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Today LendingTree filed a suit against Adchemy, NexTag, QuinStreet, and Zillow claiming that the companies are infringing on a patent filed by LendingTree in 1998. The patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,385,594 and 6,611,816, both entitled “Method...
Things come together a little more with the new LendingTree TV spots. The new futuristic/robotic logo starts to make more sense and more direction is given after watching the new commercials. LendingTree’s “You to the Rescue”...
Today LendingTree launched their new logo and website. The new logo, which uses the same font and image of the Tree.com logo, is a far cry from the traditional looking logo of the past. A logo that used to conjure up thoughts of tradition, quality...
Insiders at Tree.com were informed recently that a key member of the team will be moving on to the next step in his career. Keith Moore, Senior Vice President at Tree.com and long time Lead-Gen industry member, who was the reason for the positive...
Guest Post By Adrian Huth, friend and “good guy” in the industry. Allow me to introduce myself…. I am an individual who has been in the lead generation industry going on 10 years. I have seen the industry involve from the...
I think it was on the call with Gariel Buck of ClickPoint where I we discussed the low barriers of entry into the lead gen industry. It was my view that they have been continually been lowering over the last few years at a dramatic pace. Sure...
Wow, this had probably been the longest time I have gone without a post. Since my layoff I have been quite busy discussing different opportunities and jobs offers. And additionaly any time I am home my wife goes on “vacation”, which...
More Tree.com news: They announced their Q4 results today that posted a $7 million net loss, which is actually good compared to last 2007 Q4 which posted a $531 million net loss. The decreased loss according the Lebda came from their ability...
It was announced this morning that Tree.com as acquired the assets of Thrive from LoudWater Labs. Thrive is a consumer finance portal that claims to bridge the gap from the in person meetings with financial adviser and the multitude of online...
It was announced yesterday that LendingTree has launched the Reverse Mortgage vetical. This is another step to diversify the services offered by Tree.com. Keith Moore, Senior Vice President of Emerging Businesses for LendingTree.com said, “One...
Last Friday LendingTree announced to its affiliates that they would be cutting their pay outs, effective emmediately. This most recent cut was fueled by the increase in organic inquiries and conversion rates. The simple supply and demand rule...
Tree.com announced its 3rd quarter earnings this morning and stated a $22.5 million loss. Doug Lebda, the company’s chief executive, called the results “acceptable” given the current market environment, and he lauded the hard work...
Recapping the last day of the conference: The day started off with the key note speaker Guy Kawasaki and his “Art of Innovation” presentation. Guy was great as normal. If you have ever seen any of his videos or presentations either...
Just for fun, which is the best conference to attend every year? Is it Targus? Is it LeadsCon? Every conference that comes around the corner I hear the same question from the industry sales guys. “Who is going and how many buyers will...
Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, the newly separated companies will begin “when issued” trading under their new stock symbols. Tree.com which includes LendingTree.com, RealEstate.com, Domania and iNest. This group will trade under...
According to the Charlotte Business Journal LendingTree cut 25 more jobs this last week bring down the total to 950 employees. The company began layoffs in May 2007 as the mortgage market all but imploded nationwide, starting with problems in...
Q2 results were released last night, but I didn’t have a chance to get to it until tonight. None the less it is worth noting, especially because we track so many of LendingTree other movements. Nothing new really, the post spin Tree.com...
You are probably saying to yourself, “Another post on ROI? Is this guy capable on writing about anything else?” The answer is apparently, “no.” I did enjoy the dialogue that resulted from my last post on the ROI associated with live...
According to the Charlotte Observer 40 people were laid off at LendingTree last week. LendingTree laid off about 40 workers on Thursday, some of them in Charlotte, where the online loan matchmaker and lender is headquartered. The layoffs were...
According to CNNMoney.com a lawsuit was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on behalf of all people who submitted a loan request via LendingTree. This makes the second lawsuit filed against LendingTree in a week. “As...
