Communities Dominate Brands: The Final Reckoning: Burning Platforms Memo Damaged Nokia: Wiped out $13B revenues, Destroyed $4B profits in just 12 months: "I really hate doing this, these Nokia blogs make me so sad. But this is history, we have to record it, the facts have to stand. Yes, the Burning Platforms memo was released in early February of last year, but its true cost could not be calculated until now. Now, that we have seen four consecutive full fiscal Quarters of Nokia performance. So this is the Final Reckoning blog about the costliest management memo ever issued. The Burning Platforms memo plunged Nokia into an interminable crash-dive of its smartphone sales (a collapse that is still continuing today 16 months later) and cost Nokia in the immediate next four quarters - 12 months - a massive 13 Billion dollars of lost revenues, and 4 Billion dollars in profits wiped out. So lets examine the issue and call into court, the case of Nokia vs Elop.
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6/13/12
6/12/12
New Internet suffix bids include ‘.lol,’ ‘bank.’ | Inquirer Technology
New Internet suffix bids include ‘.lol,’ ‘bank.’ | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK — If Google has its way, you won’t need “Google.com” to do your searches. You can simply go to “.Google.”
New York City wants Internet addresses ending in “.nyc,” while several companies and groups are looking to create “.doctor,” “.music” and “.bank.” Google Inc. is also seeking “.YouTube” and “.lol” – the digital shorthand for “laugh out loud.” Others are looking to attract non-English speakers with suffixes in a variety of languages.
Some 2,000 proposals have been submitted as part of the largest expansion of the Internet address system since its creation in the 1980s. These suffixes would rival “.com” and about 300 others now in use. Companies would be able to create separate websites and separate addresses for each of their products and brands, for instance, even as they keep their existing “.com” name. One day, you might go to “comedy.YouTube” rather than “YouTube.com/comedy.”
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New York City wants Internet addresses ending in “.nyc,” while several companies and groups are looking to create “.doctor,” “.music” and “.bank.” Google Inc. is also seeking “.YouTube” and “.lol” – the digital shorthand for “laugh out loud.” Others are looking to attract non-English speakers with suffixes in a variety of languages.
Some 2,000 proposals have been submitted as part of the largest expansion of the Internet address system since its creation in the 1980s. These suffixes would rival “.com” and about 300 others now in use. Companies would be able to create separate websites and separate addresses for each of their products and brands, for instance, even as they keep their existing “.com” name. One day, you might go to “comedy.YouTube” rather than “YouTube.com/comedy.”
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Samsung fights Apple move to block Galaxy sales | Inquirer Technology
Samsung fights Apple move to block Galaxy sales | Inquirer Technology: "SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it will fight Apple’s move to stop U.S. sales of its new Galaxy phone in the latest flare-up of an intellectual property battle between the world’s top smartphone makers.
Samsung said it will vigorously oppose Apple’s request for a court to ban sales of the Galaxy S III smartphone and still plans to go ahead with the device’s scheduled release in the U.S. on June 21.
The South Korean company said in a statement that it will “demonstrate to the court that the Galaxy S III is innovative and distinctive.”
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Samsung said it will vigorously oppose Apple’s request for a court to ban sales of the Galaxy S III smartphone and still plans to go ahead with the device’s scheduled release in the U.S. on June 21.
The South Korean company said in a statement that it will “demonstrate to the court that the Galaxy S III is innovative and distinctive.”
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Vice President Binay’s website hacked | Inquirer Technology
Vice President Binay’s website hacked | Inquirer Technology: "MANILA, Philippines — The website of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) was hacked late Tuesday.
Identifying itself as a PrivateX, the group left a message on ovp.gov.ph, saying the proposed cyber bill could be a threat to freedom of expression.
The hackers said they were hoping for the “recuperation” of the bill, saying it contained loopholes and could be used by powerful people for “worse forms of censorship.”
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Identifying itself as a PrivateX, the group left a message on ovp.gov.ph, saying the proposed cyber bill could be a threat to freedom of expression.
The hackers said they were hoping for the “recuperation” of the bill, saying it contained loopholes and could be used by powerful people for “worse forms of censorship.”
