One issue holding up Apple iRadio: The economics of skipping songs
Apple wants to roll out its streaming music service this summer, but it’s still hammering out details with Sony Music over some very specific terms. Apple, which has been aiming for a summer rollout of a streaming music service, has hit a negotiating snag with Sony Music over some of the features that it is […]
LinkedIn, not Facebook, became social IPO star
Professional social network’s stock has quadrupled since debut SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Facebook Inc. isn’t the only social media company marking the anniversary of its public trading debut this week. LinkedIn Corp. LNKD +0.62% will celebrate the second anniversary of its initial public offering on Sunday, May 19, a day after Facebook FB +0.57% marks […]
Google Glass Can Now Do More: Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr Apps Released for Glasses
Google might have been mum on its much-buzzed-about glasses on day one of its big Google I/O Developer’s Conference, but today the company has announced a series of new Glass-based applications. Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Elle magazine all unveiled new applications for the connected glasses, which overlay digital information in the physical world. The Twitter, […]
Facebook’s First Year Post-IPO: the Most Important Thing It Did
One year later, Facebook has figured out mobile, experts say. The social networking giant may have had a rough patch after its IPO, but Facebook has quickly turned things around by cashing in on its users’ obsession with mobile. “One of the big complaints at the company’s IPO was that it doesn’t make any money […]
At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight
Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google’s darlings at the company’s annual I/O conference this week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and this year, with a range of new tools unveiled to attract more outside developers — and boost the revenue from their services — […]
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5 Ways to Brand Yourself Like David Beckham
It was not talent alone that made David Beckham the most famous and admired soccer player in the world, with a personal brand worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Doing things with a football that most of us can only dream of was clearly an important part of the brand of the English soccer star, […]
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Gronk may need back surgery
In addition to a fourth surgery on his broken forearm, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski might need back surgery, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Gronkowski recently underwent an MRI on his back to check on a disk issue from last season according to ESPN and media reports. The injury is […]
Jets’ Mike Goodson arrested
New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested Friday morning on drug possession and weapon charges, according to the New Jersey state police. Goodson was found with another man stopped in the center-left lane on Interstate 80 in Denville, N.J., just after 3 a.m. ET, police said. A tow truck driver found them and […]
Jackson book: MJ over Kobe
Phil Jackson always has been hesitant to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Until now. In his new book, co-written with Hugh Delehanty and entitled “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success,” Jackson breaks down what separated Jordan from Bryant, the biggest stars and personalities that he coached during his Hall of Fame career. The Los […]
