Groupon Scheduler Rolls Out in Beta as Part of Larger Tech Ambitions

Groupon doesn’t want to be known as just a deals company.
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Columbia J-School and Stanford Eng Nab $30M Joint Gift for Media Innovation From Helen Gurley Brown

Legendary former Cosmo Editor hands over a huge gift to spur new media on both coasts.
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Mike McCue Talks! Flipboard Finally Launches App for iPhone. (Video)

What took the popular social reader so long to go mobile? In any case, it’s finally here.
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Wealthfront Finally Launches, Aimed at Silicon Valley’s “Richie Rich” Newbies

It’s a financial planning tool aimed at geeks.
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After Pushing webOS Off a Cliff, HP Watches Its Stock Take a Deep Dive

In the 24 hours since Hewlett-Packard announced it was cutting production of its high-profile webOS devices and might spin off its huge consumer PC business, stock of the tech giant has plummeted 20 percent.
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HP Looks to Kitchens, Cars

Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to persuade appliance and car manufacturers to use its webOS operating system in their products. But the software’s late arrival to the market and relatively small footprint are prompting companies to pause before licensing the platform.

Flipboard and Condé Nast Partner in Brand Ads Deal on Social Reading App

Social reading app Flipboard has partnered with magazine giant Condé Nast to offer a slew of magazines with branded advertising from major marketers.
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VMware CEO Paul Maritz Talks About the Cloud Monster, Microsoft and More! (Video)

VMware CEO Paul Maritz has his hands full trying to keep the lead in the hyper-competitive virtualization space, as more and more businesses move into the cloud. He talks about the complexities and the competition with companies like Microsoft, where — irony alert — he was a former top exec and is often mentioned as the best candidate to be its next CEO.
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Geoff Ralston Talks About Education Incubator, Imagine K12

Instead of heading to another company or starting one, longtime Silicon Valley Geoff Ralston is about to welcome a new crop of start-ups to Imagine K12, a new education incubator. Ralston explains it all in the video after the jump.

AOL's Stock Might Be Cold, but Its New Silicon Valley HQ Is Pretty Cool (Video)

Earlier this week, BoomTown took the All Things Digital minivan for a spin down to see the new Silicon Valley digs of AOL. The Palo Alto, Calif., office is helmed by former Yahoo exec Brad “Peanut Butter Manifesto” Garlinghouse, who also turned out to be a very entertaining tour guide.

Inside Facebook's Big Move to Menlo Park