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6/10/12
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 gets new quad-core chipset? | Ubergizmo
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 gets new quad-core chipset? | Ubergizmo: "Word on the street has it that Samsung might just want to implement the quad-core Exynos chip set inside their spanking new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and it seems that said rumors have been substantiated by a recently uploaded YouTube video, where the Galaxy Note 10.1 in there sported a 1.4GHz Exynos chip set (one can only make the assumption that this is similar to the one that is currently seeing action on the Galaxy S3), not to mention having it come with a pebble blue back cover finish. You will not find your eyes rejoicing though, as the resolution count remains similar as the original Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, that would mean 1280 x 800 pixels across the board. Will a quad-core chip set make you move for your credit card or wallet? Once you are done with the video above, there is always another video right after the jump for your perusal.
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6/5/12
Your SIM card is about to get even smaller: 'nano' format gets ETSI nod | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Your SIM card is about to get even smaller: 'nano' format gets ETSI nod | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Expect future mobile phones to get slimmer and smaller, now that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has standardized a new form factor for a "nano" subscriber identity module (SIM) card.
The ETSI, which produces global standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), said the new card is 40 percent smaller than the current smallest design.
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The ETSI, which produces global standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), said the new card is 40 percent smaller than the current smallest design.
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5/30/12
Larry Ellison Has Learned To Embrace Cloud Computing, Not Convinced It’s An “Incredible New Thing” | TechCrunch
Larry Ellison Has Learned To Embrace Cloud Computing, Not Convinced It’s An “Incredible New Thing” | TechCrunch: "Oracle’s Larry Ellison has acquired a reputation as a cloud computing opponent — after all, he famously called the term “complete gibberish” a few years ago. Today, however, he said, “I’m no longer resisting the name. Call it what you want.”
In fact, Ellison made it sound like he doesn’t get enough credit for starting the trend: “NetSuite was my idea. I called up Evan Goldberg and said, ‘We’re going to do ERP on the Internet.’” That, he said, was an early example of software-as-a-service, and Salesforce.com co-founder Marc Benioff (who has worked to tie his company’s identity to the cloud) copied the idea a few months later, but “in a narrow way.” (Apparently this got a smirk out of Benioff, who was in the audience.)
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In fact, Ellison made it sound like he doesn’t get enough credit for starting the trend: “NetSuite was my idea. I called up Evan Goldberg and said, ‘We’re going to do ERP on the Internet.’” That, he said, was an early example of software-as-a-service, and Salesforce.com co-founder Marc Benioff (who has worked to tie his company’s identity to the cloud) copied the idea a few months later, but “in a narrow way.” (Apparently this got a smirk out of Benioff, who was in the audience.)
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Want To Be Like Steve Jobs? Well It’s Probably Not Going To Happen, Says BFF Larry Ellison | TechCrunch
Want To Be Like Steve Jobs? Well It’s Probably Not Going To Happen, Says BFF Larry Ellison | TechCrunch: "Because Steve Jobs had visited the AllThingsD D conference stage so many times over the course of the past decade, organizers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher decided to pay him tribute by inviting two of his friends for 25 years, Dr. Ed Catmull and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, to talk for the closing hour about “The Lessons of Steve Jobs.”
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Here Are The Five Startups In i/o Ventures’ Spring 2012 Class | TechCrunch
Here Are The Five Startups In i/o Ventures’ Spring 2012 Class | TechCrunch: "i/o Ventures, the incubator and co-working space located in San Francisco’s Mission District, just held the demo day for its latest batch of startups. All of them have been working out of the i/o offices for the past three months, and have also received a $25,000 investment.
It’s pretty hard to judge someone based on a short presentation, but if nothing else, all of the ideas sound pretty cool or at least interesting, and there’s a nice mix of consumer and business products. Here’s the list of companies:
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It’s pretty hard to judge someone based on a short presentation, but if nothing else, all of the ideas sound pretty cool or at least interesting, and there’s a nice mix of consumer and business products. Here’s the list of companies:
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Ford Opens Motor City Innovation Exchange, A Showroom For Detroit Startups | TechCrunch
Ford Opens Motor City Innovation Exchange, A Showroom For Detroit Startups | TechCrunch: "The economic downturn of the last few years hit few cities as hard as Detroit. Still, the city has recently become somewhat of a startup hub in its own right and today Ford Global Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that manages Ford’s intellectual property portfolio, announced that it is opening a showroom for “innovators to show off their creations to peers and potential customers.” This Motor City Innovation Exchange will be open to anyone, as a Ford spokesperson told us earlier today. The goal here is to build a marketplace for licensing technological innovation from local startups across and beyond the auto industry. The public will be able to visit and browse the technologies on display and anyone who participates (including startups, established companies, universities and individuals) can license their inventions.
