Michael Hickins, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 14, 2011 at 2:06 pm PT
Facebook has hired away Google’s director of corporate development, Amin Zoufonoun, making him its director of corporate development, where his responsibilities will likely include hiring other business development specialists and pursuing acquisitions and partnerships.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 14, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
In an interview, Microsoft phone unit President Andy Lees walks through the changes that Redmond plans to make to bolster Windows Phone 7.
Improvements coming later this year include Twitter integration, a better browser and the ability to do more things at once.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 11, 2011 at 4:02 am PT
Nokia has already announced the key piece of its strategy–a shift to Windows Phone for its future smartphones. Now the company is set to talk about the financial implications of that and go through the rest of its strategy, which includes a mix of Symbian and even a dash of MeeGo.
Mobilized has live coverage of the event, which started at around 4 am PT, or noon here in London.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 1, 2011 at 3:18 pm PT
Or in the words of the trade: Here’s a story you may be interested in.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 25, 2011 at 5:46 pm PT
Android will release an in-app payment system “soon,” said Eric Chu, group manager for Android platform at Google, speaking at Inside Social Apps in San Francisco today.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 24, 2011 at 1:00 am PT
NetworkEffect talks to UberMedia, the perpetually renamed year-old start-up, about the business of buying up independent Twitter clients that compete with Twitter’s own options.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 20, 2011 at 1:03 pm PT
First look at Google earnings: Net revenue of $6.4 billion and $8.75 a share.
The Street was looking for $6.06 billion and $8.09 a share.
Also, importantly, a shake-up at the top: Larry Page will become CEO, and Eric Schmidt will move to chairman.
Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on January 14, 2011 at 11:00 am PT
It’s a fine line between keeping your potholes filled and walls graffiti free and being a civic tattletale. Civic nuisance reporting app SeeClickFix lets you toe the line, and just got another $1.5 million from O’Reilly AlphaTech and Omidyar to help users keep at it.
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Voices in News on January 11, 2011 at 10:43 am PT
As
tipped yesterday by NetworkEffect’s Liz Gannes, Myspace
announced a restructuring today that includes jettisoning 47 percent of its workforce, about 500 employees. CEO Mike Jones said the site’s tighter focus on being a Gen Y entertainment destination meant a tighter ship with a smaller, nimble crew. Jones also said the company will be entering into strategic local partnerships in the U.K., Germany and Australia to manage advertising sales and content.
Kara Swisher in News on January 10, 2011 at 9:30 am PT
Yahoo is hiring former News Corp. and Disney online exec Mickie Rosen to run its Audience unit, which includes the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s powerful content sites, sources said.
Rosen will report to Americas head Ross Levinsohn, who has worked with her before, both at News Corp. and Fuse Capital.
The move is Levinsohn’s first management rejiggering since he took over last year, and there is likely to be more to come.
