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<title><![CDATA[How Yahoo Can Make Money From Tumblr]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/How-Yahoo-Can-Make-Money-From/5/21/2013/id/49930</link>
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			Tue, 21 May 2013 09:03:00EST
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<![CDATA[Here's a little dose of financial reality for Tumblr users who are upset that their free-to-use, nearly ad-free little corner of the Internet has been bought by big, bad corporate Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO): One way or another, probably sooner rather than later, you're going to pay for your free blog. You're going to see more ads, or pay to post, or be asked to subscribe, or pay for some premium level of service or information.
 
Some way or another, somebody's got to pay. That's the way the "content" business works, or that's the way it worked for a couple of hundred ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Here's a little dose of financial reality for Tumblr users who are upset that their free-to-use, nearly ad-free little corner of the Internet has been bought by big, bad corporate Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO): One way or another, probably sooner rather than later, you're going to pay for your free blog. You're going to see more ads, or pay to post, or be asked to subscribe, or pay for some premium level of service or information.
 
Some way or another, somebody's got to pay. That's the way the "content" business works, or that's the way it worked for a couple of hundred ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[This Just In: Everybody's Spying on Everybody Else]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Bloomberg-data-privacy-internet-privacy-consumer/5/14/2013/id/49800</link>
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			Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:00EST
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Bloomberg-data-privacy-internet-privacy-consumer/5/14/2013/id/49800</guid>
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<![CDATA[You've probably already seen the apology from Bloomberg News regarding the now-infamous "nanny-cam" scandal, in which its reporters were caught trolling client data on the company's terminals for story ideas. But we feel the company statement is incomplete, so we'd like to fill in a few of the gaps for you.
 
Here, in part, is what Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief Mathew Winkler wrote:
 

	"We apologize for our error as it does not reflect on our culture or our heritage. And we will strive to continue to uphold the highest standards while adhering to the best practices in the industry as long ]]>
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	<![CDATA[You've probably already seen the apology from Bloomberg News regarding the now-infamous "nanny-cam" scandal, in which its reporters were caught trolling client data on the company's terminals for story ideas. But we feel the company statement is incomplete, so we'd like to fill in a few of the gaps for you.
 
Here, in part, is what Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief Mathew Winkler wrote:
 

	"We apologize for our error as it does not reflect on our culture or our heritage. And we will strive to continue to uphold the highest standards while adhering to the best practices in the industry as long ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Google and Facebook Make Their Moves, for Better and Worse]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Google-and-Facebook-Make-Their-Moves/5/7/2013/id/49669</link>
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			Tue, 7 May 2013 09:10:00EST
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Google-and-Facebook-Make-Their-Moves/5/7/2013/id/49669</guid>
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<![CDATA[All Web companies should act like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). That is, every time they implement a really good idea they should simultaneously let loose with a real stinker. This keeps investors and the general public amused, or bemused. It also provides a steady stream of business school case studies that may edify future generations of entrepreneurs.
 
Witness these recent examples of decision-making, good and bad, from each company.
 
The YouTube Premium Option

YouTube reportedly is about to announce its introduction of premium pay channels in special interest areas, like children's programming, music, comedy, and more. Subscription pricing is ]]>
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	<![CDATA[All Web companies should act like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). That is, every time they implement a really good idea they should simultaneously let loose with a real stinker. This keeps investors and the general public amused, or bemused. It also provides a steady stream of business school case studies that may edify future generations of entrepreneurs.
 
Witness these recent examples of decision-making, good and bad, from each company.
 
The YouTube Premium Option

YouTube reportedly is about to announce its introduction of premium pay channels in special interest areas, like children's programming, music, comedy, and more. Subscription pricing is ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Groupon Have a Better Deal for Investors?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Does-Groupon-Have-a-Better-Deal/4/30/2013/id/49546</link>
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			Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[When Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) reports its quarterly earnings on May 8, it will have been less than five years since the daily deals site was founded in Chicago, and hoo-boy, what a trip it has been.
 
