Daily Archives: November 20, 2011

Mashable Fires Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr

November 20, 2011
Mashable Fires Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr

See Also: Amid Torrid Growth, Some Growing Pains For Mashable 2% Of Tumblr’s Users Account For 43% Of Its Visits The Run On Europe Begins, As Global Investors Head For The Hills… UPDATE: Mashable has confirmed with us that Ben Parr was fired on Friday. EARLIER: Mashable’s editor at large Ben Parr has left the...

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Facebook Hasn’t Ruined Sharing, It’s Just Re-Defined It

November 20, 2011
Facebook Hasn’t Ruined Sharing, It’s Just Re-Defined It

When Facebook first announced “frictionless sharing” (the company’s term for it), it positioned it as an extension of sharing. What it’s turned out to be is more like an archive of your consumption habits. If this is sharing, then the word has been re-defined by Facebook. The big question is: is this new type...

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The Human Entrepreneur

November 20, 2011

This morning, during breakfast, I spilled my coffee. I reached for something at the end of the table and kicked over my cup. The coffee spilled over the table and went straight for my crotch. I was wearing white pants, I’m in a hotel in LA, it is the only pair of pants I...

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China Mobile is adding new customers at a rate of two EVERY SECOND

November 20, 2011
China Mobile is adding new customers at a rate of two EVERY SECOND

Over the last year, China Mobile, the world’s biggest operator, has been adding new subscribers at a rate of just over two per second, according to new data released by the operator. Last month saw China Mobile increase its customer base to 638.89 million customers, after gaining 5.37 million new subscribers during October. That’s...

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Mashable’s Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr Just Checked Out

November 20, 2011
Mashable’s Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr Just Checked Out

See Also: Amid Torrid Growth, Some Growing Pains For Mashable 2% Of Tumblr’s Users Account For 43% Of Its Visits The Run On Europe Begins, As Global Investors Head For The Hills… Mashable’s editor at large Ben Parr has left the fast-growing news site, Business Insider has learned. Parr had originally intended to stay...

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Mashable’s Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr Just Checked Out

November 20, 2011
Mashable’s Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr Just Checked Out

See Also: Amid Torrid Growth, Some Growing Pains For Mashable 2% Of Tumblr’s Users Account For 43% Of Its Visits The Run On Europe Begins, As Global Investors Head For The Hills… Mashable’s editor at large Ben Parr has left the fast-growing news site, Business Insider has learned. Parr had originally intended to stay...

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(Founder Stories) Mick Mountz: East Coast VC’s “Are Willing To Look At More One-Off Type Opportunities”

November 20, 2011
(Founder Stories) Mick Mountz: East Coast VC’s “Are Willing To Look At More One-Off Type Opportunities”

In episode II of his Founder Stories interview with host, Chris Dixon, Kiva Systems founder, Mick Mountz discusses traversing the country in search of capital shortly after launching his company almost a decade ago. With plans to disrupt the picking, packing and shipping industry, Moutz went shopping for investors on Sand Hill Road and found...

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(Founder Stories) Mick Mountz: East Coast VC’s “Are Willing To Look At More One-Off Type Opportunities”

November 20, 2011
(Founder Stories) Mick Mountz: East Coast VC’s “Are Willing To Look At More One-Off Type Opportunities”

In episode II of his Founder Stories interview with host, Chris Dixon, Kiva Systems founder, Mick Mountz discusses traversing the country in search of capital shortly after launching his company almost a decade ago. With plans to disrupt the picking, packing and shipping industry, Moutz went shopping for investors on Sand Hill Road and found...

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Google, Apple and the war for your cloud loyalty

November 20, 2011
Google, Apple and the war for your cloud loyalty

Apple and Google have been working hard to become the conduit through which you access all of your data. This process has involved replacing the desktop machine with ‘the cloud’ as a repository for all of your information. In the process, these companies are waging a war for you. Not just for your patronage...

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Google, Apple and the war for your cloud loyalty

November 20, 2011
Google, Apple and the war for your cloud loyalty

Apple and Google have been working hard to become the conduit through which you access all of your data. This process has involved replacing the desktop machine with ‘the cloud’ as a repository for all of your information. In the process, these companies are waging a war for you. Not just for your patronage...

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