Daily Archives: June 23, 2012

Why Facebook Is Folding On Credits And Doubling Down On Payments

June 23, 2012
Why Facebook Is Folding On Credits And Doubling Down On Payments

Editor’s note: Peter Vogel is co-founder of Plink, an online-to-offline loyalty program that rewards members for dining and shopping at their favorite national restaurants and offline stores. Reach him via email at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @pvogel. In a surprising move this week, with just a short post on their Developer Blog, Facebook has ended their...

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Domo’s Josh James: We’re Making Every Employee Embrace Social Media, And It’s Paying Off

June 23, 2012
Domo’s Josh James: We’re Making Every Employee Embrace Social Media, And It’s Paying Off

Back in May, Josh James, the co-founder of analytics company Omniture and now CEO of business intelligence startup Domo, announced an eyebrow-raising idea: He was kicking off an eight-week initiative that would require every one of Domo’s 130 employees to become active on social media. Now James says the initiative is paying off, and...

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After Joining Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg Stamped Out Sexism In The Office (FB)

June 23, 2012
After Joining Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg Stamped Out Sexism In The Office (FB)

Business Insider See Also Louisiana Sex Offenders Will Now Be Required To Post Their Conviction On Facebook FACEBOOK IS A BUY: Nomura Starts Coverage With A $40 Price Target At Facebook, ‘Offsites’ Mean Shooting Assault Rifles And Hand Guns Shortly after joining Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg met with a bunch of the female engineers at...

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How Sheryl Sandberg Stamped Out Sexism At Facebook (FB)

June 23, 2012
How Sheryl Sandberg Stamped Out Sexism At Facebook (FB)

Business Insider See Also Louisiana Sex Offenders Will Now Be Required To Post Their Conviction On Facebook FACEBOOK IS A BUY: Nomura Starts Coverage With A $40 Price Target At Facebook, ‘Offsites’ Mean Shooting Assault Rifles And Hand Guns Shortly after joining Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg met with a bunch of the female engineers at...

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Here’s a geeky ranking of Latin America’s most connected airports

June 23, 2012
Here’s a geeky ranking of Latin America’s most connected airports

The digital marketing agency Ressac has released an interesting report about Latin America’s main airports. Rather than looking at passenger traffic, it decided to set an entirely different set of criteria – and find the region’s most connected hubs. Titled “Aero-Social Ranking 2012,” the study was conducted by Ressac’s intelligence department during 2012′s first quarter....

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The 3 pieces that are turning WordPress into a platform

June 23, 2012
The 3 pieces that are turning WordPress into a platform

The call for a “Heroku for WordPress” is by now a common refrain. WordPress, if you’re not aware, powers half of the top 100 blogs and 14.7 percent of the top one million websites in the world. In the U.S., 22 out of every 100 new domains run on WordPress today. As the CEO...

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The Stupid Rise Of The Subscription Condom Startup

June 23, 2012
The Stupid Rise Of The Subscription Condom Startup

I love me some subscription commerce. Whether it be getting new underwear sent to me in the mail, or having someone pick out shirts for me, I love the idea of paying a flat fee and having shit just show up at my doorstep once a month. It’s even better if whatever’s being sent...

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How I launched Hipmunk in an industry I initially knew nothing about

June 23, 2012
How I launched Hipmunk in an industry I initially knew nothing about

Neither Steve Huffman or I knew much about the travel business when we started Hipmunk together in June 2010. We figured we’d be able to get flight data from any number of places—perhaps by “scraping” it off of other sites, and then linking customers to those sites to book their tickets. Shattering Startup Illusions...

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Why Are Startups Flocking To SF? There’s No More Room In Silicon Valley

June 23, 2012
Why Are Startups Flocking To SF? There’s No More Room In Silicon Valley

Editor’s Note: Derek Andersen is the founder of Startup Grind, a 12-city event series helping educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. He’s also ex-Electronic Arts and the founder of Vaporware Labs. A lot has been written about the real estate turf war between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Most point out that many of the developers these companies target...

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Google Still Plans To Provide ‘Amazing Google Maps Experiences On iOS’ (GOOG)

June 23, 2012
Google Still Plans To Provide ‘Amazing Google Maps Experiences On iOS’ (GOOG)

Screenshot See Also CHART OF THE DAY: Android Is The Platform Of Choice In The Developing World Why Larry Page’s Sudden Health Issues Have Everyone Worried Google Is Now Recognizing The Threat To Its Mapping Dominance Jeff Huber, SVP, Commerce Local at Google, indicated that Google still intends to provide some kinds of Google...

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