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5/29/12
BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss | Inquirer Technology
BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired investment firms to study its strategic options.
The move comes with the BlackBerry, which pioneered the smartphone, rapidly losing market share to Apple’s iPhones and devices powered by Google’s Android operating system.
Chief executive Thorsten Heins said RIM “is going through a significant transformation” as it moved towards the launch later this year of the BlackBerry 10, the new platform aimed at competing with Apple and Google.
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The move comes with the BlackBerry, which pioneered the smartphone, rapidly losing market share to Apple’s iPhones and devices powered by Google’s Android operating system.
Chief executive Thorsten Heins said RIM “is going through a significant transformation” as it moved towards the launch later this year of the BlackBerry 10, the new platform aimed at competing with Apple and Google.
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5/21/12
Babelverse Is Out To Democratize Translation | TechCrunch
Babelverse Is Out To Democratize Translation | TechCrunch: "Babelverse won the opportunity to appear at TechCrunch Disrupt from the Startup Alley and with little notice ended up giving a slick pitch. Essentially this is a solution for universal speech translation, powered by a global community of human interpreters: it means anyone can be an interpreter. We covered it’s launch back in January but here’s a quick rundown.
Machine translation, as we know, is not reliable. So what we’re looking here is a marketplace for translation.
People practice to interpret and move up through the system, towards being more professional interpreters. Think of it as a sort of Demand Media platform for interpreting languages.
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Machine translation, as we know, is not reliable. So what we’re looking here is a marketplace for translation.
People practice to interpret and move up through the system, towards being more professional interpreters. Think of it as a sort of Demand Media platform for interpreting languages.
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Disrupt NYC Day 1: Your Startup Battlefield Companies | TechCrunch
Disrupt NYC Day 1: Your Startup Battlefield Companies | TechCrunch: "Our very first day of Disrupt NYC is over and the conference started off with a bang. We had memorable chats, dove into fashion for a bit, hung out with the Startup Alley companies and witnessed 15 startups launch their products in our first day of the Startup Battlefield.
Even though we will have brand-new companies launching tomorrow while fighting for the ultimate prize of $50,000 and the Disrupt Cup, we wanted to take a moment to highlight all that we saw today. There were some brilliant companies, so be sure to check all of them out below. The Internet was buzzing with positive words about each. This is going to be a tough battle. Which company was your favorite?
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Even though we will have brand-new companies launching tomorrow while fighting for the ultimate prize of $50,000 and the Disrupt Cup, we wanted to take a moment to highlight all that we saw today. There were some brilliant companies, so be sure to check all of them out below. The Internet was buzzing with positive words about each. This is going to be a tough battle. Which company was your favorite?
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Machinima Gets $35M In Funding, Led By Google | TechCrunch
Machinima Gets $35M In Funding, Led By Google | TechCrunch: "After weeks of speculation, online video creator Machinima announced Monday that it has closed a $35 million funding round led by Google, which also included existing investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital. The new financing comes as Google’s YouTube has been investing heavily in bringing in all sorts of new original programming.
The Machinima network is the largest single page view generator for YouTube, with more than 1.6 billion video views in the month of April. And YouTube is an invaluable partner for Machinima, as it is the company’s primary distribution and monetization platform. With the funding, Machinima says it will invest in content and global sales, as well as international expansion and distribution.
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The Machinima network is the largest single page view generator for YouTube, with more than 1.6 billion video views in the month of April. And YouTube is an invaluable partner for Machinima, as it is the company’s primary distribution and monetization platform. With the funding, Machinima says it will invest in content and global sales, as well as international expansion and distribution.
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5/20/12
App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender | Inquirer Technology
App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender | Inquirer Technology: "A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across the city to determine their ages and genders. Would-be customers can then check their smartphones for real-time updates on the crowd size, average age and male-to-female mix to decide whether the scene is to their liking.
The Austin, Texas-based makers of SceneTap say the app doesn’t identify specific individuals or save personal information. But in a city known for its love of both libations and civil liberties, a backlash erupted even before the first cameras were switched on from bar-goers who said they would boycott any venue with SceneTap installed.
