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Losing Focus May Be Costing You Money
In the age of information overload and excessive social media use (which are often joined at the hip), there are still plenty…
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Does Recession Equal Less Whoopie?
Despite Hitwise’s Heather Hopkin’s proximity to prolific pregnancy, searches for “pregnancy” are down 37 percent over last year, and searches for “maternity clothes” are down 74 percent. Baby names, too—searches for those are down 40 percent.
Shortcovers Could Challenge Amazon’s Kindle
You've probably heard a lot of hype about the new Kindle 2 from Amazon that people just started receiving this week. This isn't the only news in electronic reading materials though. What if you could just get books delivered to your phone? That doesn't sound too bad, and it's exactly what Canadian Indigo Books & Music, Inc. is doing with its well-timed release of Shortcovers,…
Bartz Announces Yahoo Reorganization
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has announced plans for the reorganization of the company. In a blog post on Yodel Anecdotal Bartz details the plan. "So today I'm rolling out a new management structure that I believe will make Yahoo! a lot faster on its feet. For us working at Yahoo!, it means everything gets simpler."
Facebook, YouTube, Digg & SynthaSite Leaders to Make World Better
The World Economic Forum announced selections for its Young Global Leaders. This group consists of business, government, academia, media, non-profit organizations and arts leaders from different regions around the world. Among the selections were a number of Silicon Valley leaders including Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Chad Hurley of YouTube, and Kevin Rose of Digg (not to mention non-techies like Tiger Woods and Jessica Biel).
Facebook Press Conference: Live With Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook looks set to adopt a fresh approach to site governance, and we'll be bringing you live coverage. The setup, as explained in an email to Webproworld: Mark Zuckerberg "will announce the new steps Facebook is taking to improve user understanding and ownership of the Facebook terms of service and, more generally, the policies of the Facebook service." 2:00 - Classical hold music.
