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Australia, Canada Approve Microsoft-Yahoo Deal (MalaysiaNews.net)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:27:03 -0800

We'll admit it: so far, most conversations concerning the Microsoft-Yahoo deal and antitrust issues have related to the U.S. and Europe. Still, two potential roadblocks were eliminated yesterday when ...

Backstage Footage With Twitter COO Dick Costolo - Washington Post

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:49:25 -0800

Island Crisis (blog)

Backstage Footage With Twitter COO Dick Costolo
Washington Post
He manages to entertain the entire TechCrunch editorial staff while revealing absolutely nothing. We even slip in a question about Feedburner (Costolo ...
Here Come Twitter Ads, Says Twitter COO The Business Insider
Twitter's Ad-Free Nirvana: Going, Going, Gone? Technologizer (blog)
Did Twitter Find Business Model? Red Herring
San Jose Business Journal - East Bay Business Times - StrategyEye (subscription)
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Big Surprise: Apple Rejects iDroid iPhone Application - Erictric

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:47:18 -0800

Erictric

Big Surprise: Apple Rejects iDroid iPhone Application
Erictric
The second page also shows a picture of the Droid with its keyboard out,” reports Erick Schonfeld of TechCrunch. Apple states the app was rejected purely ...

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Canada OKs search advertising deal between Microsoft, Yahoo (MalaysiaNews.net)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:16:54 -0800

TORONTO -- Canadian officials have approved a landmark search advertising deal between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., but the deal still faces potential antitrust hurdles in both the United States an...

CrunchBoard Jobs: uvLayer, MOO, Kakai and More!

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:04:00 -0800

TechCrunch – Palo Alto, CA Software Engineer ... for a Conferences & Events Producer, Account Executive and CrunchBase interns here at...

Facebook Games Invite Spammers To Play - NPR News

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:32:00 -0800

Facebook's catchy quizzes and hot games can often leave the barn door wide open to spammers. Dennis Yu should know; he used to be one of those spammers. Host Scott Simon speaks with Yu, who's now the CEO of the advertising agency BlitzLocal, and ...

FanHouse: 0-16 Nets expected to fire Frank soon (Sports Illustrated)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:44:57 -0800

That Nets coach Lawrence Frank will lose his job very soon is rather intuitive, and it makes sense that an end of a Western road trip would serve as the domino management needs. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!

Fawning over Chatter and how SAP missed its chance - ZDNet Blogs

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:53:00 -0800

First, lots of people, including most of the Enterprise Irregulars who usually do a bang-up seemed to have missed the real news that Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, announced this week at the TechCrunch Real-Time Crunchup: that Salesforce is going ...

Gmail Creator Unimpressed With Google Wave (GOOG) - The Business Insider

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:46:00 -0800

A week ago, the creator of Gmail, Paul Buchheit was quoted by TechCrunch as saying email will last forever , and he hasn't tried Google Wave yet. This cause a enough of a stir that Buchheit decided to try Google Wave. He calls it "promising" but says ...

How Did The Major Online Retailers Cope With Black Friday Madness?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:56:00 -0800

Website monitoring service InternetVista vigorously measured the uptime and response time of seven of the most popular Internet retail websites from

How Did The Major Online Retailers Cope With Black Friday Madness? - TechCrunch

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:31:00 -0800

Website monitoring service InternetVista vigorously measured the uptime and response time of seven of the most popular Internet retail websites from Monday morning November 24 until midnight November 28, to see how the online outlets would cope with ...

Humana plans for eventual loss of Medicare subsidy - Courier-Journal

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:16:00 -0800

Humana Chief Executive Mike McCallister is getting the company ready for a time when its Medicare Advantage service won't be subsidized by the federal government. "At the end of the day, we have to be able to deliver services to these seniors at 15 ...

If Tiger Woods Owns Several Cars, It's a Shame That He Got a Hole in ... - Bleacherreport.com

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:31:00 -0800

Thousands, if not millions, of articles, columns, and blogs , including Bleacher Report , of course, detail the facts and rumors regarding Tiger Wood’s car accident on Black Friday 2009. Tiger Woods also was setting record in Google trends ( http ...