Oddly, Groupon might now be right back where it started. That is, great business idea; now let's see whether it can be profitable.
 
From the first, Groupon's astonishingly fast international expansion impressed investors and spawned dozens of imitators, all scrambling to offer discount coupons for local goods and services.
 
Soon, consumers were deluged with daily deal emails of dubious interest. Merchants complained that the deals ]]>
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	<![CDATA[When Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) reports its quarterly earnings on May 8, it will have been less than five years since the daily deals site was founded in Chicago, and hoo-boy, what a trip it has been.
 
Oddly, Groupon might now be right back where it started. That is, great business idea; now let's see whether it can be profitable.
 
From the first, Groupon's astonishingly fast international expansion impressed investors and spawned dozens of imitators, all scrambling to offer discount coupons for local goods and services.
 
Soon, consumers were deluged with daily deal emails of dubious interest. Merchants complained that the deals ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Sales Tax Bill Moves to Senate (and Amazon Supports It)]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Online-Sales-Tax-Bill-Moves-to/4/23/2013/id/49413</link>
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			Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:09:00EST
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Online-Sales-Tax-Bill-Moves-to/4/23/2013/id/49413</guid>
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<![CDATA[Have you heard about the looming danger of a "national sales tax" on Internet retail transactions?
 
Don't panic. It's just a bit of hyperbole in the high-stakes debate over a bill before the US Senate this week that could eliminate the last vestiges of a competitive edge that Web retailers have enjoyed since their earliest days-that is, exemption from state sales taxes.
 
The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow the states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases made by their residents, regardless of whether the seller has a physical presence in the state.
 
Effectively, that would mean that virtually all ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Have you heard about the looming danger of a "national sales tax" on Internet retail transactions?
 
Don't panic. It's just a bit of hyperbole in the high-stakes debate over a bill before the US Senate this week that could eliminate the last vestiges of a competitive edge that Web retailers have enjoyed since their earliest days-that is, exemption from state sales taxes.
 
The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow the states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases made by their residents, regardless of whether the seller has a physical presence in the state.
 
Effectively, that would mean that virtually all ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel, Microsoft, eBay: What to Look for in This Week's Tech Earnings Reports]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/what-to-look-for-in-tech/4/16/2013/id/49281</link>
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			Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:05:00EST
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<![CDATA[The avalanche of Big Tech earnings releases begins this week, with names including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) all set to report.
 
Let's keep this short and sweet. In fact, let's stick to Twitter rules: 140 characters max to summarize the key concerns that will be in the minds of investors and analysts when the numbers hit on each of these companies.
 
Okay, one small cheat: It's 140 characters maximum to sum up, followed by the numbers on consensus expectations for each company's revenue and earnings per share.
 
Such a ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The avalanche of Big Tech earnings releases begins this week, with names including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) all set to report.
 
Let's keep this short and sweet. In fact, let's stick to Twitter rules: 140 characters max to summarize the key concerns that will be in the minds of investors and analysts when the numbers hit on each of these companies.
 
Okay, one small cheat: It's 140 characters maximum to sum up, followed by the numbers on consensus expectations for each company's revenue and earnings per share.
 
Such a ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The PC Isn't Dead, It's Just Gone 'Ultramobile']]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/The-PC-Isn2527t-Dead-It2527s-Just/4/9/2013/id/49146</link>
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			Tue, 9 Apr 2013 09:20:00EST
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/The-PC-Isn2527t-Dead-It2527s-Just/4/9/2013/id/49146</guid>
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<![CDATA[Did you hear that the desktop PC is dead? Well, d&#39;oh!
 
Except that it isn't really dead. It has just morphed into a smaller, sleeker, portable device. That device-a fully functional personal computer that is light enough to tote around-has gone under many names since some marketing ace decided that "laptop" was just too old hat, implying a thing that hadn't quite evolved.
 
