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Don’t Look to CISPA to Protect Your Passwords From Employers

Americans were horrified when news surfaced about employers demanding Facebook passwords from their current and potential employees. Lawmakers have since attempted several times to pass legislation preventing employers from engaging in this practice. Legislation Aimed at Employers The latest attempt was CISPA - the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act - which recently passed the House of Representatives. US News stated that the proposed amendment by Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., which … [Read more...]

Finding the Economic Roots of Apple’s Taxable Product

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...]

55 Brands Rocking Social Media with Visual Content

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...]

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

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...]

Why Silicon Valley’s Heyday Might be Over

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...]

Dwight Howard voiced frustrations

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...]

Don’t Mess Up Tumblr: Five Lessons From YouTube

When Google purchased YouTube there was lots of skepticism and outright derision. Today analysts estimate its enterprise value is approaching $20 billion. So I guess it all worked out, eh? Being one of the first Googlers to join YouTube after the acquisition taught me a lot about what works (and doesn't work) when you bring a fast growing community property into a larger entity. There are clearly parallels between our situation in 2007 and what Tumblr will experience with Yahoo. Marissa … [Read more...]

Former Nokia software team unveils its first smartphone

Sami Pienimaki, one of the founders of Jolla company, presents the new Jolla smartphone in Helsinki

(Reuters) - A group of ex-Nokia software developers unveiled its first smartphone on Monday, aiming to prove their former employer wrong by making a success of a technology dropped by the Finnish mobile phone maker. Jolla was founded by Nokia's former MeeGo software team that was shut down after the company decided to switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone software in 2011. With just 70 employees and 11 million euros ($14.11 million)in venture financing, Jolla joins a handful of boutique … [Read more...]

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up

Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer speaks at a news conference in New York

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand. The deal, announced on Monday, is a bold bet by Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the company by co-opting a Web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue. The combination of Yahoo and Tumblr creates an online powerhouse with roughly one … [Read more...]

Carmelo Anthony to get examined

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Carmelo Anthony will have his injured left shoulder re-examined by doctors in the coming days to determine the extent of damage and course of rehabilitation. "I don't think it's any major damage," Anthony said Monday after meeting with the Knicks' coaching staff for exit interviews. "But we'll see. We'll find that out shortly." Anthony first injured his shoulder on April 14 against the Indiana Pacers. He said on Monday that it affected him throughout the … [Read more...]

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