Is MySpace Buying Imeem? - BusinessWeek

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:48:52 -0800

Thelatest News

Is MySpace Buying Imeem?
BusinessWeek
Technology blog TechCrunch first reported that MySpace was in talks to acquire Imeem on Nov. 16. Spotify, a UK-based music startup that also lets surfers ...
AP Sources: MySpace in talks to buy imeem The Associated Press
Reports: MySpace Signs Agreement To Acquire Imeem Billboard Business News
MySpace Closing In On Acquiring iMeem (NWS) The Business Insider
VentureBeat - Wall Street Journal - CNET News
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NSFW: 1200 words absolutely, definitely not about Rupert Murdoch and...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:32:00 -0800

One of the most tiresome group of people you encounter when you write a weekly column is the “suggesters”.

Nets Will Fire Frank as Coach After Losing Streak, Yahoo! Says (Bloomberg)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:10:23 -0800

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Lawrence Frank will be fired as coach of the New Jersey Nets when they return from a road trip where they may tie the National Basketball Association record for consecutive losses at the start of a season, Yahoo! Sports said.

Nets reportedly set to fire Lawrence Frank (SportingNews)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:25:49 -0800

Sporting News staff reports On the brink of tying the NBA record for most losses to start a season, the Nets will fire coach Lawrence Frank after the team returns from its game Sunday against the Lakers, Yahoo! Sports reports. The firing would likely take place Monday, and the plan is for Nets GM Kiki Vandeweghe to become the interim coach, though assistant John Loyer would also be an option ...

Nets to fire coach Lawrence Frank this week (MSNBC)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:19:00 -0800

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, the Nets have decided to fire head coach Lawrence Frank early this week.

New Jersey Nets prepared to dismiss coach Lawrence Frank, report says (The Star-Ledger)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:41:40 -0800

Jason O. Watson/US PresswireNets coach Lawrence Frank is likely to be fired as soon as Monday.Lawrence Frank is preparing his final game plan for the New Jersey Nets, according to a Yahoo! Sports report that indicates Frank will be fired...

Only 8 Bugs Stand In The Way Of Chrome For Mac Beta

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:27:00 -0800

We know that a beta version of Chrome for Mac is due at least by the end of December, but today brings more confirmation that it may be even closer

Real Time, Real Discussion, Real Reporting: Choose Two

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:33:00 -0800

As you likely know, Tiger Woods was in an accident under apparently mysterious circumstances early Friday morning.

Report: Nets' Frank expected to be fired shortly (Fox Sports)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:05:14 -0800

According to one report, head coach Lawrence Frank is not expected to get a chance to earn that ignominious loss. Citing multiple sources, Yahoo.com is reporting that Frank will be fired when the team returns to New Jersey after Sunday night's game vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.

San Francisco's Canopy Financial "a Complete Sham," Says TechCrunch - SFist

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:54:09 -0800

SFist

San Francisco's Canopy Financial "a Complete Sham," Says TechCrunch
SFist
TechCrunch breaks the news that the company, located at 201 Spear, is just another shady company. Multiple sources have told us that Canopy was absolutely ...
Canopy Financial accused of fraud: report Bizjournals.com
Shock! Another fraud in the Bay Area world of high finance San Francisco Chronicle
Fraud Beneath The Canopy Private Equity Hub
Wall Street Journal (blog) - TechCrunch (blog)
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StumbleUpon Blows It - pamil-visions

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:02:00 -0800

StumbleUpon blew it. There is simply no other way to put it. The degradation of the community there has forced this user to discontinue its use. I decided it is not necessary to go into minute details, I intended to offer metrics, links ...

Sunday Giveaway: See the World With Your Very Own Vue Camera System

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:03:00 -0800

It's Sunday and I want you to be happy.

Tech Crunch: Real Time, Real Discussion, Real Reporting: Choose Two

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:08:00 -0800

As you likely know, Tiger Woods was in an accident under apparently mysterious circumstances early Friday morning.

Tech Crunch: Sunday Giveaway: See the World With Your Very Own Vue...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0800

It's Sunday and I want you to be happy.

