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Before There Can Be An IPO, First Comes A New CFO For Zynga
1:57 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Social gaming company Zynga is growing at a rapid clip. More importantly, their revenue is growing at a rapid clip. And they need a big gun to handle that. They…
Hardware
Chevy Volt's 2012 Production Capacity Bumped From 30,000 to 45,000
1:50 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
GM is banking large on the Chevy Volt and apparently feels confident about its success. The auto maker just issued a statement, which conveniently coincides while President Obama is touring…
Like Facebook, Twitter Starts Using Algorithms To Bulk Up Social Graph
1:30 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Last month, we noted that Twitter was testing a “You both follow” feature, showing users you and another user both follow. That’s interesting, but not particularly useful. Today, they’ve begun…
Hardware
You Think You're High Tech? Why Don't You Carry Around A Zune Lined With Thermite
12:51 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Back in the old days, when hackers were men, Blue Boxing was all the rage. If you’re not in the know, Blue Boxing is basically a process of sending tones…
Hardware
Lord British, of Ultima fame, goes into space on the back of $27 million lawsuit settlement
12:30 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Lord British, now in space. The Ultima creator has spent $30 million hitching a ride aboard the commercial spacecraft Space Adventures. Bonus: he just won a $28 million settlement. Must…
It’s all pretty formulaic. “Company in China releases [knockoff product] that looks so much like the real thing.” See: iPed. Now: some Sony Vaio.
PlacePop Looks To Give Any Business Its Own Rewards Program, Raises $1.4M
11:48 am PDT • July 30, 2010
It’s no secret that loyalty programs — like those hole-punch cards that give you a free Slurpee every ten visits — are a great, cheap way to keep customers coming back to…
Hardware
FBI pokes around Defcon social engineering contest that tries to obtain corporate information
11:30 am PDT • July 30, 2010
The world-famous Defcon hacker conference is currently ongoing in Las Vegas, and we already have our first bit of controversy. (I fully expect plenty of “evil hackers do bad things”…
Layoffs, Reshuffle at OneRiot
11:11 am PDT • July 30, 2010
Social search site OneRiot just announced layoffs and staff restructuring on its company blog, in a post entitled “Welcome to the future, it’s coming fast.” Now, being agile also necessitates…
Google has been cleared of any wrongdoing relating to Wi-Fi snooping in the UK. Well, partially cleared. The country’s Information Commissioner’s Office, whose job is to “uphold information rights in…
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Before There Can Be An IPO, First Comes A New CFO For Zynga
1:57 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Social gaming company Zynga is growing at a rapid clip. More importantly, their revenue is growing at a rapid clip. And they need a big gun to handle that. They…
Hardware
Chevy Volt's 2012 Production Capacity Bumped From 30,000 to 45,000
1:50 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
GM is banking large on the Chevy Volt and apparently feels confident about its success. The auto maker just issued a statement, which conveniently coincides while President Obama is touring…
Like Facebook, Twitter Starts Using Algorithms To Bulk Up Social Graph
1:30 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Last month, we noted that Twitter was testing a “You both follow” feature, showing users you and another user both follow. That’s interesting, but not particularly useful. Today, they’ve begun…
Hardware
You Think You're High Tech? Why Don't You Carry Around A Zune Lined With Thermite
12:51 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Back in the old days, when hackers were men, Blue Boxing was all the rage. If you’re not in the know, Blue Boxing is basically a process of sending tones…
Hardware
Lord British, of Ultima fame, goes into space on the back of $27 million lawsuit settlement
12:30 pm PDT • July 30, 2010
Lord British, now in space. The Ultima creator has spent $30 million hitching a ride aboard the commercial spacecraft Space Adventures. Bonus: he just won a $28 million settlement. Must…
It’s all pretty formulaic. “Company in China releases [knockoff product] that looks so much like the real thing.” See: iPed. Now: some Sony Vaio.
PlacePop Looks To Give Any Business Its Own Rewards Program, Raises $1.4M
11:48 am PDT • July 30, 2010
It’s no secret that loyalty programs — like those hole-punch cards that give you a free Slurpee every ten visits — are a great, cheap way to keep customers coming back to…
Hardware
FBI pokes around Defcon social engineering contest that tries to obtain corporate information
11:30 am PDT • July 30, 2010
The world-famous Defcon hacker conference is currently ongoing in Las Vegas, and we already have our first bit of controversy. (I fully expect plenty of “evil hackers do bad things”…
Layoffs, Reshuffle at OneRiot
11:11 am PDT • July 30, 2010
Social search site OneRiot just announced layoffs and staff restructuring on its company blog, in a post entitled “Welcome to the future, it’s coming fast.” Now, being agile also necessitates…
Google has been cleared of any wrongdoing relating to Wi-Fi snooping in the UK. Well, partially cleared. The country’s Information Commissioner’s Office, whose job is to “uphold information rights in…