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Quality of preseason still an issue

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I think the structure of the season is something that we consistently reevaluate," he said. "I have been quite open about [indicating that] we have to address the quality of the preseason. "I hear from … [Read more...]

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Finding the Economic Roots of Apple’s Taxable Product

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

The hearing by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday focused on Apple‘s shifting of offshore profits. Apple’s tax planning stems from an almost metaphysical issue: What is the value of an iPhone? What precisely is the value of Apple’s products? Where is that value created? Why do we fritter away so much time on Apple’s devices, and why are we willing to pay a premium for the privilege? In theory, our tax system tries to trace the value of a product to its … [Read more...]

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‘Irrational’ hackers are growing U.S. security fear

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff attends the Reuters Cyber Summit in Washington in this file photo

(Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected. A hacking expert who helps companies uncover network vulnerabilities, Moore said he found the sensors last month while analyzing information in huge, publicly available databases of Internet-connected devices. "We know that systems are exposed and vulnerable. We don't know what the impact would be if … [Read more...]

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Google chief Eric Schmidt: ‘The tax regime is not up to us’

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

The head of Google has denied the search giant's tax operations were "unethical", as he claimed it was for governments to create the laws and for businesses to abide by them. Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, said "I don't think companies should decide what tax policies should be. Governments should." He added that he welcomed the debate on the issue of corporate tax avoidance at the upcoming G8 summit, which has been initiated by David Cameron, and said that Google would be … [Read more...]

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55 Brands Rocking Social Media with Visual Content

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

The times they are a-changin'. These famous words of Bob Dylan can easily be applied to the rapidly evolving character of social media. No doubt, social media is changing--it's rushing into its most visual stage. If you aren't prepared for the visual content revolution, you may be left in the dust. That's why the HubSpot marketing team compiled this list of 55 brands killing it with visual content on these top four visually-driven social networks. Use this for inspiration to launch your visual … [Read more...]

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Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, discusses the Xbox One uses for television viewing during a press event in Redmond

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled the "Xbox One" on Tuesday, its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consumers' living rooms with an array of exclusive media content. The Xbox One took four years to develop and will be the launchpad for a "Halo" live-action video series produced by Steven Spielberg. It will be sold worldwide "later this year," games unit chief Don Mattrick told reporters at an event at the software company's campus near … [Read more...]

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Buying technology from startups: what marketing execs look for before they take the plunge

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Debbie Landa is CEO of Dealmaker Media/Under the Radar. With the Under the Radar conference coming up this week, I’ve been speaking to a lot of startups about how they’re managing to get their messages out to business decision makers. The conference is all about how the consumerization of IT is changing how startups design and market their products. And most recently I spoke to Aubrey Sabala (pictured, VP of marketing for “smart data” company Sailthru, to find out how she’s … [Read more...]

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Why Silicon Valley’s Heyday Might be Over

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

In 2002, PayPal, the online payments giant, was sold to eBay for a cool $1.5 billion. Overnight, many of PayPal’s core employees got very rich. Rather than calling it a day, however, the so-called PayPal mafia went on to found and invest in a wave of new start-ups. You may have heard of some: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Zynga and Kiva . . . to name just a few. From one buyout, an entire ecosystem of wildly successful tech companies was spawned in Silicon Valley. In fact, over the … [Read more...]

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Zach Sobiech Leaves Behind Inspiring Legacy

May 21, 2013 By Staff 1 Comment

He was given months to live last June, but that didn't stop Zach Sobiech from becoming a rock star – and an inspiration to millions. Sobiech passed away Monday, 17 days after his 18th birthday. First diagnosed with osteosarcoma when he was 14, Sobiech's music became his way of expressing himself. His song "Clouds" not only went viral last December, but also resulted in a star-studded celebrity tribute video earlier this month. "My closure is being able to get my feelings into these … [Read more...]

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Dwight Howard voiced frustrations

May 21, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers do not yet know Dwight Howard's decision for next season, but the All-Star center made his feelings about Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni known before starting his offseason. Nearly three weeks have passed since Howard had his exit interview with the Lakers and there's been barely a peep out of Howard since. While he hasn't had anything to say to the press, Howard had a lot to say to Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak back before the relative silence, … [Read more...]

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