared on Code(Love). A lot of people think the core of Net Neutrality is site speed: the amount of time information is served to users. They’re partially right, but there’s a fundamental flaw in keeping the explanation to just those confines. The Internet at its core is a bunch of servers (computers up 24/7) that receive HTTP requests from clients: your web browser or mine. The whole point of the Internet is that it abstracts away physical location so that you…

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