February 6th, 2013

Layoffs And A Shut-Down For NM Incite, The Nielsen-McKinsey Venture That Works With Twitter On Social TV Ratings [Updated]

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Here’s a surprise follow-up to the news this week of Twitter’s acquisition of a social media analytics firm Bluefin Labs. NM Incite – a social analytics JV between Nielsen and McKinsey that forms part of Nielsen’s Twitter TV Rating service – has started to lay off employees, and we’ve even heard that NM Incite will be shut down altogether by the end of this month. → Read More

January 9th, 2012

Former Intel Engineer, McKinsey Partner Rajan Naik Joins AMD

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Chip maker AMD this morning announced that it has recruited Rajan Naik to become part of its management team.

Formerly a senior engineer at the company’s main rival, Intel, Naik was most recently a partner in McKinsey & Company‘s Technology practice, where he worked for the past 11 years.

Naik, 40, will become senior vice president and chief strategy officer of AMD, where he will be… → Read More