Facebook Wants to Copy Google? It Needs to Manage Change Better
Facebook once again jars many users with a change to its fundamental look-and-feel. The company had better learn to make less disruptive changes to compete with Google+.
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Turns Out Netflix Blew the Qwikster Name Pick -- Out of Fear
Netflix may have blown it with communicating pricing and company changes with its customers, but that has nothing on the mistake the Qwikster name could represent.
Google+ Makes Facebook Look Like an Old Business Fogie
Google opens Google+ to everyone. People have asked if it catch up to Facebook, but a better question may be can Facebook catch up to Google+.
Google Wallet: What's Not Going to Be in Yours
Google gets an early start into the mobile payment market. Only, it needs a lot more than a lead to dominate the new industry.
Google's Senate Hammer-Fest (and Why It Won't Matter)
Google may look like it faces an unpleasant time in a Senate hearing tomorrow. But, realistically, nothing of consequence will happen.
AT&T Is Desperate to Save Its T-Mobile Deal -- and Here's Why
AT&T has to get T-Mobile. Why? Because Verizon has pulled far ahead in rolling out 4G technology and AT&T is worried that it could lose a lot of customers as wireless data access gains importance.
TechCrunch Meltdown: 3 Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs should forget about watching the public train wreck at TechCrunch for its own sake and instead draw some important lessons.
Netflix: Qwik, Let's Dump All the DVDs and Tick Off the Customers
Netflix creates Qwikster division to handle DVD rentals. It makes sense from a business perspective, but the company has ticked off the very people who must give their permission: customers.
Early VC Backers Exit Twitter's Board -- a Bad Sign for Innovation
Twitter's ready to go big time and loses two of its original VC backers. It's a bad sign for start-ups, entrepreneurs, and innovation.
Why Wall Street Is Wrong About Netflix
Wall Street shuddered when Netflix announced lower expectations for the number of customers it would have. But if enough spend more, it's a smart business decision.
How Amazon's Smart Kindle-Coupon Deals Could Challenge Groupon
A captive audience and easy purchasing will make AmazonLocal a stronger Groupon competitor.
RIM Earnings: Sales, Margins, Income -- You Name It, It Fell
RIM blows another quarter, with sales of both BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets coming in even below reduced expectations.
Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL Won't Beat Google With More of the Same Old Thing
AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo hope that banding together gives them more success in selling display ads. But the whole won't be greater than the sum of its parts.
Groupon Is Back on the IPO Track to Hit the Cash Trough
Groupon's planning an IPO for late October or earn November. They might claim that markets are better, but more likely the company needs some big cash infusions.
Microsoft Starts the Hard Sell for Windows 8
Microsoft is pushing Windows 8 with developers and Wall Street analysts. It needs to this to be a massive hit to keep the company from next working on its swan song lyrics.
FlyDubai co-pilot was likely lone wolf, Israeli investigators believe
CBS News poll finds Democrats maintain House advantage amid concern about prices
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Hero passengers on Fly Dubai flight speak
Debris found of medical plane that went missing near Nantucket with 6 on board
Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, guns
U.S. Marine arrested, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa
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