Nervous Facebook Likes Skype. So What?
Facebook tried to distract attention given to Google's new social networking system. Instead, an event to introduce Skype chat came across as little more than hype.
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Who Needs to Worry About Google+? LinkedIn, Not Facebook
Google+ is more suited for work than personal social networking, which is the opposite of Facebook. That's bad news for LinkedIn.
Does Apple Expect to Sell 25M iPhone 5s? At Least
According to some reports, Apple suppliers say the company has ordered 25 million iPhone 5 units for the fall. Can they sell them all? Better believe it.
Hey, What the Hell Is Happening at Google? And Why Did It Take So Long?
Google shows beginning signs of coherent company and product strategies. Was Eric Schmidt slowing down the company during his tenure? And can Larry Page keep it up?
Et Tu, Pikachu? App-Basher Nintendo Releases Its First Pokemon App
Nintendo releases its first smartphone app months after dissing the iPhone. It is the best promotional move it could have done.
Google Likes Hulu, but Really Lusts After Its Network Backers
Google thinks about buying Hulu. But it's not for the advertising so much as to nail down relationships with the biggest video studios there are.
Facebook Desperation Watch: Trying to Lock Out Google+
Facebook makes it harder for Google+ users to import their contacts. But in the long run, this will hurt Facebook more than it will Google.
Zynga IPO: Real Profit Puts Zing in Its Public Offering
Zynga finally filed its S-1 for an IPO, and the numbers are heavy on the fun and light on the accounting games.
RIM is King Lear: Self-Blinded and Waiting for Death
RIM's long-standing management problems have reached the height of corporate tragedy, in which the flaws of the co-CEOs threaten to bring down the entire company.
Google Blows It Big Time: Microsoft, Apple, RIM Get Nortel Patents
If anything could put the final nails in the coffin of Android, it's that Google failed to pony up enough money to buy the Nortel patents.
The HP TouchPad May Suck, but Here's How It Can Be Redeemed
It's not too late for the TouchPad to shine, but HP is going to have to improve the software. A lot.
Google's Secret Weapon: ABF (Anything But Facebook)
Facebook may have zillions of users, but lots (and lots!) of them aren't all that happy with the service. Which leaves what could be a significant opening for Google+.
3 Ways Leaders Undermine Their Teams and Innovation
Corporate leaders often aid and abet failure in their teams by badly setting goals and missing vital tips that something is going wrong.
Amazon Won't Stop Evading Sales Tax, No Matter How Much It Hurts Itself
Amazon doggedly resists any effort by states to make it collect sales tax. But its strategy will hurt the company in the long run -- and is really likely to fail anyway.
O Magazine App Shows Digital Magazines Are the Next Bookstores
Next month's O: The Magazine summer reads digital issue will have a special feature: Excerpts from the actual books and easy click-through to purchase them. Borders and other book stores may be suffering, but sales through leading magazines like Oprah Winfrey's O could push book profits back to pr...
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