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  • Facebook eyes possible IPO, public financial disclosures

    Just days after news surfaced that Facebook had received a massive cash infusion, reports are out that the social network is preparing to disclose financial information or prepping for an initial public offering.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin07 Jan. 11 09:34
  • Sharp's new HDTVs are 70-inches big

    Sharp is thinking big with its newest round of HDTVs, led by a whopping 70-inch LED back-lit HDTV.

    Written by Patrick Miller06 Jan. 11 10:37
  • Enterprise 2.0 and social media coming to ERP

    There is a movement taking place in the IT industry that is really driven by major consumer technology vendors including Apple, Google and Facebook. What these three companies do is really starting to set the tone for what people expect from a software application. The expectations of a software application may have historically centered around its ability to solve business problems or to enable specific types of transactions or management processes. Today, the software application is expected to let users communicate and interact with each other the way that they can on Facebook. Organic and guided search as found on Google is also expected, as is the intuitive usability of the iPad.

    Written by David Andersson21 Dec. 10 07:55
  • What would China deal mean to Facebook?

    When a photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meeting with the head of China's largest search engine hit the Internet, speculation began to run wild.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin21 Dec. 10 07:52
  • 10 IT-related predictions for 2011

    We were wrong -- so far -- that Carol Bartz would be ousted as Yahoo CEO by the end of this year, but we were right that Apple's tablet, whose name wasn't known at the end of last year, would be huge. OK, so that second one was probably a given, but not all of our 2010 predictions were so easy. We think the same is true with our 2011 predictions.

    Written by Nancy Weil21 Dec. 10 01:46
  • Paying top dollar for tech talent pays off

    In the early 1990s, before the browser and search wars, Bill Gates was asked to identify Microsoft's biggest competitor. His answer was a surprise: "Goldman Sachs."

    Written by Michael Friedenberg18 Dec. 10 06:00
  • Facebook rakes in $2B in 2010

    Not long after being criticized for not knowing how to make money, Facebook is looking to reel in more than $2 billion in sales in 2010.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin18 Dec. 10 06:24
  • Facebook adds facial recognition to make tagging easier

    Facebook users in the United States will be able to use a face detection feature for photos, making the tagging process easier. The feature, which debuts next week, uses face recognition software to look through your current photos and will match people in new photos to those who you have already tagged.

    Written by Daniel Ionescu17 Dec. 10 02:23
  • Geek of the Year: Mark Zuckerberg

    The ballots have been cast, the votes have been counted, the results are in, and once again, I was robbed. Instead of being named Time's Person of the Year, they gave it to that sweaty creep Zuckerberg.

    Written by Robert X. Cringely16 Dec. 10 11:31
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