The Gartner Group has now dubbed it the "ultramobile."
 
Whatever you call it, it doesn't take a ton of research to conclude that most people will prefer a true workhorse PC that is portable, for personal or ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Did you hear that the desktop PC is dead? Well, d&#39;oh!
 
Except that it isn't really dead. It has just morphed into a smaller, sleeker, portable device. That device-a fully functional personal computer that is light enough to tote around-has gone under many names since some marketing ace decided that "laptop" was just too old hat, implying a thing that hadn't quite evolved.
 
The Gartner Group has now dubbed it the "ultramobile."
 
Whatever you call it, it doesn't take a ton of research to conclude that most people will prefer a true workhorse PC that is portable, for personal or ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[US Tech Overseas: eBay Expands in India; Zynga Plays Poker, Facebook Joke Causes Stir in China]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/US-Tech-Overseas253A-eBay-Expands-in/4/5/2013/id/49109</link>
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			Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:55:00EST
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/US-Tech-Overseas253A-eBay-Expands-in/4/5/2013/id/49109</guid>
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<![CDATA[While you're considering whether the just-announced Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) mobile software is a fabulous idea or a dud, keep this in mind: The company may not care whether you love it or hate it. Facebook's real aim may be a cheap, Facebook-centric phone for price-conscious consumers in developing countries, including India. It's not a coincidence that it will be available first on a $99 HTC (TPE:2498)  phone called HTC First.
 
Best-case scenario: Millions will buy a Facebook-centric phone for their first smartphone, maybe even their first Web access. They'll see Facebook Home every time they turn on their phones. Their Web ]]>
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	<![CDATA[While you're considering whether the just-announced Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) mobile software is a fabulous idea or a dud, keep this in mind: The company may not care whether you love it or hate it. Facebook's real aim may be a cheap, Facebook-centric phone for price-conscious consumers in developing countries, including India. It's not a coincidence that it will be available first on a $99 HTC (TPE:2498)  phone called HTC First.
 
Best-case scenario: Millions will buy a Facebook-centric phone for their first smartphone, maybe even their first Web access. They'll see Facebook Home every time they turn on their phones. Their Web ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Netflix, Facebook, Yahoo, More! Your Early Bird Web Company Earnings Special]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/amazon-earnings-ebay-earnings-Netflix-earnings/4/2/2013/id/49018</link>
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			Tue, 2 Apr 2013 09:10:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you ask any honest financial writer, analyst, or self-professed expert what numbers any company will report on its quarterly earnings date, their best answer is: "I dunno." But that doesn't stop any of us from speculating about it, or chewing the fat when all those report dates are looming just ahead. After all, this is what "Street expectations" are all about.
 
With that, here's a quarter's worth of scuttlebutt on some Web giants, including Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), AOL (NYSE:AOL), and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO).
 
Amazon Reaps Rewards

Bloomberg's Danielle Kucera expects Amazon  to lose its position ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you ask any honest financial writer, analyst, or self-professed expert what numbers any company will report on its quarterly earnings date, their best answer is: "I dunno." But that doesn't stop any of us from speculating about it, or chewing the fat when all those report dates are looming just ahead. After all, this is what "Street expectations" are all about.
 
With that, here's a quarter's worth of scuttlebutt on some Web giants, including Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), AOL (NYSE:AOL), and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO).
 
Amazon Reaps Rewards

Bloomberg's Danielle Kucera expects Amazon  to lose its position ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Vs. LinkedIn: Why Both Are Facing a Sticky Question]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Facebook-Vs-LinkedIn-Why-Both-Are/3/26/2013/id/48919</link>
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			Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:25:00EST
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Facebook-Vs-LinkedIn-Why-Both-Are/3/26/2013/id/48919</guid>
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<![CDATA[LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) are both social networks, and there the similarities end -- or so you would think. LinkedIn has 200 million members, all of them professionals focused on business connections. Facebook passed the billion mark sometime late last year, and that's about half of the people in the world who have access to the Internet.
                                
