6 posts and columns on Indiana

Amazon Seeks Greater Fulfillment by Adding Distribution Centers

in Commerce on July 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm PT

Amazon is expanding its warehouse capacity at an insanely aggressive pace, having already announced five new distribution centers so far this year, including two since yesterday.
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News Byte

Indiana Deputy Attorney General Fired for Boneheaded Tweeting

in Media on February 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT

In case you needed one, here’s a “Think before you tweet” reminder, courtesy of the Indiana Attorney General’s office, which has fired an employee who used Twitter to suggest that the best way to deal with protesters in Wisconsin would be to “Use live ammunition.” Mother Jones has the details.

Film Critics Don't Just "Like" "The Social Network"–They Love It

in Social on January 8, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

“The Social Network” won the National Society of Film Critics’ best picture award, while David Fincher got best director, Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg was named best actor, and Aaron Sorkin received the best screenplay award.

Groupon's Andrew Mason Speaks!

in News on March 4, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

My 2010 start-up that passes the slightly-less-raised-eyebrow test is Groupon, a group-based social buying service that nabbed another $30 million in funding in December. So earlier this week, I sat down with Groupon’s Midwesternly-nice Andrew Mason, 29, to talk about where the start-up is headed with its pile of dough and growing base of consumers who want to make a deal.
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Voices

Almost Famous: Sprout's Matthew McNeely

in News on December 4, 2009 at 6:17 pm PT

A feature wherein All Things Digital looks at up-and-coming and innovative start-ups you should know about. This week: We paid a virtual visit to Matthew McNeely, VP of Engineering for Sprout, the build-it-yourself Flash tool that lets anyone create customized Web site widgets. We talked corn, porn and James Dean too.
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More States Mull Taxing iTunes, Other Digital Downloads

in News on August 12, 2008 at 7:24 am PT

State legislators look at Apple’s iTunes and other digital download services stealing away business from offline retailers, and you know what they see? A piggybank.