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acquisitions of BookFresh and Caviar and our 2015 acquisitions of FastBite and Kifi.
Product Development
The following table sets forth our product development expenses for the periods shown:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Product development
Percentage of total net revenue
2014
2015
S Change
% Change
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
$
104,967
$
140,452
$ 35,485
34%
18%
16%
Product development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, increased by $35.5 million, or 34%,
compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Product development personnel increased by 8% from September 30,
2014, to September 30, 2015, primarily due to the addition of engineering, design, and product personnel, including those who
joined as a result of acquisitions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, product development expenses included $33.3
million of share-based compensation expense, a $16.4 million increase compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, product development expenses also included $9.1 million of depreciation
expense, a $1.7 million increase compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Sales and Marketing
The following table sets forth our sales and marketing expenses for the periods shown:
Sales and marketing
Percentage of total net revenue
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2015
S Change
% Change
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
$
81,704
$
107,170
$ 25,466
31%
14%
12%
Sales and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, increased by $25.5 million, or 31%,
compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reflecting an increase of $8.9 million in paid marketing expenses
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primarily from direct mail, online, and mobile marketing campaigns that occurred during the period. The balance of the increase
was primarily due to an increase in costs associated with our Square Cash peer-to-peer payments service. For the nine months
ended September 30. 2015, sales and marketing expenses included $4.5 million of share-based compensation expense, a $2.0
million increase compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
General and Administrative
The following table sets forth our general and administrative expenses for the periods shown:
General and administrative
Percentage of total net revenue
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2015
S Change
% Change
(in thousands)
d ited)
68,585
97,743
$ 29,158
43%
11%
11%
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, increased by $29.2 million, or 43%.
compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. General and administrative personnel increased by 49% in the period
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