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Amazon Appstore Now Lets You Try Out Apps Via the Cloud [Amazon]





Here's a neat little feature in the latest release of Amazon's Appstore for Android: you can now try out apps on your phone, instantly via the cloud, before you choose to buy them. More »
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Exclusive: Schultz and Efrusy to Leave Groupon Board; "Accounting Types" Joining
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According to sources close to the situation, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz (pictured here) and Accel Partners’ Kevin Efrusy will be stepping down from the board of Groupon.
Schultz’s departure wil...
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Samsung Overtakes Nokia as the World's Biggest Phone Manufacturer [Factoid]





Samsung has just toppled Nokia's 14-year run as the world's biggest vendor of mobile phones in terms of shipments. In the first quarter of 2012 Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets—36 per cent more ...
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the market
The fruit and vegetables market on "Graf Ignatiev" street offered strange fruits this Sunday morning.
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Yahoo's Layoffs Tomorrow Morning of up to 2,000 Will Only Be the First Move of a Larger Purge to Come

According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo’s massive round of layoffs — which is likely to impact up to 2,000 employees — is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg that will hit the storied Silicon Valley Internet giant in the m...
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A Worldwide Vanilla Shortage Is Making Ice Cream a Luxury [Food]





At our current rate of consumption, we're driving vanilla prices sky-high. The price for a kilo of the brown stuff has jumped from $25 to $40 in a single day, which means your summer ice creams might be an...
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Searching for Market Share: Google Up, Microsoft's Bing Up, Yahoo … Not Up

According to the latest comScore report, search dominator Google continued to do so in the U.S. market, upping its share to 66.4 percent in February, from 66.2 percent in the month before.
This marked the third month Google’s search share rose, imp...
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A short trip to Athens
Before my visit to Athens I didn’t know what to expect but I knew it will be wonderful experience. And it was, now, when I hear Athens I see wide boulevards, clothing shops and of course – the Acropolis.
View from the Acropolis
Monastiraki market, photo b...
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Google Play: Apps, Music, Movies, and Books All Under One Roof [Google]





Today Google took steps to get all of its entertainment ducklings in a row. Google Play is the new umbrella that will cover the company's Apps, Movies, Music, and Books offerings. It'll cover both desktops...
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After Stock Got Whacked Last Week, Demand Media Readies Its Q4 Story for Wall Street

A little more than a week ago, Morgan Stanley kneecapped Demand Media’s stock by downgrading the Santa Monica, Calif., online content company’s prospects.
Some worries: Pressure from algorithm-tweaking Google, upon which Demand relies heavily...
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Demand Media Beats Expectations Slightly in Q4 Report; Buying Back More Stock; CEO: "Turbulent Year"

Demand Media, which has suffered from stock weakness and worries about its traffic and costs, beat Wall Street expectations in its fourth quarter earnings report, which was released after the market closed today.
The Santa Monica, Calif. online media com...
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Go the F**k Back to Sleep, Silicon Valley: Facebook IPO Likely to File Later Today at Earliest

Like political junkies waiting up for election returns (losers!), Silicon Valley folks, including tech journalists (losers!), are up this morning to await and then pounce on the long-expected IPO filing of Facebook.
But, several sources said, the social ...
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As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Also Contemplates Layoffs

According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo has instituted a hiring freeze across the company and is considering a reduction in force in support units of the company.
While the details of any layoffs — which are expected to be small and sel...
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Only 0.6-Percent of Android Devices Have Ice Cream Sandwich Installed [Factoid]





It's been over two months since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) launched and the adoption rate is nothing short of pitiful. It's sort of a disaster. More »






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Most Tech Stocks Were Naughty, Some Nice and Only Apple Merry, as Year Ends

The stock market is closed today, as part of the Christmas holiday. But it is doubtful — barring any major announcements — that the vastly different performances seen by a range of tech companies will change much.
Which is to say, some compan...
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THE SHORTEST


THE SHORTEST
extension on the market
Submitted by: BrainOrgasm
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Google Will Pay Mozilla Almost $300M Per Year in Search Deal, Besting Microsoft and Yahoo
Please see this disclosure related to me and Google.

