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LivingSocial Corporate Office

LivingSocial was founded in 2007 as Hungry Machine by Tim O’Shaughnessy, Eddie Frederick, Aaron Batalion and Val Aleksenko.  The company originally created Facebook applications.

In 2008, the company received $5 million in funding from Steve Case and Grotech Ventures.

In 2009, the company acquired BuyYourFriendADrink.com and launched their daily deal service.

In 2010, the company received an additional $5 million from Steve Case and Grotech.  An additional $25 million was raised two months later.  Amazon.com invested $175 million in LivingSocial in December of 2010.

The company has made several acquisitions during its growth including Urban Escapes, Jump On It, LetsBonus, GoNabit and DealKeren.

Today, LivingSocial is one of the largest daily deal websites online.  They are Groupon’s largest competitor.

 

 

LivingSocial

LivingSocial was founded in 2007 as Hungry Machine by Tim O’Shaughnessy, Eddie Frederick, Aaron Batalion and Val Aleksenko.  The company originally created Facebook applications.

In 2008, the company received $5 million in funding from Steve Case and Grotech Ventures.

In 2009, the company acquired BuyYourFriendADrink.com and launched their daily deal service.

History

In 2010, the company received an additional $5 million from Steve Case and Grotech.  An additional $25 million was raised two months later.  Amazon.com invested $175 million in LivingSocial in December of 2010.

The company has made several acquisitions during its growth including Urban Escapes, Jump On It, LetsBonus, GoNabit and DealKeren.

Today, LivingSocial is one of the largest daily deal websites online.  They are Groupon’s largest competitor.

 

 

Netflix Corporate Office

 

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After selling a successful business venture, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph were discussing what type of business they wanted to invest in next. While Randolph admired the then-fledgeling company Amazon, Hastings considered shipping VHS tapes either for sale or for rent after being charged a late fee for a movie rental.

The pair decided that VHS tapes were bulky and easily damaged in shipping, however, they were intrigued by a new technology called dvds. While these were limited in number at the time, both partners agreed that these would be easy to ship and cheap to replace if damaged.

The Netflix website launched in 1998 with only 30 employees and 925 DVDs. The pair introduced the monthly subscription pricing model in 1999. netflix 6  Since 2000, the company dropped all shipping charges, late fees, and dates need to return movies.

The company went public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: NFLX in 2002. As of 2017, Netflix shares are mainly held by institutional investors, including Capital Group Companies, BlackRock, and The Vanguard Group, among others.

By 2005, the company had more than 35,000 different films available and was shipping 1 million DVDs per day. Although the company states that they always considered the online viewing of movies, it wasn’t until the mid-2000s that data speeds allowed this type of technology.

In 2007, the company introduced on-demand streaming video and delivered its billionth DVD.  Netflix 2

In 2010, the company expanded their service to Canada. In 2011, the company debuted the “Netflix” button on numerous remote controls, allowing for one-touch connection with the service, eliminating the need to re-enter passwords or user names.

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Netflix has been one of the most successful dot.com ventures. The company claims more than 117 million subscribers around the world, and an annual revenue in 2016 of $11.69 billion.

Netflix threatened to pull their investments out of the state of Georgia if their anti-abortion “heartbeat” bill became law. 

The company stated they wished to have at least half of all content available on their streaming service to be original content. The company continues to produce numerous, successful movies, series, and live events.  Netflix 4 Multiple petitions calling for the removal of the documentary “After Maria”, which depicts what happened to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, stating that it didn’t accurately reflect the Puerto Rican people.

Netflix currently services the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and several Nordic countries.

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Netflix

 

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History

After selling a successful business venture, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph were discussing what type of business they wanted to invest in next. While Randolph admired the then-fledgeling company Amazon, Hastings considered shipping VHS tapes either for sale or for rent after being charged a late fee for a movie rental.

The pair decided that VHS tapes were bulky and easily damaged in shipping, however, they were intrigued by a new technology called dvds. While these were limited in number at the time, both partners agreed that these would be easy to ship and cheap to replace if damaged.

The Netflix website launched in 1998 with only 30 employees and 925 DVDs. The pair introduced the monthly subscription pricing model in 1999. netflix 6  Since 2000, the company dropped all shipping charges, late fees, and dates need to return movies.

The company went public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: NFLX in 2002. As of 2017, Netflix shares are mainly held by institutional investors, including Capital Group Companies, BlackRock, and The Vanguard Group, among others.

By 2005, the company had more than 35,000 different films available and was shipping 1 million DVDs per day. Although the company states that they always considered the online viewing of movies, it wasn’t until the mid-2000s that data speeds allowed this type of technology.

In 2007, the company introduced on-demand streaming video and delivered its billionth DVD.  Netflix 2

In 2010, the company expanded their service to Canada. In 2011, the company debuted the “Netflix” button on numerous remote controls, allowing for one-touch connection with the service, eliminating the need to re-enter passwords or user names.

Netflix 5

Netflix has been one of the most successful dot.com ventures. The company claims more than 117 million subscribers around the world, and an annual revenue in 2016 of $11.69 billion.

Netflix threatened to pull their investments out of the state of Georgia if their anti-abortion “heartbeat” bill became law. 

The company stated they wished to have at least half of all content available on their streaming service to be original content. The company continues to produce numerous, successful movies, series, and live events.  Netflix 4 Multiple petitions calling for the removal of the documentary “After Maria”, which depicts what happened to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, stating that it didn’t accurately reflect the Puerto Rican people.

