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People are going crazy over the announcement that Facebook, in a continued effort to woo advertisers since the IPO, announced that it’s testing a “Want” button. Although someone at Facebook was itching to clarify to us that it’s not really a “want button” but rather an action on the Facebook platform — since “the...
If you’re reading this post, I have no doubt you’ve purchased something online before, and while PayPal was once known for easing the pain of that process, you can’t deny that digital payments has stagnated as the rest of the Web elevated in general usability. Now, as payments continue to be a frustrating mess,...
Dropbox has just updated its mobile site to improve the way users view images on the go, following similar changes made to the startup’s Android app, iPhone / iPad apps and desktop site. This decision makes the startup’s gallery-styled image viewer available to anyone with a mobile device, including Windows Phone users, where an official app has yet to...
DFJ Esprit, the European partner of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, has announced the successful sale of portfolio company EVE and its line of ZeBu hardware-assisted verification products to Synopsys, one of the biggest companies in the electronic design automation industry. DFJ Esprit is a leading cross-stage venture capital firm that...
Just as many companies won’t hire the unemployed, new research suggests workers may tend to avoid jobs that have been open too long. A look at high-growth areas like Silicon Valley reveals some big disconnects between the expectations of tech job employers and job seekers – leaving many positions open and many professionals unemployed. ...
Between now and July 2013, Microsoft expects 400 million people worldwide to be using Windows 8. And how will it get there? Popup stores, free Wi-Fi, and the sexy Surface tablet. Microsoft revealed Tuesday that it plans to open two new pop-up stores in high-profile locations; New York City’s Times Square, and the Shops...
For years, Neil Young has waged a rhetorical war on digital audio formats such as MP3. Lambasting their diminished sonic quality, the rock icon has advocated the development of a new high-resolution format more sonically akin to the analog sources of yesteryear. Now, after years of complaining, Young is turning his gripes in action....
By now, most of us have grown used to the role social media plays in our lives: we message our friends on Twitter, share photos through Instagram or Facebook, and comment on our friends’ check-ins or look for travel tips on Foursquare. I am as immersed in this as anyone, since social media is...