Earlier this week, Google and Mozilla said they had struck a deal to renew their search royalty agreement for another three years.
What the pair declined to add: The search giant will pay just under $3...
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Three Months After Bartz's Firing, It's Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

“Let’s go. Yes, let’s go.” [They do not move.]
– Samuel Beckett, “Waiting for Godot”
In Internet terms, the removal of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz happened a dog’s age ago.
In fact, it was September 6.
Since the...
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Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia
Nice surprise for Sofia citizens - the "Weihnachtsmarkt", sponsored by the embassy  of  Germany and German companies, working in Bulgaria. It's no need to travel to Germany for "Würstchen", "Glühwein", German cookies and the typic...
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Roadshow: CEO Pincus Not Selling Shares in Upcoming Zynga IPO

According to sources close to the situation, neither CEO Mark Pincus nor one of its principal venture shareholders, Kleiner Perkins, will be selling any shares in its upcoming initial public offering.
While big investors often divest stock in IPOs, not ...
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Yahoo Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang on Board

Last night, Yahoo’s board gathered for a pre-meeting dinner, a precursor to a day-long meeting today to weigh several bids from private equity firms to buy part of the Silicon Valley Internet giant, including Silver Lake and TPG Capital.
Among the ...
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SurveyMonkey's Goldberg, Joyus's Cassidy and Airbnb's Chesky on Silicon Valley Innovation: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

We are now posting the full videos from the recent AsiaD conference, which took place in Hong Kong in October.
Over the next week or so, we’re going to follow the schedule of the actual event. Up now: A trio of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — ...
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What Answers Will Investors Be Demand-ing in the Q3 Call Today?

Just last week, it seemed as if the dangerous riptide had finally turned for Demand Media, the social content company whose stock for the quarter bottomed out in mid-October, in the $5-a-share range.
It has now rebounded to close Friday at $7.76, with a ...
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Microsoft Windows Phone Head Andy Lees: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

We are now posting the full videos from the recent AsiaD conference, which took place in Hong Kong in October.
Over the next two weeks, we’re going to follow the schedule of the actual event. Up now: Andy Lees, president of the Microsoft’s Wi...
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Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo's Livestand and Google's Propeller Set to Launch Next Week

Memo to Flipboard, as well as Pulse, CNN’s Zite and AOL’s Editions: You might want to make some room in the already-crowded news and social reader space, because you’re about to get some bigfoot company.
Next Wednesday, according to sou...
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AOL's Biz Dev SVP and Strategy Chief Heads to Spotify

Jared Grusd, AOL’s SVP of business development and chief of strategy, is leaving the New York Internet giant to work at Spotify, according to sources close to the situation.
At AOL, according to his bio, Grusd “oversees the organization resp...
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All Eyes on Yahoo's Q3 Earnings Tomorrow, With Results Under Pressure

Tomorrow, after the markets close, Yahoo will announce its third-quarter earnings, perhaps one of its more important reports in recent years.
Wall Street analysts are expecting the Silicon Valley Internet giant to report earnings of 17 cents per share on...
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IKEA
Our first IKEA market, located on the Ring road.
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VCs Unite! Chamath Palihapitiya Decries Airbnb's Recent $112M Funding for Founder Control and Cashout

Here’s some electric weekend reading for those interested in the push-and-pull between venture investors and start-ups in the frothy Web 2.0 environment.
In an email embedded below to Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky, which I obtained, former...
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When Attrition Attacks: Yahoo's Latin America Head Departs

According to sources close to the situation, Guilherme Ribenboim, VP and managing director of Latin America and U.S. Hispanic markets, has left Yahoo for another job at a start-up.
The 12-year Yahoo veteran, who is located in Brazil, is widely respected ...
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DST, Silver Lake and Yunfeng Lead $1.6B Tender Offer Aimed at Alibaba Employees at $32B Valuation

Silicon Valley’s Silver Lake and DST Global of Russia, as well as Chinese private equity firm Yunfeng Capital, are leading a $1.6 billion tender offer for privately held employee and shareholder stock of China’s Alibaba Group, according to so...
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Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Being Considered for HP CEO Job to Replace Apotheker

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is being considered by Hewlett-Packard directors as a possible candidate for CEO, in a move that would replace its current leader Léo Apotheker, according to several sources close to the situation.
The appointment of Whitman &...
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Google Cries Bing and Yelp Yelps, As Senate Antitrust Hearings Commence Today
Please see this disclosure related to me and Google.

Later today, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will appear at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee for hearings on whether it is a search bully or not.
Schmidt, according...
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Chegg Buys Zinch in Another Move Toward a "Social Education Platform"

Chegg — best known for online rentals of textbooks to college students — said it has just bought Zinch, a start-up that links high school students and college recruiters.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The purchase of the San Francisco...
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Will RIM Not Disappoint Again This Quarter?

