GOOG CEO Predicts A Predictable Future Web - Stunning Absence Of Any Real Insights

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 28-10-2009

Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb writes about Eric Schmidt’s predictions about the future of the Internet, delivered at a Gartner conference.

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Crowdsourcing Your Candy This Halloween

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 27-10-2009

Geeks and ghouls rejoice: the Internet has come up with a way to boost your Halloween haul.

The folks at Zillow.com have created their first Trick or Treat Housing Index, which draws on the sites real estate data to determine the top-five neighborhoods in Seattle and Los Angeles to maximize candy intake this Saturday.

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Deal Alert: Nutraceuticals firm Deccan Healthcare raises Rs.15-Cr from Nexus Ventures

Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 27-10-2009

Edited extracts from the press release: Deccan Healthcare, an innovative products company in the Indian health and wellness market, has received a Rs 15 crore investment from Nexus Venture Partners. Sandeep Singhal of Nexus Ventures will join the Deccan Healthcare board.Deccan Healthcare has developed, through intensive R&D, a variety of nutraceutical products which boost immunity and

MediaWatch: Putting Journalists And Programmers In The Same Room

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 27-10-2009

Megan Taylor over at PBS’ MediaShift writes about the challenges of getting programmers and journalists to work together.

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Amazon Pulls Cork on Wine Delivery

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 26-10-2009

and David Kesmodel

Amazon.com has ended a trial program to sell wine online, the company confirmed.

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Amazon Pulls Cork On Wine Delivery

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 24-10-2009

and David Kesmodel

Amazon.com has ended a trial program to sell wine online, the company confirmed.

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How Good Are You At Making Profitable Business Decisions?

Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 24-10-2009

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MSFT Earnings Report: It Would Take GOOG More Than 3 Years To Catch Up

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 24-10-2009

Microsoft is facing many challenges but it is still an incredible cash machine. Revenue for its first fiscal quarter, which included deferred revenues of $1.47 billion was $14.39 billion, a slight decline of 4 per cent compared with the year ago period. Operating income was $4.48 billion.

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Microsoft on Win 7, Xbox, Advertising and the Economy

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 23-10-2009

Microsoft posted an 18% drop in fiscal first-quarter earnings, as revenue fell 14%.

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WSJ Chief: There Are Two Types: Creators And Aggregators - Creators Carry The Burden Of Costs

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 23-10-2009

Hat tip to Danny Sullivan for pointing out the above panel at Web 2.0 Summit, which featured Robert Thomson, Wall Street Journal chief, and Marrissa Mayer head of search products at Google, plus Martin Nisenholtz, The New York Times Company, and Eric Hippeau from the Huffington Post, moderated by John Battelle. Title: “Whither Journalism.”

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