Daily Archives: February 10, 2012

How The iPad Kicks Kindle’s Butt When It Comes To Ad Traffic (AAPL, AMZN)

February 10, 2012
How The iPad Kicks Kindle’s Butt When It Comes To Ad Traffic (AAPL, AMZN)

Amazon Easier to read in the sun, but not for advertisers. See Also REJOICE: Kindle’s Bikini Girl Is Back — And Now She’s Married Here’s That Massive List Of Pepsi Managers Who Have Left The Company This Woman’s Job Is To Convince Madison Avenue That Groupon Won’t Kill The Ad Business Amazon just kicked...

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The Verge Is Losing A Founding Member To ABC News

February 10, 2012
The Verge Is Losing A Founding Member To ABC News

See Also Here’s The Big Jaycee Dugard Interview Everyone Was Talking About Veteran ABC News Reporter Tells O’Reilly How He Was “Held” By Michele Bachmann’s Security Team WATCH: Here Is Part Of ABC’s Big Interview With DSK’s Accuser In Which She Describes Attack Joanna Stern, technology editor for The Verge, will be leaving the...

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Zynga Marketing Master Padma Rao Joins Foundation Capital As An Entrepreneur In Residence

February 10, 2012
Zynga Marketing Master Padma Rao Joins Foundation Capital As An Entrepreneur In Residence

Padma Rao’s analytical marketing skills have made a big impact at more than one company in the Bay Area, and now she’s bringing a decade of experiences to her new role as an entrepreneur in residence at Foundation Capital. Her most recent efforts helped turn a gaming startup into a booming public company. Few...

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Busta Rhymes Waxes Enthusiastic On Google Music

February 10, 2012
Busta Rhymes Waxes Enthusiastic On Google Music

When Google Music launched a couple months ago, there was some criticism regarding how the service was promoted. What many saw as just another music locker and streaming service (albeit a perfectly good and free one) others saw as a great new vector for music sales and distribution. But the music locker portion seemed...

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Kleiner Perkins said to eye “cloud” fund

February 10, 2012
Kleiner Perkins said to eye “cloud” fund

Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers may kick off a fund dedicated to cloud computing companies, according to a Bloomberg news report. Depending on what numbers you believe, cloud is a big opportunity that nearly every VC, including Kleiner Perkins, is already attacking. Market Research Media expects the cloud computing category to grow at 30 percent CAGR...

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Whale Hunting: Facebook Hooks 1st-Time Buyers With $5 Of Game Credits For $1

February 10, 2012
Whale Hunting: Facebook Hooks 1st-Time Buyers With $5 Of Game Credits For $1

Only about 5% Facebook gamers pay to play freemium games. If Facebook could up this percentage, it and its third-party app developers could make a lot more money. That’s the idea behind a new promotion Facebook announced today where those who’ve never bought Facebook Credits virtual currency before will be offered $4 in free Credits when...

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Facebook is giving some users up to $4 in extra Credits for every $1 purchased

February 10, 2012
Facebook is giving some users up to $4 in extra Credits for every $1 purchased

If you’re one of the people who meet a certain set of criteria, you could get up to $4 in extra Facebook Credits for every $1 that you spend, according to a blog post from the company. The deals happen with special promotions, but they aren’t available to everyone. There are two methods for...

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Google Has Not Insured Itself Against The Loss Of Larry Page (GOOG)

February 10, 2012
Google Has Not Insured Itself Against The Loss Of Larry Page (GOOG)

Getty Images / Justin Sullivan See Also Google’s Foray Into Hardware Will Be A Total Disaster — Here’s Why Guess Which Part Of Their Lover’s Body 23% Of People Said They’d Like To Insure THE MICROSOFT INVESTOR: Nokia Says There Is No “Plan B,” It’s All About Windows Phone If Larry Page bites the...

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Spotify’s iOS app gets an update that doubles the stream quality to 320 kbps

February 10, 2012
Spotify’s iOS app gets an update that doubles the stream quality to 320 kbps

Spotify has been a monster success since launching in the US, and one of the best parts about paying for a subscription to the service is being able to listen to music on your mobile devices. The Spotify app is available on “the big three” mobile platforms; iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Up until...

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Instagram updates with a much simplified UI, ‘Lux’ fill-light adjustment and new filter

February 10, 2012
Instagram updates with a much simplified UI, ‘Lux’ fill-light adjustment and new filter

Uber-popular photo sharing app Instagram has been updated with several nice new features and a greatly simplified UI. The new interface in version 2.1 is a good sight cleaner and more modern than the last version of the app. There is a nice new featured called Lux, which is a one-touch image enhancement that...

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