Netflix currently services the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and several Nordic countries.

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Sirius XM Corporate Office

SiriusXM Radio was the result of a controversial 2007 merger between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.  XM Radio was first established in 1988 as the American Mobile Satellite Corporation.  The company established a division in 1992 which eventually became XM Radio.  Their satellite service initially launched in 2001.  A year later, in 2002, Sirius Satellite Radio launched.

In 2009, DirecTV acquired 40% of SiriusXM.  The company also raised their rates in 2009.

In 2011, the company dropped BBC Radio 1 with no advance notice.

SiriusXM currently serves more than 18.5 million subscribers in the US and Canada.

Sirius XM

SiriusXM Radio was the result of a controversial 2007 merger between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.  XM Radio was first established in 1988 as the American Mobile Satellite Corporation.  The company established a division in 1992 which eventually became XM Radio.  Their satellite service initially launched in 2001.  A year later, in 2002, Sirius Satellite Radio launched.

In 2009, DirecTV acquired 40% of SiriusXM.  The company also raised their rates in 2009.

In 2011, the company dropped BBC Radio 1 with no advance notice.

History

SiriusXM currently serves more than 18.5 million subscribers in the US and Canada.

Adobe Corporate Office

Adobe Systems was founded in 1982 by ex-Xerox employees John Warnock and Charles Geschke.  Their first product was the Postscript page description language which was licensed by Apple Computers in 1985.

Adobe then created a proprietary font format called Type 1.

In the mid 1980s, Adobe entered the consumer market with Adobe Illustrator.  In 1989, their flagship product, Photoshop was released.

The company went public in 1986.

In 1992, Adobe acquired OCR Systems.

In 1993, Adobe introduced the PDF (Portable Document Format) filetype and Adobe Reader software.

In 2005, the company acquired its main competitor, Macromedia.

Today, Adobe has nearly 10,000 employees and several very popular computer programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver and Flash.

Adobe

Adobe Systems was founded in 1982 by ex-Xerox employees John Warnock and Charles Geschke.  Their first product was the Postscript page description language which was licensed by Apple Computers in 1985.

Adobe then created a proprietary font format called Type 1.

In the mid 1980s, Adobe entered the consumer market with Adobe Illustrator.  In 1989, their flagship product, Photoshop was released.

History

The company went public in 1986.

In 1992, Adobe acquired OCR Systems.

In 1993, Adobe introduced the PDF (Portable Document Format) filetype and Adobe Reader software.

In 2005, the company acquired its main competitor, Macromedia.

Today, Adobe has nearly 10,000 employees and several very popular computer programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver and Flash.

Apple Corporate Office

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Apple Computers was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.  They originally sold personal computer kits you could assemble yourself.

The company incorporated the following year without Wayne who got nervous and was bought out by Jobs and Wozniak for $800.

The Apple II was introduced in 1977 and the company began to take off.  The company went public in 1980 in the largest IPO since Ford Motor Company.

In 1984, the Macintosh was released with the famous Ridley Scott directed Superbowl commercial.

In 1985, Steve Jobs resigned from Apple after a power struggle with CEO John Sculley. steve jobs

The company floundered for the next decade with products like the Newton and Lisa.

In 1997, Jobs returned as interim CEO.

apple mac probookIn 1998, the iMac was released.  In 2001, they opened their first Apple Retail Store.

apple iphone backIn 2007, the iPhone was released and became an instant global success.  The iPad was released in 2010.

Forbes lists Apple as being worth twice as much as any other brand on the planet. apple watch

Steve Jobs died in October 2011.  Tim Cook took over as CEO.

Tim Cook apologized in August 2019 for allowing contractors to listen to the commands that consumers gave to their Siri devices. He promised that the company would change things to improve privacy rights.

The company has plans to release the iPhone 11 sometime in 2019.

In November 2019, Apple was looking to increase sales and customer’s using it’s Apple credit card.

The Apple corporate office is located in Cupertino, California.

apple logo think different

Apple

apple logo

Apple Computers was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.  They originally sold personal computer kits you could assemble yourself.

The company incorporated the following year without Wayne who got nervous and was bought out by Jobs and Wozniak for $800.

History

The Apple II was introduced in 1977 and the company began to take off.  The company went public in 1980 in the largest IPO since Ford Motor Company.

In 1984, the Macintosh was released with the famous Ridley Scott directed Superbowl commercial.

In 1985, Steve Jobs resigned from Apple after a power struggle with CEO John Sculley. steve jobs

The company floundered for the next decade with products like the Newton and Lisa.

In 1997, Jobs returned as interim CEO.

apple mac probookIn 1998, the iMac was released.  In 2001, they opened their first Apple Retail Store.

apple iphone backIn 2007, the iPhone was released and became an instant global success.  The iPad was released in 2010.

Forbes lists Apple as being worth twice as much as any other brand on the planet. apple watch

Steve Jobs died in October 2011.  Tim Cook took over as CEO.

Tim Cook apologized in August 2019 for allowing contractors to listen to the commands that consumers gave to their Siri devices. He promised that the company would change things to improve privacy rights.

The company has plans to release the iPhone 11 sometime in 2019.

In November 2019, Apple was looking to increase sales and customer’s using it’s Apple credit card.

The Apple corporate office is located in Cupertino, California.

apple logo think different