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eBay Expresses Interest In Southeast Asia
Like Google and Yahoo before it, eBay is eyeing Asia and the best ways to succeed in that region. And although eBay…
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Did Barack Dodge the Net Neutrality Question?
Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) was expected to field a question about Network Neutrality today during a live video stream via MTV and MySpace from Coe College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Doing so, according to supporters would bring the issue to the campaign table officially. If they were waiting for it, they were disappointed.
Facebook Advertising
Much of the reporting of Microft’s acquisition of a piece of Facebook has questioned the ultimate value of the social network. (Microsoft’s investment puts the total value of Facebook at about $15 billion.) With advertising as the only significant revenue channel, many are wondering if people networking on sites like MySpace and Facebook are paying any attention to the ads.
Is This a Bubble? Some Responses…
Last Wednesday, Microsoft acquired a 1.6% stake in social network site Facebook for $240 million, outbidding Google (which is stock-priced at $674 today). You probably heard of this, and it got more chatter started asking... is this a bubble? Here are some related quotes.
Yahoo Could Alter Course With Layoffs
We’ve run several, several stories in recent weeks about Yahoo execs leaving the company, and the departures have been, as far as we can tell, completely voluntary. But according to one analyst, a solution to most of the company’s problems would be for roughly 1,200 other employees to involuntarily follow suit.
Scientific Approach to Blog Ranking
If you had to pick just 100 blogs that would provide you with all the content you need to stay informed on everything that interests you, which 100 would you pick?
