Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is often reluctant to grant media interviews, but the Singapore-based billionaire has come out to flatly deny speculation that the renouncement of his US citizenship was motivated by the prospect of saving millions of dollars by avoiding American taxes. In an interview with the New York Times, Saverin said: This had nothing...
Daily Archives: May 16, 2012
This neat site lets you challenge the pundits and predict Facebook’s IPO closing price
Facebook’s upcoming IPO is dominating tech investors’ discussions and thoughts, but you can get involved in the evident too, even if you’re not one of those ready to put cash on the table for a slice of the global social network sensation. Facebookipodayclosingprice.com is a site that’s been pulled together — in a fantasy...
Disney Video Launches In Beta, Bringing Kid-Friendly Clips And Trailers To All Your Devices
There’s a new product that just came out of Disney Interactive Labs — a video portal for clips, movie trailers, and even a collection of curated YouTube videos, all designed to be watched online or on any of your mobile devices. The new Disney Video site, located at video.disney.com, combines the best of Disney...
This app will help you find out your pet’s inner thoughts
If you’re a dog or cat lover, then you’ve probably wondered what they’re thinking about when they do the goofy things that they do. I People I know like to have one-sided conversations with their pets, but what if the conversation could go both ways? A fun app called Cross Tuner for iOS lets...
Positionly Raises $300,000 For Search Engine Ranking From Point Nine, Others
Search engine ranking startup Positionly has secured $300,000 seed funding from Berlin-based led by seed VC Point Nine Capital and joined by Angels Mariusz Gralewski and Michal Skrzynski. The idea behind Positionly’s service is that small business owners don’t need to know about SEO. Its clients already include TD Bank Opower, ESPN and TUI....
Will Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook?
We all know Facebook needs to become a force in mobile advertising, but just how much of a force? If Facebook were to replicate the success of its desktop ad business on mobile it would account for a healthy chunk of the entire world’s current mobile ad spend. And if it sticks with its...
Hacked recipes and printing food: When bytes meet bites
The mythical Cornucopia project. Everyone may not get excited about open APIs or 3-D printing (what is wrong with y’all?) but everyone loves food. And as someone whose’s big on making food fit for the web and covering ways that will enable us to track what we eat and learn how to cook, I’m...
Genius Banker Behind Google IPO: There May Never Be Another Deal Like Facebook
See Also Facebook Insiders Pounce On IPO Frenzy — Now Dumping 85 Million More Shares On Muppets OH, PLEASE, NO: This Guy Wants To Bet His Daughter’s College Fund On Facebook Facebook Is “Muppet Bait” Lise Buyer, a whipsmart former technology analyst turned IPO whisperer who helped Google prep for its 2004 public offering,...
Sure Facebook has 900 million users, but its engagement is smoked by these other sites
Whenever the question of which social network dominates the landscape is raised, it seems as if the same two or three major players are the only sites that ever earn a mention. If you’re judging social networks based solely on the number of users each can claim, this makes perfect sense. But, as impressive...
Netflix updates web player with a new design, better windowed support and streamlined controls
Netflix has updated its web player with a redesigned control bar and better support for small windows and advanced controls in full screen mode. Among the changes: Some screenshots shared with us by Jacob Penderworth demonstrate the new look well while in action. One of the changes that was made, the ability to view season...