SceneTap’s ability to guess how old people are and whether they’re men or women relies on advances in a field known as biometrics. A camera at the door snaps your picture, and software maps your features to a grid. By measuring distances such as the length between the nose and the eyes and the eyes and the ears, an algorithm matches your dimensions to a database of averages for age and gender.
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The Austin, Texas-based makers of SceneTap say the app doesn’t identify specific individuals or save personal information. But in a city known for its love of both libations and civil liberties, a backlash erupted even before the first cameras were switched on from bar-goers who said they would boycott any venue with SceneTap installed.
SceneTap’s ability to guess how old people are and whether they’re men or women relies on advances in a field known as biometrics. A camera at the door snaps your picture, and software maps your features to a grid. By measuring distances such as the length between the nose and the eyes and the eyes and the ears, an algorithm matches your dimensions to a database of averages for age and gender.
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5/16/12
Facebook co-founder Saverin to stay in Singapore | Inquirer Technology
Facebook co-founder Saverin to stay in Singapore | Inquirer Technology: "SINGAPORE – Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin intends to stay in Singapore but has no plans to take up citizenship after giving up his US passport, a move that could save him millions in taxes, his spokesman said.
The Brazilian moved in 2009 to Singapore, a low-tax Asian technology and finance hub where he mingles with entrepreneurs and is regularly seen in exclusive clubs with a young circle of expatriate and Singaporean friends.
“Eduardo is a permanent resident of Singapore. I am not aware of any plans for him to take up Singapore citizenship,” his New York-based press agent Tom Goodman told Agence France-Presse in an email late Tuesday.
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The Brazilian moved in 2009 to Singapore, a low-tax Asian technology and finance hub where he mingles with entrepreneurs and is regularly seen in exclusive clubs with a young circle of expatriate and Singaporean friends.
“Eduardo is a permanent resident of Singapore. I am not aware of any plans for him to take up Singapore citizenship,” his New York-based press agent Tom Goodman told Agence France-Presse in an email late Tuesday.
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Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay? | Inquirer Technology
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay? | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK — Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company’s initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation’s largest automakers: Does it pay to advertise on the social network?
General Motors, the nation’s largest automaker, said it would abandon Facebook ads after concluding they were ineffective. At the same time, Ford reaffirmed its commitment to Facebook, saying their relationship was stronger than ever.
The direct financial impact of GM’s move is minimal for Facebook, but the decision drew attention to the network’s advertising system, which some observers regard as immature.
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General Motors, the nation’s largest automaker, said it would abandon Facebook ads after concluding they were ineffective. At the same time, Ford reaffirmed its commitment to Facebook, saying their relationship was stronger than ever.
The direct financial impact of GM’s move is minimal for Facebook, but the decision drew attention to the network’s advertising system, which some observers regard as immature.
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5/15/12
The X1 Carbon Shows Lenovo Can Think Different | TechCrunch
The X1 Carbon Shows Lenovo Can Think Different | TechCrunch: "Lenovo rolled out its latest notebook today. It is, in a word, spectacular. The Chinese company proves time and time again that Apple isn’t the only company capable of producing class-leading designs. Lenovo’s 14-inch X1 Carbon shown here by Engadget is everything an anti-MacBook Air should be. If there was ever a true MacBook Air competitor, or, if you will, a notebook that lives up to the ultra part of the Ultrabook name, it’s the new Lenovo X1 Carbon.
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Pinoy gamers among the first to play Diablo III | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Pinoy gamers among the first to play Diablo III | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Diablo III, the third installment of the blockbuster role-playing game series from Blizzard Entertainment, went live online Tuesday and Filipinos were among the millions of gamers planet-wide who stormed the RPG’s virtual world.
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. chief operating officer Heidi Anne M. Garayblas said the Philippines’ first-ever participation in a global launch of Diablo is the culmination of over 10 years of waiting for the third installment of the epic RPG saga.
The game may be downloaded from the official Diablo III website through credit card purchase. The DVD-ROM may also be bought from authorized retail outlets. Retail price is P3,145.
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IP E-Game Ventures Inc. chief operating officer Heidi Anne M. Garayblas said the Philippines’ first-ever participation in a global launch of Diablo is the culmination of over 10 years of waiting for the third installment of the epic RPG saga.
The game may be downloaded from the official Diablo III website through credit card purchase. The DVD-ROM may also be bought from authorized retail outlets. Retail price is P3,145.
