Liz Gannes in News on May 7 at 3:00 pm PT
CrowdFlower, the crowdsourcing platform, is striking out in a new direction under the leadership of co-founder Lukas Biewald, who recently took back the CEO role from a hired executive.
Kara Swisher in News on March 14 at 8:04 am PT
There’s always yet another wacky money-making scheme on the horizon at Yahoo!
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Megha Bahree, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 22, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India’s largest outsourcer by sales, counts among its clients some of the world’s best known names, from Wall Street banks to automobile manufacturers.
Now, it is targeting people many have never heard of on its home turf.
Kara Swisher in News on November 30, 2010 at 3:16 pm PT
This will be short and–considering the topic–bittersweet.
Despite a report in TechCrunch saying layoffs at Yahoo might be imminent, previously reported termination of employees in its product unit will not take place this week.
Actually, according to sources familiar with the situation, they will take place in about two weeks, around December 13th.
Kara Swisher in News on November 11, 2010 at 2:40 pm PT
Yahoo is indeed preparing to lay off employees, in a reduction in force that will be done in December.
But the layoffs, first reported in TechCrunch, will be closer to 10 percent and be almost completely centered on the product organization under Chief Product Officer Blake Irving, said sources close to the situation.
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Scott Denne, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 16, 2010 at 1:26 pm PT
Outsourcing data storage wasn’t successful the first time around, but venture capitalists are optimistic about the second attempt.
In 1999, Paul Flanagan became one of the early employees at StorageNetworks Inc., a company that rented and managed data storage equipment so its customers wouldn’t have to buy their own. The company was an immediate hit, reaching $123 million in annual sales in its third year of business.
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Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 16, 2010 at 12:51 am PT
New U.S. legislation that sharply boosts visa fees to pay for tighter border security may play well in some parts of the country, but the applause is faint in Silicon Valley.
The measure, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Friday, is expected to raise operating costs for outsourcing firms that use large numbers of foreign-born employees to serve their U.S. customers.
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Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 8, 2010 at 8:35 am PT
India’s technology companies are looking at innovative ways to unearth and maintain a steady supply of workers as they strive to meet soaring demand for outsourcing services triggered by the recent rebound in global technology spending.
With staff attrition inching higher toward pre-recession levels, Indian outsourcers are now searching for talent in the lost sheep lot.
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Justin Scheck in News on April 7, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. and Xerox Corp. are seeking new profits in the technology-services industry. But those companies face a major challenge: While competition is intensifying, their corporate clients are spending less on new deals.
