Daily Archives: February 1, 2012

Android Can No Longer Be Ignored, And The Crunchies Prove It

February 1, 2012
Android Can No Longer Be Ignored, And The Crunchies Prove It

While sitting at the Crunchies last night something became quite apparent: almost all the big guys — even the ones who were stubborn about it — are currently available on Android. And what do you know? They won at the Crunchies! Interestingly enough former Google CEO Eric Schmidt made a bold comment about the...

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Facebook IPO: Company unsure on ever striking compromise for “complex” China

February 1, 2012

In case you have been living under a rock, the year’s most anticipated tech event just happened as Facebook filed for IPO less than 12 hours ago. One of the more interesting topics within the paperwork issued by Facebook is its references to China. Though the company continues to evaluate the potential of the country, where...

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Vimeo debuts Focus Forward, a film series about the big ideas in tech

February 1, 2012
Vimeo debuts Focus Forward, a film series about the big ideas in tech

There’s no time like the present to be using technology to do something really big. Of course, a lot of people and companies are already doing just that — but unfortunately, they don’t always get the kind of wide exposure they deserve. That may be partly because the media coverage of such big-picture, highly...

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New Everpix iPhone App Automatically Uploads Your Photos To The Cloud

February 1, 2012
New Everpix iPhone App Automatically Uploads Your Photos To The Cloud

Photo organization service (and TechCrunch Disrupt finalist) Everpix just launched its first iPhone application. The app does two key things: it offers you a way to access your entire photo collection from your phone, plus it automatically uploads all your iPhone photos to the Everpix cloud. The app is a crucial part of the overall Everpix experience,...

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For Facebook infrastructure concerns loom large

February 1, 2012
For Facebook infrastructure concerns loom large

Beneath all the Zynga games, timelines, likes and pokes, Facebook’s business relies on fast, reliable infrastructure. And infrastructure concerns figure heavily in the risks it faces as it goes public, according to Facebook’s newly released S-1 filing. To put it plainly: Facebook’s ability to attract, retain, and serve users is dependent upon its infrastructure working as...

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What a Facebook IPO means for Silicon Valley

February 1, 2012
What a Facebook IPO means for Silicon Valley

Get ready for a blockbuster — and almost nuts — technology 2012. Why? Because Facebook is doing the mother of all initial public offerings. And much like Netscape and Google before it, the $5 billion offering is being viewed as the much-awaited catalyst for the technology industry and is expected to set off a...

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Daily Wrap: Android Fragmention of Less Concern and More

February 1, 2012
Daily Wrap: Android Fragmention of Less Concern and More

Android Fragmentation Not as Bad as You Think While fragmentation is probably seen as the most difficult impediment to developing Android apps, a new study notes that it might not be the huge problem that people expect. Most, nearly 96%, of devices in the Localytics network are running either Android version 2.3 Gingerbread...

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Facebook’s Biggest Risks Explained

February 1, 2012
Facebook’s Biggest Risks Explained

What Are The Risks? Facebook’s risks are fundamentally tied to the fact that nearly 85% of the company’s revenue is tied to advertising. When most of your assets are tied to one cash vertical, any fluctuations in the vertical can lead to dramatic swings in performance. Facebook also ha concerns with competition, global expansion,...

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Remember that Gawker redesign? A year’s worth of data says it worked

February 1, 2012
Remember that Gawker redesign? A year’s worth of data says it worked

On Feburary 7th, 2011, the entire Gawker Media style changed from a typical one you’d see on a blog to a hipper more programmed feel. The design focused on a top story and then listed out others along the side in a static bar. Some people called it horrific, some used the word “satanic“....

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Here’s How Facebook’s 1000+ Millionaires Will Spend Their Money

February 1, 2012

Facebook employees will soon be able to collect some major dough now that the company’s plans to go public are finally official. So how are some 1000+ Facebook millionaires going to spend the cash? Nicholas Carlson talked to some of the company’s employees and has the scoop. Watch below. Produced by Dan Goodman and...

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