A wave of populist outrage has put financial overhaul back onto the agenda in Washington, D.C. But what’s being considered might not prevent another meltdown.
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Archive for February 2nd, 2010
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Google Adds Multi-Touch To The Nexus One (GOOG)Posted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
Google is sending out an over-the-air software update to the Nexus One giving it multi-touch support, just like the iPhone. The update will also improve a glitch with its 3G connectivity, as well as provide an update to Google Maps. See Also:
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Google Phones Remember Searches You Made On Your Computer (GOOG)Posted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
Google (GOOG) announced a new feature today that allows Android phones to remember Google searches made on computers or other devices: Imagine you’re on your computer and you come across the Place Page for Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe. After reading reviews, you decide to stop in for lunch. When you’re ready to go and want to get directions, just open Google Maps on your phone, start typing “mar,” and you’ll quickly see a suggestion - saving you from re-typing a long query and making it easier and faster to be on your way. See Also:
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News Corp. Just Smashed The Street (NWS)Posted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
News Corp. just smashed the Street’s expectations delivering big beats on both the top and bottom line. The company has an adjusted EPS of $0.25, versus $0.20 expected for the December quarter. See Also:
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Obama’s Job Proposals "Don’t Get to the Core of the Issue," Lynn Tilton SaysPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerBetween the State of the Union address and this week’s budget, President Obama has recently proposed a series of initiatives aimed at tackling America’s stubbornly high unemployment rate, including:– Giving $30 billion of TARP funds to community banks in
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AOL Revenues Will Be Down For The 16th Consecutive Quarter (AOL)Posted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
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Construction Codes, Toilets, Wi-Fi and More: Haiti Needs Your IdeasPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizWith almost 400 members, Wired’s network for discussing tech and infrastructure solutions for Haiti is picking up momentum. A project to translate a construction manual is well underway, and other projects are getting started. Come help us out!
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Web Aggregation Needs To Get SmarterPosted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
In the world of technology, there are few people who’ve had more of a ringside seat to the industry than Gideon Gartner. Back in 1979, Gartner founded the now legendary Gartner Group — with a mission to improve the structure and opportunities for the advisory industry. Among other initiatives, as Gartner tells it, he had to convince his venture capital funders to let him effectively start three companies at once serving vendors, users, and institutional investors. See Also:
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AOL’s Huge Gadget Blog Engadget Turns Off Comments (AOL)Posted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
Super popular tech site Engadget has shut down commenting “for a bit,” because comments on the site have “become mean, ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening in some situations.” Sounds about right. See Also:
‘Individual development account’ programs teach you how to put money away — and then double or triple your savings as you reach for a home, business or new career.
Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years and is the co-founder of Foundry Group. This post originally appeared on his blog, and it is republished here with permission. Sometimes a person says one sentence that just sticks with you and is so perfect that it defines a whole category of behavior. Mark Pincus, the CEO of Zynga, riffed on the phrase “be the CEO of your job” in a board meeting a year or so ago. It stuck with me and I’ve thought about it many times since. See Also:
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U.S. Economy "De-evolving": An Industrialist’s Plan to Revive American ManufacturingPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerU.S. Manufacturing grew in January at its fastest pace in more than five years. Yet, manufacturing makes up only 12% of the U.S. economy - down from its post World War II peak of 28% percent in 1953.That lack of an industrial base has put the American ec
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Twitter Expediting The Death Of Hugo Chavez’s 11-Year EconomyPosted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
Venezuela’s 11-year economic experiment with Hugo Chavez’s ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ is on its death bed these days given the horrendous economic results that are increasingly hard to deny. Venezuelans have now long caught on to the ruse, with Chavez’s approval rating below 50% according to the Washington Post. See Also:
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Prop 8 Trial Banned From YouTube Is Now Back — Via Dramatic Reenactment!Posted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
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3 Free Ways To Improve Your LinkedIn RecruitingPosted by: siliconalleyinsider in Silicon Alley Insider
Note: An earlier version of this post originally appeared on OPEN Forum. See Also:
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