TechCrunch Homepage Design Gets Deconstructed By ZURB - Washington Post

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:20:38 -0800

TechCrunch Homepage Design Gets Deconstructed By ZURB
Washington Post
After taking a critical look at CNN.com, MSN.com and Twitter.com, the ZURB team has recently shined its light on TechCrunch.com. And we took notice. ...

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Techcrunch says Google Phone is real, arriving Q1 - San Francisco Chronicle

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:04 -0800

PC World

Techcrunch says Google Phone is real, arriving Q1
San Francisco Chronicle
The latest media entity to revive the story is Techcrunch, which is reporting today that the Google Phone is indeed very real and headed to market early ...
Do not believe TechCrunch, there is no Google phone IntoMobile (blog)
5 Reasons Why Google Should Not Sell Handsets PC World
TechCrunch crucified over Google phone rumor TG Daily
PC Magazine - Apple Insider - VentureBeat
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The 2009 Crunchies hosted by TechCrunch, GigaOm &...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0800

Media 2.0. The 2009 Crunchies hosted by TechCrunch, GigaOm &... - http://somewhatfranktidbits.com/post......

This week on TechCrunch: very bad things, irritable Germans, retro fall-outs ... - Washington Post

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:21:41 -0800

This week on TechCrunch: very bad things, irritable Germans, retro fall-outs ...
Washington Post
But, regardless of our OS allegiance, there's one activity we can all enjoy together ¿ and that's taking a look back at the last seven days of TechCrunch. ...

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Tweetie 2.1 Hits The App Store With Lists, Retweets, Geolocation And ... - TechCrunch

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:36:00 -0800

Earlier this month we did a preview of Tweetie 2.1 , the latest version of the popular iPhone Twitter client. Today, it has just hit the App Store as a free download for Tweetie 2 owners. While the .1 increment may make it seem like this update isn ...

Twitter Japan To Introduce Paid Subscriptions - Ghacks Technology News

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:29:17 -0800

Telegraph.co.uk

Twitter Japan To Introduce Paid Subscriptions
Ghacks Technology News
The development, which is already making the rounds on various news sites such as Techcrunch, Connected Internet or Telegraph.co.uk, is apparently limited ...
Premium Japan Twitter Service Not Happening, Just a Misunderstanding Erictric
Twitter Japan: Premium accounts NOT coming soon after all The Next Web
TechCrunch: Twitter Japan To Introduce Paid Premium Accounts Next January NewsFactor Network
VentureBeat - The Next Web
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Verizon Droid Threatens Apple's iPhone - Tothecenter.com

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:46:00 -0800

Although Apple's iPhone is dominating the market, Verizon is launching a new product aimed at directly competing with the device. Last weekend Verizon started an aggressive marketing campaign for its newest product, the Motorola Droid. The marketing ...

What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:10:00 -0800

Bookmark this on Delicious - Saved by rlavigne42 to management innovation business techcrunch iphone mac history stevejobs apple - More about...

Winner’s curse: Why losing a B-school biz plan competition is better ... - Local Tech Wire

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:17:00 -0800

Editor’s note: Chapel Hill resident Vivek Wadhwa is a Research Triangle entrepreneur turned academic. He is a Visiting Scholar at UC-Berkeley, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School and Director of Research at the Center for ...

Yahoo improves its search engine (EARTHtimes.org)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:17:00 -0800

Munich - Searches on the Yahoo engine should soon deliver more results, thanks in part to new filter functions, reports the company. Those new filters could allow a searcher, for example, to limit results to those found on major websites like Amazon ...

Yahoo improves its search engine (MalaysiaNews.net)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:20:15 -0800

Munich, Nov 29 (DPA) Searches on the Yahoo engine should soon deliver more results, thanks in part to new filter functions, reports the company.

techcrunch: Video Professor Tries To Bully Washington Post, Fails - NewsFactor Network

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:55:15 -0800

techcrunch: Video Professor Tries To Bully Washington Post, Fails
NewsFactor Network
Video Professor continues to be angry that I called them a scam in my original Scamville post. They've gotten nowhere reaching out to me directly (more on ...