Apparently, Yahoo is going to try to acquire its turnaround plan. Since Marissa Mayer took over in July of 2012, Yahoo has made 11 small acquisitions, or acquihires, and one big one — the $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr. But, she's not close to being finished acquiring. Yahoo bid on Hulu, offe... Read more...
Everyone knows about The Drudge Report, the site that journalist and entrepreneur Matt Drudge created more than a decade ago. Everyone knows that The Drudge Report has an extraordinarily large readership, especially given the size of the team that produces it (maybe three people, including Drudge ... Read more...
Here's how consumers are increasingly spending their time using apps, according to data collected by mobile analytic company Flurry. As you can see, the fastest growing app category is video and photo sharing, which is why Facebook paid $1 billion for Instagram, and investors are pouring money ... Read more...
You've been waiting for this moment since... about this time last week. Welcome back again to #PodcastWednesdays. This week we have #TheFashionShow with our guests Corrie Ellis (@HardwearFashion) - Head designer & Founder of Hardwear Fashion Inc, Curran J Swint (@Curran_J) - Founder/Creator ... Read more...
This Zuckerberg guy uh... he's uh... pretty smart Facebook just bought Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram is a mobile-only photo-sharing app. It grew from 1 million users in January 2011 to 15 million in December 2011. It has 30 million users now. What's great about ... Read more...
Kodak’s patents could come in handy in the ongoing patent wars. All smartphones have digital photography technology. Eastman Kodak is prepping for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that could put an interesting twist in the patent wars. According to the Wall Street Journal, Kodak is looking for $... Read more...
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has opened an investigation into Google’s practice of saving about $1 billion a year in federal income tax by funneling profits from its US and European business units into countries with lower tax rates, Bloomberg is reporting. The techniques Go... Read more...
Following two rough years of drought in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations has declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia. According to the UN, a famine means more than 30% of children in an area are malnourished, at least 20% of households face extreme food shortages and more than tw... Read more...