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5/14/12
Zynga Picks Up Mobile Gaming Startup Wild Needle In A Talent Deal | TechCrunch
Zynga Picks Up Mobile Gaming Startup Wild Needle In A Talent Deal | TechCrunch: "Zynga has picked up the team behind Wild Needle, a female-focused casual games company that was backed by Playdom co-founder Rick Thompson.
Wild Needle was raising funding back in late 2010 to build casual, mobile games for women and closed a round with Thompson and Shasta Ventures. They didn’t release their first title until more than a year later in March (which is a pretty long time to be building a casual, freemium game). It was called Shoptown Hero and it looks like it lasted in the store for about a month before they pulled it two weeks ago.
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Wild Needle was raising funding back in late 2010 to build casual, mobile games for women and closed a round with Thompson and Shasta Ventures. They didn’t release their first title until more than a year later in March (which is a pretty long time to be building a casual, freemium game). It was called Shoptown Hero and it looks like it lasted in the store for about a month before they pulled it two weeks ago.
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5/13/12
Can’t go to a Tesda training center? You can log on wherever you are | Inquirer Technology
Can’t go to a Tesda training center? You can log on wherever you are | Inquirer Technology: "MANILA, Philippines—If a student can’t go to the training center, the mountain will come to him.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will launch on Monday a free online tech-voc training program to reach those who want to take short courses but do not have access to training centers or prefer to take up distance learning.
Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva said the online training program which was pilot-tested in December would bring tech-voc education to the grassroots.
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The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will launch on Monday a free online tech-voc training program to reach those who want to take short courses but do not have access to training centers or prefer to take up distance learning.
Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva said the online training program which was pilot-tested in December would bring tech-voc education to the grassroots.
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Facebook updates data use policy to give more info | Inquirer Technology
Facebook updates data use policy to give more info | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK – Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share.
As part of the changes, Facebook is also signaling that it may start showing people ads on sites other than Facebook, targeting the pitches to interests and hobbies that users express on Facebook.
The move comes a week before Facebook Inc.’s expected initial public offering of stock. Facebook held events with potential investors this week, including one in Silicon Valley on Friday, and it has posted a version of its road show online. The offering could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion – more than Kraft, Ford and other major brands.
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As part of the changes, Facebook is also signaling that it may start showing people ads on sites other than Facebook, targeting the pitches to interests and hobbies that users express on Facebook.
The move comes a week before Facebook Inc.’s expected initial public offering of stock. Facebook held events with potential investors this week, including one in Silicon Valley on Friday, and it has posted a version of its road show online. The offering could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion – more than Kraft, Ford and other major brands.
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Report: Yahoo CEO to step down amid resumé miscue | Inquirer Technology
Report: Yahoo CEO to step down amid resumé miscue | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK — Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson reportedly will step down Sunday amid controversy over mentions on his resume and in regulatory filings of a computer science degree he never received.
The Wall Street Journal’s technology blog AllThings D cited “multiple” unnamed sources close to the situation in reporting that the Internet giant will say Thompson is stepping down for personal reasons and will appoint another executive as interim CEO.
The board also will appoint three new members and select a new chairman on Sunday, the Journal reported.
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The Wall Street Journal’s technology blog AllThings D cited “multiple” unnamed sources close to the situation in reporting that the Internet giant will say Thompson is stepping down for personal reasons and will appoint another executive as interim CEO.
The board also will appoint three new members and select a new chairman on Sunday, the Journal reported.
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Facebook CEO turns 28: Does age matter? | Inquirer Technology
Facebook CEO turns 28: Does age matter? | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK — Don’t let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.
Facebook’s chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network’s biggest week ever. The company is expected to start selling stock to the public for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday. The IPO could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion, making it worth more than such iconic companies as Disney, Ford and Kraft Foods.
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Facebook’s chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network’s biggest week ever. The company is expected to start selling stock to the public for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday. The IPO could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion, making it worth more than such iconic companies as Disney, Ford and Kraft Foods.
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Yahoo names Levinsohn interim CEO | Inquirer Technology
Yahoo names Levinsohn interim CEO | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK — Yahoo says it is appointing Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO and Fred Amoroso as chairman of its board, effective immediately.
Yahoo says CEO Scott Thompson has left the company. Thompson has been under fire for more than a week over mentions in his resumé and company filings of a computer science degree he did not earn.
Amoroso was the board member leading the investigation into inaccuracies on Thompson’s resume. Levinsohn is Yahoo’s head of global media.
