11 posts and columns on Atlanta

eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

in Commerce on January 19 at 6:00 am PT

In an interview, eBay’s CEO provides a few details about the company’s mobile payments trial with Home Depot, and how it would expand from five to 51 stores across the country over the next week.
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Apple iPad News Reader Zite Sold to CNN for Just Over $20 Million

in Media on August 30, 2011 at 10:06 am PT

Zite, the magazine-style reading app for the Apple iPad, has been sold to news giant CNN for $20 million to $25 million.
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Verizon Wireless Executive Joins Carrier-Led Mobile Wallet Initiative

in Commerce on January 27, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Isis, the joint venture formed by three of the top U.S. carriers, has appointed Ryan Hughes to the position of chief marketing officer.

Dell Acquires SecureWorks, Embraces Security-as-Service

in Enterprise on January 4, 2011 at 8:37 am PT

Dell starts the year off with another small acquisition, this one in the security field.

Exclusive: Yahoo Email Confirms Exec Departures With an Internal Memo From Bartz's “Foxhole” (Plus 8-K!)

in News on September 30, 2010 at 2:02 pm PT

Finally, a funny from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, confirming what BoomTown reported yesterday about the departures of three top execs in an email memo to the company’s employees worldwide. It just went out and began: “Carol from the foxhole here.” Here’s the full memo, just sent by spy pigeon to the All Things Digital Bartz-fortified bunker.

Atlantans Eat, Pray, Love While Texting

in News on December 8, 2009 at 10:46 am PT

Atlanta residents have the most questionable texting habits, according to a recent survey commissioned by Samsung Mobile. The handset maker asked 300 cellphone users in each of eight metropolitan areas in the U.S., including New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Boston and Denver, about where they send text messages.

Sony Ericsson to Sack 2,000

in News on November 18, 2009 at 9:56 am PT

Given its recent string of lousy financial reports, its weak platform strategy and declining share of the the global handset market, I suppose it was only a matter of time before Sony Ericsson began sacking employees again. And it did just that this morning, announcing plans to shutter its Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina, as well as offices in Miami, India and Sweden.
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Frosty’s Winter Litigation Wonderland: AT&T Demands Verizon Pull Holiday iPhone Ads [With Full Complaint]

in News on November 12, 2009 at 9:58 am PT

As clever as it is, Verizon’s reimagining of a Rankin/Bass animated Christmas television special as a criticism of AT&T’s wireless network coverage did not go over well with Ma Bell. On Wednesday, the carrier amended its complaint against Verizon, asking a federal court in Atlanta to force its rival to immediately pull the ad and two other holiday-themed spots that debuted with it.
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Online Compliments Can Haunt You, Too

in News on September 18, 2009 at 11:08 am PT

Let no good deed go unpunished. Mom may have told you not to say anything if you can’t say something nice. A lawyer who represents companies in human-relations cases said you better not say anything nice either–at least not on LinkedIn or other social-networking sites.