After a series of increasingly disappointing quarterly earnings announcements, Wall Street is hoping that Research in Motion will deliver better results today.
The Canadian phone maker — most famous for its iconic Blackberry devices — will be...
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Even More AsiaD Speakers: Yahoo's Yang, HTC's Wang, Samsung's Woo and More!

With AsiaD just a little over a month away, Walt Mossberg and I are adding even more speakers to the list, for what we hope will be an awesome event in Hong Kong.
Taking place from October 19-21, the conference line-up is already impressive with a mix of...
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What Bad Economy? Three Big Silicon Valley VCs Poised to Haul in $2B in New Fund Raising.

Three of Silicon Valley’s more prominent venture firms — Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and the Founders Fund — are nearing the closing of new funds that will total almost $2 billion.
This despite a bad economy, turbulent markets an...
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Wall Street Likes Bartz's Firing -- Yahoo Stock Spikes on News
Yahoo shares are up more than six percent in after-hours trading, as news of the firing of its troubled CEO Carol Bartz got out (from here actually).
The stock is up to $13.72, up 81 cents so far, as you can see below. It will be interesting to see what h...
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How Market Fares After Labor Day Will Determine If Groupon's IPO Is Delayed -- Or Even Pulled (or Not)

No other recent Web 2.0 company has undergone more scrutiny of late than Groupon.
And that’s why some are wondering if — especially given the still dicey economic situation and the continued turmoil in the markets — the Chicago-based so...
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Move Over, Craigslist: Airbnb Launches Sublets for Longer-Term Rentals

Airbnb, the fast-growing online accommodations service, is expanding an offering to allow users to more easily book longer rentals of a month or longer.
The San Francisco-based company said in a press release that it had seen a “marked increase in ...
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Take the Money and Run? Twitter Shareholders Now Mulling Cash-Out Offer From DST.

Whether or not to sell any of their shares in Twitter is the big decision facing stakeholders of the microblogging service right now, as the second $400 million part of the company’s recent funding by Russia’s DST Global is completed in the n...
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Groupon Doesn't Care if You Got the Memo

To: Everyone
From: Groupon
Re: The Memo
There was a whole lot of hubbub last week about an internal email that Groupon’s CEO and co-founder Andrew Mason sent out to the employees of the Chicago-based social buying company, which AllThingsD got hold...
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Exclusive: Apple's Mobile Ad Head Andy Miller Departs for Highland Capital

Andy Miller (pictured here), the high-profile VP of mobile advertising at Apple, is planning on leaving the company, according to sources close to the situation.
Sources said Miller — who sold Quattro Wireless, the mobile advertising company he co-...
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Motoogle: BOOM! The Mobile Business Just Got Completely Blown Up
With the entry of Google into the handset-making market, the search giant has just declared a number of things, most especially that its own future is all about mobile.
With the $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, the iconic but struggling maker...
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Watch Google Android Kingpin -- And Motorola Acquirer -- Andy Rubin Unplugged (Video)

We’ve interviewed the man-who-would-be-Motoogle, Andy Rubin, twice at big D: All Things Digital events, and Google’s mobile head has always had a lot to say about where this key market is headed.
Luckily, Rubin is also booked for an onstage i...
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Does AOL's Huge Stock Decline Make It a Bargain Acquisition Target?

In the last month, the stock of AOL has declined just over 50 percent.
But that drop is not just due to the turbulent markets of late. AOL stock had a 50 percent drop over the last six months, a 57 percent decline since the beginning of the year, and a 5...
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Insider Buying: Top Execs -- But Not Its CEO Carol Bartz -- Purchase Shares of Yahoo on the Open Market


While they are only small transactions, two of Yahoo’s top execs — Americas head Ross Levinsohn and its Chief Product Officer Blake Irving (pictured here) — seem to have forked over their own dough to buy shares of the troubled company...
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Wall Street's Demand for Demand Media Falls Off

After the markets close tomorrow, Demand Media will report its second-quarter earnings.
Wall Street is expecting a solid performance from the Santa Monica, Calif.-based online content maker compared to last year.
The consensus of estimates by analysts i...
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Tech Stocks -- Even Those With Strong Results -- Tank Hard With the Market Today

Despite mostly strong results recently, public tech stocks were not spared the red ink that spilled all over yesterday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 5.5 percent.
The result Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the federal government...
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Tech Stocks Get Whacked in Market Downturn -- Yahoo and LinkedIn Twice as Hard

Today’s stock market rout hit tech stocks hard, with most declining as much as the broader indices.
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 4.3 percent and Nasdaq off 5.1 percent, shares of Google, Microsoft, AOL and Apple managed to stay in th...
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