And yet, as businesses, they both have the same challenge. It's all about "stickiness," in the gross terminology of the industry. It's about giving those users a reason to access the site early and often, and to keep clicking while they're there. ]]>
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	<![CDATA[LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) are both social networks, and there the similarities end -- or so you would think. LinkedIn has 200 million members, all of them professionals focused on business connections. Facebook passed the billion mark sometime late last year, and that's about half of the people in the world who have access to the Internet.
                                
And yet, as businesses, they both have the same challenge. It's all about "stickiness," in the gross terminology of the industry. It's about giving those users a reason to access the site early and often, and to keep clicking while they're there. ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Uh-Oh. Apple Is Really Mad at Samsung and BlackBerry Now]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Uh-Oh-Apple-Is-Really-Mad/3/19/2013/id/48785</link>
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			Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:33:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you own an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, you should have received an email from the company over the weekend, alerting you to a new page on the Apple site that explains why the iPhone 5 is the best.
 
The tag line: "There's iPhone. And then there's everything else."
 
This might be the first time since 2001, when it blew everybody away with the first iPod, that Apple has stooped to defend its position as the best possible thing since sliced bread.
 
The fact is, two of its rivals-Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) and BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY)-are getting a whole lot of attention from the ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you own an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, you should have received an email from the company over the weekend, alerting you to a new page on the Apple site that explains why the iPhone 5 is the best.
 
The tag line: "There's iPhone. And then there's everything else."
 
This might be the first time since 2001, when it blew everybody away with the first iPod, that Apple has stooped to defend its position as the best possible thing since sliced bread.
 
The fact is, two of its rivals-Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) and BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY)-are getting a whole lot of attention from the ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry in Africa, Amazon in Turkey: The Real Tech Action Is in Emerging Nations]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/NOK-MSFT-FB-tech-sector-tech/3/12/2013/id/48658</link>
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			Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:05:00EST
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<![CDATA[Would you like to get your hands on a new BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) Z10 smartphone before it goes on sale in the U.S. on March 22?
 
Try South Africa. It's been on the shelves there since March 1.
                  
This is not to suggest that South Africa is a more important market than the US. Obviously, with a population of about 50 million compared to more than 300 million here, it's not. But at least South Africans can say they've been loyal to the BlackBerry brand: It still holds a 50% share of the smartphone market there, years after it fell off ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Would you like to get your hands on a new BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) Z10 smartphone before it goes on sale in the U.S. on March 22?
 
Try South Africa. It's been on the shelves there since March 1.
                  
This is not to suggest that South Africa is a more important market than the US. Obviously, with a population of about 50 million compared to more than 300 million here, it's not. But at least South Africans can say they've been loyal to the BlackBerry brand: It still holds a 50% share of the smartphone market there, years after it fell off ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook's Can't-Win Advertising Strategy]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Facebook2527s-Can2527t-Win-Advertising-Strategy-GOOG/3/5/2013/id/48531</link>
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			Tue, 5 Mar 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Have you heard about the latest blowup over a Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) money-making scheme? It seems that the company is offering some users preferential placement of posts on the news feeds of other people for a $7 fee. Or, taking it just a step further, Facebook may be burying the posts of those users, unless and until they pay $7.
 
Both options have only been inferred by users from their actual Facebook experiences. Facebook isn't about to give away proprietary information, and/or enrage its users even more than usual, by describing how it prioritizes the posts its users see.
 
In truth, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Have you heard about the latest blowup over a Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) money-making scheme? It seems that the company is offering some users preferential placement of posts on the news feeds of other people for a $7 fee. Or, taking it just a step further, Facebook may be burying the posts of those users, unless and until they pay $7.
 
Both options have only been inferred by users from their actual Facebook experiences. Facebook isn't about to give away proprietary information, and/or enrage its users even more than usual, by describing how it prioritizes the posts its users see.
 
