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Sony Ericsson’s Loss Is Apple’s Gain: iPhone Maker Hires Latin America Head
By Ingrid Lunden
Jan. 24, 2012, 7:29pm
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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), as it winds up as a troubled joint venture to become fully part of Sony, is spinning out some talent… Read More »
Game On Or Game Over? Zynga Opens Above IPO Price But Then Drops
By Ingrid Lunden
Dec. 16, 2011, 10:35pm
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The long-awaited IPO of social games giant Zynga has finally arrived, but those hoping for quick, early flips of the stock may end up having… Read More »
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The Morning Lowdown 08-12-11
By David Kaplan
Aug. 12, 2011, 5:35pm
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» If the current events of the world are scary for all of us, they’re particularly horrifying for news publishers. (Ken Doctor/Ni… Read More »
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Klout score is not yet an easily recognizable metric compared to, say, one’s number of Twitter followers or Facebook friends. But the compan… Read More »
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By Ingrid Lunden
Jul. 11, 2011, 6:31pm
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DataSift, a UK startup that aggregates and analyses data from social media sites like Twitter, has picked up $6 million in a first round of… Read More »
By Sam Gustin
Jul. 7, 2011, 12:45am
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Venture capitalists poured $2.23 billion into hot social media companies in the second quarter of 2011, according to Wedbush Securities, up… Read More »
By Sam Gustin
Jul. 6, 2011, 4:00pm
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Not all internet IPOs are created equal. A decade after the dot-com crash, sky-high internet company valuations are prompting a heated argu… Read More »
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