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Yahoo says CEO Scott Thompson has left the company. Thompson has been under fire for more than a week over mentions in his resumé and company filings of a computer science degree he did not earn.
Amoroso was the board member leading the investigation into inaccuracies on Thompson’s resume. Levinsohn is Yahoo’s head of global media.
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Want a piece of Facebook? Get in line | Inquirer Technology
Want a piece of Facebook? Get in line | Inquirer Technology: "WASHINGTON – Facebook may be the year’s hottest stock issue — but try getting a piece of it. Small investors will find the line long and hurdles high to get even a handful of shares.
And membership in Facebook’s social network won’t help, no matter how much you “like” the company.
Likely this coming Friday, Facebook will be putting out on the market in its initial public offering a huge 337 million shares, with the price expected to be between $28 and $35 a piece.
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And membership in Facebook’s social network won’t help, no matter how much you “like” the company.
Likely this coming Friday, Facebook will be putting out on the market in its initial public offering a huge 337 million shares, with the price expected to be between $28 and $35 a piece.
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Kindling the reading habit with e-book readers | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Kindling the reading habit with e-book readers | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Growing up, I didn’t think words like epub, saved bookmarks, downloads, synchronized items, or e-ink would get to be associated with the reading habit. About six months ago, these words were alien to me.
Until very recently, reading meant hardbound books, paperbacks, pretty fonts, illustrations, textured pages and the smell of paper. But e-books? A travesty! And many friends agreed with me.
So if e-books are such a horror, why am I now inseparable from my Amazon Kindle?
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Until very recently, reading meant hardbound books, paperbacks, pretty fonts, illustrations, textured pages and the smell of paper. But e-books? A travesty! And many friends agreed with me.
So if e-books are such a horror, why am I now inseparable from my Amazon Kindle?
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How To Raise A $1M Seed Round | TechCrunch
How To Raise A $1M Seed Round | TechCrunch: "When I talk to my friends who are not currently at startups, or the Silicon Valley, the perception is that VCs and individual investors are throwing around investment dollars like drunken sailors. Outsiders think that there is a bubble, and that any company with two engineers and an idea will get funded (though there is some truth to that in certain cases).
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This Week in TechStars #23: 10 Companies Raise $42M in the First 3 Weeks of 2012 | TechStars
This Week in TechStars #23: 10 Companies Raise $42M in the First 3 Weeks of 2012 | TechStars: "An interview with Joshua Baer, founder of OtherInbox and a ton of big news about money raising in our episode below.
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A Second Boston Program for 2012 | TechStars
A Second Boston Program for 2012 | TechStars: "We are happy to announce that we are running another TechStars Boston session this fall. If you have wanted to take part in TechStars in Boston, you don’t have to wait until next year: you can apply right now.
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TechStars strongly supports Twitter’s patent hack | TechStars
TechStars strongly supports Twitter’s patent hack | TechStars: "Yesterday, Twitter announced something very important called the Innovators Patent Agreement which Fred Wilson calls the “Patent Hack.” With this mechanism, Twitter has said that it will not use assigned or acquired patents offensively, nor will any company that acquires patents from Twitter be able to use them offensively without the innovators consent.
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Tech-Ex: Google's Doodle spotlights the creator of Mother's Day and her bitter end
Tech-Ex: Google's Doodle spotlights the creator of Mother's Day and her bitter end: "Google's latest Doodle takes a look at - what else - Mother's Day. It's an animated Doodle, that starts with the "Mother G" onscreen, and two little "o's" sneaking out to hug her. It's cute, something that the history of the holiday itself isn't, really.
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No, Snapchat Isn’t About Sexting, Says Co-Founder Evan Spiegel | TechCrunch
No, Snapchat Isn’t About Sexting, Says Co-Founder Evan Spiegel | TechCrunch: "“The minute you tell someone that images on your server disappear, everyone jumps to sexting.”
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Mobile – Facebook And Google Can’t Live With It And They Can’t Live Without It | TechCrunch
Mobile – Facebook And Google Can’t Live With It And They Can’t Live Without It | TechCrunch: "This week Facebook did a virtually unprecedented thing. In the middle of its IPO roadshow it modified its S1 filing in reaction to questions it had been being asked by analysts. The modification I refer to stated that Facebook wanted to acknowledge a trend; that trend is the declining ARPU (average revenue per user) being seen in its current quarter. This trend is being driven, Facebook said, by the growth in its usage on mobile platforms and its inability to monetize those platforms in the same way, or at the same rate, as its desktop/laptop offerings.