In truth, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[As Samsung Edges Out Apple, Who Will Win the Battle for Third Place in the Mobile Market? [UPDATED]]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/As-Samsung-Edges-Out-Apple-Who/2/27/2013/id/48395</link>
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			Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:12:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you're keeping up with the latest stats, you know that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer the top seller of "smart connected devices." Apple was edged out for the top spot by Korean electronics maker Samsung (PINK:SSNLF), according to newly-released figures for all of 2012. With both companies expected to show continued strength this year, the real question is, who will be No. 3 for 2013.
 
We're not talking about crumbs for losers here. According to the report, from International Data Corp., or IDC, device shipments in 2012 totaled 722 million smartphones, a year-over-year increase of 46%, and 128 million ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you're keeping up with the latest stats, you know that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer the top seller of "smart connected devices." Apple was edged out for the top spot by Korean electronics maker Samsung (PINK:SSNLF), according to newly-released figures for all of 2012. With both companies expected to show continued strength this year, the real question is, who will be No. 3 for 2013.
 
We're not talking about crumbs for losers here. According to the report, from International Data Corp., or IDC, device shipments in 2012 totaled 722 million smartphones, a year-over-year increase of 46%, and 128 million ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[As Samsung Edges Out Apple, Who Will Win the Battle for Third Place in the Mobile Market?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/As-Samsung-Edges-Out-Apple-Who/2/26/2013/id/48363</link>
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			Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you're keeping up with the latest stats, you know that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer the top seller of "smart connected devices." Apple was edged out for the top spot by Korean electronics maker Samsung (PINK:SSNLF), according to newly-released figures for all of 2012. With both companies expected to show continued strength this year, the real question is, who will be No. 3 for 2013.
 
We're not talking about crumbs for losers here. According to the report, from International Data Corp., or IDC, device shipments in 2012 totaled 722 million smart phones, a year-over-year increase of 46%, and 128 ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you're keeping up with the latest stats, you know that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer the top seller of "smart connected devices." Apple was edged out for the top spot by Korean electronics maker Samsung (PINK:SSNLF), according to newly-released figures for all of 2012. With both companies expected to show continued strength this year, the real question is, who will be No. 3 for 2013.
 
We're not talking about crumbs for losers here. According to the report, from International Data Corp., or IDC, device shipments in 2012 totaled 722 million smart phones, a year-over-year increase of 46%, and 128 ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Buzz Words Going Mainstream: Mobile Money, the Share Economy, and The Second Screen]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Buzz-Words-Going-Mainstream253A-Mobile-Money/2/19/2013/id/48188</link>
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			Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:39:00EST
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<![CDATA[Some of the best new ideas in Internet applications languish for years as mere buzz words rather than developing into household habits. That's why successful investing is all about getting in at the right time, not at the earliest opportunity. Here's a look at three buzz words that may finally be ready to become habits, and some of the companies behind them.
 
(For three more big ideas poised for a breakout, see Three Breakout Tech Trends for Work and Play.)
 
The Mobile Wallet
 
You'd think this would be a no-brainer: toss the plastic and pay with a credit or debit ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Some of the best new ideas in Internet applications languish for years as mere buzz words rather than developing into household habits. That's why successful investing is all about getting in at the right time, not at the earliest opportunity. Here's a look at three buzz words that may finally be ready to become habits, and some of the companies behind them.
 
(For three more big ideas poised for a breakout, see Three Breakout Tech Trends for Work and Play.)
 
The Mobile Wallet
 
You'd think this would be a no-brainer: toss the plastic and pay with a credit or debit ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Breakout Tech Trends Changing Work and Play]]></title>
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			Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Some ideas have to simmer for a long time before they're ready for mass consumption. All three of these have been around for a long time now, but there are signs that 2013 is their time to shine.
 
1. World Premieres on the Web
 
Last weekend, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) entered the original entertainment programming business with House of Cards, a made-for-streaming-video series starring Kevin Spacey as a deliciously villainous politician.
 
