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LivingSocial Acquires BuyYourFriendADrink.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2009 - 8:04am.
Washington - LivingSocial, the developer of a social networking tool that lets users rank and share lists of their favorite things, said that it has acquired New York-based BuyYourFriendADrink.com (BYFAD), the developer of a their drink gifting and redemption platform for the beer, wine and spirits industry.
tags: Deals | Social Networking | Acquisitions | LivingSocial | BuyYourFriendADrink.com |

"Pick Your Five" Facebook App Gets 5M Users in 5 Days

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 25, 2009 - 1:15pm.
Washington - LivingSocial, a social discovery network that lets users share their favorite books, movies, games, restaurants and beer, said on Wednesday that its "Pick Your Five" feature on Facebook has been taken up by more than 5 million Facebook users in five days. The company, which also developed the Visual Bookshelf application, said that adoption rates for Pick Your Five have reached as high as 150,000 new users per hour.

tags: Social Networking | Facebook | LivingSocial | Pick Your Five |