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Postmates Get It Now Users Spend $100+ A Month — At Least In Month One | TechCrunch
Postmates Get It Now Users Spend $100+ A Month — At Least In Month One | TechCrunch: "Last December, Postmates launched with the plan to offer up a courier delivery service for local businesses throughout San Francisco. But then the team had a brilliant idea: What if it gave its couriers pre-paid debit cards, which would let them purchase goods for customers and then deliver them anywhere in the city?
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Digital Wallet Battle Heats Up As Visa And MasterCard Enter The Game | TechCrunch
Digital Wallet Battle Heats Up As Visa And MasterCard Enter The Game | TechCrunch: "This week, two of the major players in the credit card industry, Visa and MasterCard launched their online digital wallet services. Known as V.me (Visa’s) and PayPass Wallet Services (MasterCard), both are very similar initiatives which see the companies clamoring to become the credit card of choice for digital transactions, the way they fight today to be the credit card for all the other transactions taking place out there in the real world.
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Five Ways Native Monetization Is Changing Silicon Valley | TechCrunch
Five Ways Native Monetization Is Changing Silicon Valley | TechCrunch: "With a $100 billion IPO pending, it’s with confident defiance that Facebook has thumbed its nose at traditional web advertising models. On Facebook, despite their $5 billion 2012 forecasted ad revenue, you’ll see no prerolls, no rich media ads, no “punch the monkeys,” and no interruption. Facebook is leading the charge for a new generation of media companies who are building their businesses on “native” advertising models, a fundamental shift away from the traditional interruptive ad models that users have learned to ignore. Facebook’s commitment to native monetization signals significant change to come.
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Pornterest Vs. Pornstagram Vs. Tumblr’s #NSFW | TechCrunch
Pornterest Vs. Pornstagram Vs. Tumblr’s #NSFW | TechCrunch: "Wow, Pinterest’s porn section is fairly tame. I was just curious about the type of not-so-mommy-friendly content that might be popping up on what’s now the third-most popular social network after Facebook and Twitter. (Also I’m bored). After all, Tumblr houses, like, a lot of porn.
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Marc Andreessen Visits Peter Thiel’s Stanford Class To Talk Startups, How He Invests & The Future | TechCrunch
Marc Andreessen Visits Peter Thiel’s Stanford Class To Talk Startups, How He Invests & The Future | TechCrunch: "It wasn’t so long ago that Peter Thiel began publicly pushing the somewhat controversial idea that higher education is in a bubble, or launching an initiative to help smart young people “stop out of school.”
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Help! There’s A Patent On My Idea! What Now? | TechCrunch
Help! There’s A Patent On My Idea! What Now? | TechCrunch: "One of the most frequent questions I get asked goes something like this: “I have a really great idea, but (name of big company or university) has a patent on that. What do I do?” With over 8,000,000 patents issued to date and thousands of new patents issued weekly, chances are good that patents have been issued that are relevant to your business or idea. Knowingly infringing an active patent can lead to disastrous consequences for your business. So what do you do?
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PayPal Gets Its Own Share Of The Yahoo Diaspora, Hires JavaScript Icon Douglas Crockford | TechCrunch
PayPal Gets Its Own Share Of The Yahoo Diaspora, Hires JavaScript Icon Douglas Crockford | TechCrunch: "The reorganizing and downsizing at Yahoo — and possibly the executive scandal at the very top of the pyramid — are leading to a wave of talent departures at the company: the latest in that story is that Douglas Crockford, a trailblazing JavaScript guru most recently at Yahoo, has joined eBay’s payment giant PayPal.
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Can’t go to a Tesda training center? You can log on wherever you are | Inquirer Technology
Can’t go to a Tesda training center? You can log on wherever you are | Inquirer Technology: "MANILA, Philippines—If a student can’t go to the training center, the mountain will come to him.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will launch on Monday a free online tech-voc training program to reach those who want to take short courses but do not have access to training centers or prefer to take up distance learning.
Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva said the online training program which was pilot-tested in December would bring tech-voc education to the grassroots.
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The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will launch on Monday a free online tech-voc training program to reach those who want to take short courses but do not have access to training centers or prefer to take up distance learning.
Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva said the online training program which was pilot-tested in December would bring tech-voc education to the grassroots.
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