In a cool quirk that reflects its Web-centric world, Netflix made all 13 one-hour episodes of the first season available at once to its subscribers.
 
According to Variety, "extreme binge viewing" ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Some ideas have to simmer for a long time before they're ready for mass consumption. All three of these have been around for a long time now, but there are signs that 2013 is their time to shine.
 
1. World Premieres on the Web
 
Last weekend, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) entered the original entertainment programming business with House of Cards, a made-for-streaming-video series starring Kevin Spacey as a deliciously villainous politician.
 
In a cool quirk that reflects its Web-centric world, Netflix made all 13 one-hour episodes of the first season available at once to its subscribers.
 
According to Variety, "extreme binge viewing" ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Yahoo Get Back to the Future by Returning to Its Tech Roots?]]></title>
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			Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:20:00EST
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<![CDATA[Marissa Mayer, the new CEO of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), said something interesting last week at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. While at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), she helped create a site that was designed to respond to people's queries. At Yahoo, she said, she's thinking about how to respond if "you are the query."
 
That is, what if there was a site that knows who you are and what many of your interests are, based on your browsing history and your own input. It knows where you are, adding another list of potentially relevant answers. And because you're a human being, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Marissa Mayer, the new CEO of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), said something interesting last week at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. While at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), she helped create a site that was designed to respond to people's queries. At Yahoo, she said, she's thinking about how to respond if "you are the query."
 
That is, what if there was a site that knows who you are and what many of your interests are, based on your browsing history and your own input. It knows where you are, adding another list of potentially relevant answers. And because you're a human being, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Look for Clues to Windows 8 Progress in Microsoft's Earnings Report]]></title>
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			Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:50:00EST
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<![CDATA[After weeks of speculation about its future, near- and long-term, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) releases its quarterly earnings report after the markets close on Jan. 24. It has got to be better than the company's previous quarter. Seriously.
 
The report comes in the critical early stages of the company's attempt to reinvent itself for the world that most of us already live in-the "post-PC" one, in which everybody is connected all the time, but nobody wants to be tied to a desktop when it's not absolutely necessary and/or the boss commands it.
 
Microsoft's plan, in a nutshell, is Windows 8, a revamped ]]>
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	<![CDATA[After weeks of speculation about its future, near- and long-term, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) releases its quarterly earnings report after the markets close on Jan. 24. It has got to be better than the company's previous quarter. Seriously.
 
The report comes in the critical early stages of the company's attempt to reinvent itself for the world that most of us already live in-the "post-PC" one, in which everybody is connected all the time, but nobody wants to be tied to a desktop when it's not absolutely necessary and/or the boss commands it.
 
Microsoft's plan, in a nutshell, is Windows 8, a revamped ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Excuses and More Excuses for Lower Tech Earnings]]></title>
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			Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:28:00EST
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<![CDATA[The earnings season hasn't yet begun for technology companies, but a consensus is forming: It isn't going to be pretty. Let's review the three big reasons being cited for tech's low expectations.
 
Excuse No. 1: Nobody "Flushed."
 
What a disgusting analogy! As you'll remember, our elected representatives in Washington celebrated the festive holiday season by threatening to toss the US off a fiscal cliff. That is, they couldn't reach agreement on how to tax or spend, even though their failure to act could crash the economy. This made business managers, particularly IT managers, so nervous that they couldn't do what ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The earnings season hasn't yet begun for technology companies, but a consensus is forming: It isn't going to be pretty. Let's review the three big reasons being cited for tech's low expectations.
 
Excuse No. 1: Nobody "Flushed."
 
What a disgusting analogy! As you'll remember, our elected representatives in Washington celebrated the festive holiday season by threatening to toss the US off a fiscal cliff. That is, they couldn't reach agreement on how to tax or spend, even though their failure to act could crash the economy. This made business managers, particularly IT managers, so nervous that they couldn't do what ]]>
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