Image: www.flickr.com Financial stocks have been falling for months now, but in recent days Bank of America has really started to plummet. Arguments were had (some with Business Insider’s very own CEO Henry Blodget) and Warren Buffet had to step in and save the day. But is it enough to keep the bank from...
In a previous announcement, PeerIndex (a direct competitor to Klout which claims to be a more “accurate assessment of personal influence”) released a new Firefox plugin for their social capital analytics platform. This time around, PeerIndex is rolling out a new feature that allows you to log in through Facebook — a login feature...
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When check-in services first appeared on the scene, they were often understood in the context of games, like Foursquare’s mayor competitions and Gowalla’s quests for items and pins. But as location-based services grow up, we’re seeing that games are not necessarily the most appealing aspect of location, and it seems like start-ups are acknowledging...
Yesterday Apple announced that founder Steve Jobs was stepping down because he could “no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple ”s CEO.” On this podcast, Jay Yarow and Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget take a minute to recognize what an amazing company Jobs built, and how much he will be missed. Download...
Mobile advertising is working. See Also: AOL Is Now Worth Less Than Pandora Here’s What Normal People Really Think Of Pandora And Spotify RIM Must Be Crazy To Think Anyone Will Sign Up For Its BBM Music Service Pandora just released its first earnings report since going public, and the numbers look like they’re...
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Om is interviewing Qualcomm CEO, Dr. Paul Jacobs today at the company’s San Diego headquarters, and you can watch it live, right here, starting at 4:30 p.m. (PT). Not able to watch it then? Come back to this post to watch it on-demand. Be sure to check out our lineup for Mobilize, our mobile...
Gowalla, the hip but small location-based social network frequently mentioned in the same breath as market leader Foursquare, announced this morning that it is shutting down two defining features to refocus on what seems to be working. “Items,” the well-designed virtual goods that users collected and dropped for each other at the various places...
This morning Facebook sent out invites to f8, its annual developers conference. The conference will be held The Design Center in San Francisco on Sept. 22. Registration for the event is $400 and Facebook will not offer discounts (outside of press passes) for developers that wish to attend. The keynote for f8 2011 will...