Fab Passes 10 Million Members, Sells 5.4 Products Every Minute

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Fab has quickly emerged as a significant force in the e-commerce space. The design-focused shopping site now has more than 10 million members, up from 7.5 million in September, according to data released Sunday by the company as part of a huge 104-slide presentation to investors and employees about its first 18 months in action. What's more, the company has now sold 4.3 million product since launching in June, 2011. To put that another way, Fab has sold an average of 5.4 products each minute since it launched. During this holiday season, the company did even better and sold an average of 17.5 products per minute. That may still be well behind Amazon's pace of selling more than 300 item … Continue reading.. Read more »

Get Your DIY Kick Over the Holidays With Snapguide

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It might be too late for making DIY Christmas gifts, but how-to app Snapguide debuts on iPad today, perhaps still in time to help with a Christmas recipe or New Year's party decorations. The iOS app is also available on iPhone and its user-submitted guides can be viewed on the desktop as well. The visual nature of the app plays well on a bigger screen, along with the more visual social networks. "Pinterest is the largest social driver of traffic, more than Twitter and Facebook combined," noted Daniel Raffel, founder and CEO. He points out many of the top Pinterest users gained their status by posting great how-to content. SEE ALSO: Data-Driven Design: The Story Behind a Simple How … Continue reading... More About: How-To , diy , ipad , startup Read more »

Yog’s App Makes Sure You’ll Always Have Someone to Go Jogging With

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The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . Name: Yog One-Liner Pitch: An app that connects you with runners around the world so you'll never have to jog alone again. Why It's Taking Off: Yog is working to make running -- and exercise in general -- more social. If you're planning to go jogging more as part of your New Year's resolution, you might want to give Yog a try. Yog, a free iPhone app , helps runners around the world connect with each other and organize jogs with those at their skill level. With the app, users can quickly schedule a run and then invite friends through Facebook or their phone's contact list to go on a virtual run. If the scheduled run is listed publicly, random users on the… Continue reading... More About: The Launchpad , apps , startup Read more »