Yardsellr Scores $5 Million Series A From Accel To Become The eBay Of Facebook

Bringing social commerce to Facebook is a big opportunity attracting a lot of capital these days. Social swap meet Yardsellr just raised a $5 million series A financing, led by Accel Partners. Harrison Metal Capital, which previously put up $750,000 in seed funding, also participated. Yardsellr is an eBay for Facebook, except without the auctions. In fact, the company was founded by three former eBay executives, CEO Daniel Leffel (a former manager at eBay), VP of Marketing Jed Clevenger (who used to run the paid search team at eBay), and VP of Community Rachel Makool (who used to run the community team at eBay). Investor Michael Dearing of Harrison Metal is also a former SVP of eBay.com. Yardsellr is currently run out of the Harrison Metal office in Palo Alto.

Yardsellr Scores $5 Million Series A From Accel To Become The eBay Of Facebook

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Groupon’s Frist Grouponicus Music Deal Is On: Get Rihanna’s New Album For $5

As previously announced, Groupon is kicking off the holiday season today with its 'Grouponicus' deals. Interestingly, one of the first up is ... a deal for recorded music, namely Rihanna's fifth studio album, 'LOUD'. Groupon will no doubt turn out to be a massive distribution channel for the singer: the album is being offered to U.S. users as a $5 digital download, knocking 50 percent of the normal price, and will be featured in an email to millions of Groupon subscribers across the country. The Grouponicus Store formally opened for the season at 12 AM Eastern Time today.

Groupon’s Frist Grouponicus Music Deal Is On: Get Rihanna’s New Album For $5

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