Daily Archives: December 3, 2012

HSN CEO: Here’s Why We Got Into The Video Game Business

December 3, 2012
HSN CEO: Here’s Why We Got Into The Video Game Business

HSN isn’t just a shopping channel on TV anymore. It’s getting into all sorts of new things, like mobile, tablets and online. But it has also gotten into gaming with HSN Arcade. Why? HSN CEO Mindy Grossman spoke with Bloomberg’s Nicole Lapin to talk about the company’s ever-evolving digital strategy. Grossman explained the point of...

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Tech Visionary Ray Ozzie Is Working On A New Mobile Startup, Talko

December 3, 2012
Tech Visionary Ray Ozzie Is Working On A New Mobile Startup, Talko

Wikimedia Commons See Also The Real Reason Y Combinator Stopped Giving Startups So Much Cash This Startup For Moms Built A Business For Six Years Before Raising $1.2 Million Greycroft: ‘We Have Too Many Startups At The Moment’ Another bit of news has dribbled out about legendary programmer Ray Ozzie’s new gig. He’s now...

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Source: Yahoo Has ‘Numerous’ Ways To Appeal $2.7 Billion Judgment In Mexico (YHOO)

December 3, 2012
Source: Yahoo Has ‘Numerous’ Ways To Appeal $2.7 Billion Judgment In Mexico (YHOO)

LeWeb Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has an unwelcome legal distraction. Wall Street sours on weak domestic factory data Fed officials laud stimulus, quibble over future plans Morgan Stanley trader was probed at Goldman: sources Auto sales race to five-year high for November Supreme Court lets GM workers pursue case against State Street See Also...

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Tweetro talks Twitter app economics: After fees and token rules, is much money left on the table?

December 3, 2012
Tweetro talks Twitter app economics: After fees and token rules, is much money left on the table?

TNW has covered the saga of Tweetro carefully. The Twitter app for Windows 8 banged into Twitter’s glass ceiling and was not offered more tokens, causing its developers to build a new version of its product, revoke all current user tokens, and charge for access to its new Tweetro+ product. TNW covered the launch of the new,...

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China Unicom begins iPhone 5 reservations, 100,000 customers sign up on first day

December 3, 2012

After Apple announced late last week that the iPhone 5 is coming to China on December 14, China Unicom, the country’s second-largest wireless operator, began taking reservations on Monday, quickly receiving 100,000 online pre-orders, Sina Tech reports. A flood of orders came in by 4pm local time. China Unicom didn’t charge money for the...

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As Windows Phone 8 accelerates, Microsoft has found its mobile footing at last

December 3, 2012
As Windows Phone 8 accelerates, Microsoft has found its mobile footing at last

With Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has found a firm foothold in the mobile space, the likes of which it hasn’t had in recent memory. This is no small feat, given blistering competition from innovative and quality market leaders. Microsoft was late. And yet, from the first taste of Windows Phone, through its 7.1 upgrade...

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Free And Open? World Governments Discuss The Internet In Secret

December 3, 2012
Free And Open? World Governments Discuss The Internet In Secret

In the desert oasis of Dubai, Internet change is brewing. In a hush-hush closed-door meeting, government representatives from around the world have gathered this week to decide the future of the Internet. The freedom of the Internet.   The International Telecommunication Union for the World Conference on International Telecommunications is a 12-day conference for nations to...

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WhatsApp Denies Facebook Deal Rumor

December 3, 2012
WhatsApp Denies Facebook Deal Rumor

Hit mobile messaging app WhatsApp denies that it’s in talks with Facebook, but that doesn’t mean the idea of the social behemoth gobbling up an SMS-alternative app is crazy. WhatsApp reached out to ReadWrite to deny the rumor, stating: “The reported story is a rumor and not factually accurate. We have no further information...

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Come Meet Guy Kawasaki At Our Next ReadWrite Mix

December 3, 2012
Come Meet Guy Kawasaki At Our Next ReadWrite Mix

No doubt you’ve heard of Guy Kawasaki. He first became famous as an Apple evangelist. In fact he’s the guy who more or less invented the idea of brand evangelism. Since then he’s published 11 books, including the best-selling Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions, and launched a website, Alltop, that’s...

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Why Rupert Murdoch’s bold bet on The Daily was doomed from the start

December 3, 2012

If everyone who blogged and tweeted about the demise of Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-only newspaper The Daily had bought a subscription, the News Corp. venture might still be in business — but instead, it is pushing up the virtual daisies after laying off a majority of its remaining 100 staffers, according to a release on...

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